Mikel Arteta believes having open heart surgery as a child shaped his football career after opening up to his Arsenal players about the ordeal.
The Gunners boss, now 40, underwent the life-saving procedure as a two-year-old. The surgery became public knowledge last month, when Prime Video released a trailer for their new documentary series 'All or Nothing: Arsenal', which charts the club's 2021/22 campaign.
In the trailer, Arteta is filmed talking to his players about the surgery ahead of their Premier League game against Norwich last September. At the time, Arsenal were yet to pick up their first point of the season after losing to Brentford, Chelsea and Manchester City - conceding nine goals and scoring none. They went on to beat Norwich 1-0.
