Mikel Arteta has consistently silenced his doubters across six years in the Arsenal dugout, and the Spaniard will join esteemed company during a landmark trip to Aston Villa on Monday.
The Gunners began their title defense with an emphatic 3–0 victory over Coventry City—the same scoreline by which they had beaten Manchester City the week prior in the Community Shield—and the triumph was Arteta’s 150th win in the Premier League as a manager.