Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola praises his former assistant and current Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta ahead of their two teams meeting in the Carabao Cup final.
Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:08 Cup finals with Arteta as assistant? Long time ago, it was nice
00:30 First one against Arsenal in 2018 was nice
01:21 We are close to being a top team, most things we are close
01:56 Same feeling towards the squad
02:45 We able to create chances in a blitz, no doubt about that
03:15 In many aspects we are an extraordinary team
03:42 What is missing? I know, I'm not going to tell you
03:52 Trophy would not accelerate it
04:08 Last season was not good even if we won FA Cup final, this season has been better even if we don't win League Cup final
05:57 I would like to think we are more who we are now, made a step forward
07:00 More difficult to build up with manmarking, now you have to be more direct
08:22 Bernabeu changes? Wanted to show we were there to score goals
09:34 Why the changes? I think we kept the ball
10:19 Had the feeling Arteta would turn Arsenal into contendors? Yeah, I know how him here
10:55 Hierarchy has to support the manager
11:26 The hierarchy trusts Mikel
12:46 Not hard to let him go, we had success together and it was so nice
13:20 Since the moment he left, I've had 0 influence. Full credit to him
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By HaytersTV
March 21, 2026