Mikel Arteta locks horns with Cesc Fàbregas for the first time as Arsenal welcome Como to the Emirates Stadium for a preseason friendly.
Arteta never crossed paths with Fàbregas during their playing days in north London, with the former arriving a month after the latter pushed for a move to Barcelona and eventually got his wish. However, it was Fàbregas’s return to the Premier League via Chelsea that really irked Gunners supporters, who’d regarded the midfielder as one of their modern-day greats.
