IT’S OFFICIAL!! Arsenal Announce Mikel Arteta As New Manager

Arsenal have appointed former midfielder Mikel Arteta as their manager.

The 37-year-old won the FA Cup twice in a five-year career with the Gunners and succeeds fellow Spaniard Unai Emery, who was sacked in November.

Arteta had been working as a coach under Pep Guardiola at Manchester City, joining the club in 2016 after retiring as a player.

Arsenal are 10th in the Premier League with 22 points.

“We need to be competing for the top trophies in the game,” Arteta said.

“That’s been made very clear to me in my discussions with [owners] Stan and Josh Kroenke and the senior people from the club.”