Gary Neville has spotted similarities in Pep Guardiola's Manchester City system and Mikel Arteta's Arsenal after the first week of the 2022/23 season.
The pair worked together in Manchester, and Arteta was seen as the heir to Guardiola's throne after his integral role as assistant manager. The Gunners' boss has now put some of his lessons into practice, producing patterns of play that rival the champions'.
With transfer overlaps between the clubs, including Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko this summer, Arteta has his own free-flowing attack, but with Erling Haaland being the replacement striker for Jesus, there is already a warning for Arsenal to heed.
