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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Ed Aarons

Mikel Arteta admits long-term future at Arsenal dependent on winning silverware

Mikel Arteta
Mikel Arteta won the FA Cup in his first season at Arsenal but that remains his only major trophy since replacing Unai Emery. Photograph: Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC/Getty Images

Mikel Arteta has conceded his long-term future at Arsenal is dependent on winning silverware as he prepares to celebrate his sixth anniversary in charge.

The Spaniard was appointed on 20 December 2019 and led Arsenal to the FA Cup a few months later but that remains his only major trophy since replacing Unai Emery. Arteta will mark six years in the job against his former club Everton on Saturday night – the same opponents Arsenal faced a day after he was announced as their manager. He watched that game from the stands before officially beginning his role the next day.

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