Mikel Arteta will be up against the managerial rival he held up as a shining example.
Arteta took over at the Emirates in December 2019 and would always stress that it even took Jurgen Klopp a long time to turn Liverpool around. It was nearly four years before Klopp won his first trophy as Liverpool manager - and they have been winning silverware ever since.
Klopp is a master at buying into a club and the Liverpool fans embraced him from day one. But who could forget that celebration in front of the Kop after a 2-2 draw with West Brom back in December 2015?
