Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has praised Arsenal for showing patience with Mikel Arteta despite a troubling first few seasons in charge of the Gunners. The Spaniard had been at the helm for two-and-a-half seasons prior to the beginning of their 2022/23 title charge campaign and the pressure on his job was evident on numerous occasions.
Despite delivering an FA Cup and Community Shield victory, some Arsenal supporters were calling for Arteta to be sacked. The claims for his dismissal reached an alarming rate in the final few months of 2021 when the Gunners secured just one victory from ten Premier League games which included shock home defeats to Wolves and Burnley and a North London Derby loss.
However, the club stuck with Arteta and are firmly being rewarded this season as Arsenal sit eight points clear of Manchester City at the Premier League's summit.
