Ederson is with his feet. Mikel Arteta's side were trailing 1-0 at the beginning of the second half but pressed hard in the opening minute.
16.06.2020 - 21:05 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Premier League champions are finally back in action.Pep Guardiola welcomes former assistant manager Mikel Arteta back to the Etihad Stadium for the first time since his departure in December as City take on Arsenal in their first competitive fixture since March.City may have conceded defeat in this season's title race but will be playing with a point to prove following their derby defeat to Manchester United prior to the postponement of the season.Guardiola will be eager to build momentum as
.Ederson is with his feet. Mikel Arteta's side were trailing 1-0 at the beginning of the second half but pressed hard in the opening minute.
Premier League will get underway on Wednesday and Manchester City will face-off against Arsenal in their first game back.The match was originally supposed to be played March 11 but was postponed after it transpired that some Arsenal players had been in contact with Olympiakos owner Evangelos Marinakis, who had tested positive for coronavirus, following the two sides' Europa League meeting in February.A few days later the Premier League was suspended when Gunners manager Mikel Arteta also tested
Guardiola is open to discussing a longer stay at Manchester City after bringing in a new face to his backroom staff.Juanma Lillo was last week confirmed as the new No.2 at the Etihad, starting his duties immediately with a contract that takes him to the end of the 2020/21 season - in line with Guardiola and the rest of his staff.Lillo will bring fresh ideas to a coaching team that has been depleted by the departures of Domenec Torrent in 2018 and Mikel Arteta in 2019, and the appointment of
Man City wary of Arteta threat ahead of Arsenal clashThe Premier League’s return this week will see Manchester City come up against former assistant Mikel Arteta, who left the club last December to become Arsenal manager.Pep Guardiola’s trusted right-hand man had become an integral part of the management setup at the Etihad Stadium, but Wednesday’s fixture will see the two come head-to-head for the first time in Arteta’s managerial career.City have a superb recent record against the Gunners with
Pep Guardiola faces Mikel Arteta in the managerial dugout for the first time.The Arsenal boss made the move to London in December having left his role as assistant to Guardiola at Manchester City and now, the two are set to compete.The pair have very similar perspectives on football. Each manager wants to dominate the ball, and each wants to play with an offensive, proactive style of play.“I want the football to be expressive, entertaining," Arteta once said.