Arsenal's perfect start to the new Premier League season will almost certainly install Mikel Arteta as the odds-on favourite to claim the first Manager of the Month award of the campaign.
Victories over Crystal Palace, Leicester City, Bournemouth and Fulham mean the Gunners are currently leading the way at the top of the table and are the only side in the division with a 100 per cent winning record and they will be looking to keep the run going against Aston Villa on Wednesday night.
Should Arsenal end August by accumulating 15 points from a possible 15 then it wouldn't be a surprise if Arteta's work is acknowledged by the Premier League who by tradition are on course to announce the Manager of the Month shortlist in the next week before revealing the winner in early September.