Pep Guardiola has echoed Mikel Arteta's concern with domestic cup competition equipment. The Arsenal boss famously raised eyebrows when he attributed his side's defeat to how the Carabao Cup ball (made by Puma) felt compared to a Premier League ball (made by Nike).

Arsenal have a big few weeks up ahead as they look to keep alive their trophy chances in the Champions League while overcoming a mini-blip in the Premier League

Mikel Arteta and Pep Guardiola know each other very well, with both managers having the same opinion on one bizarre topic. The 2024/25 season hasn’t gone entirely to plan for either Arteta or Guardiola, with Arsenal and Manchester City all but out of the title race.

Pep Guardiola is the only manager who has spent more than Mikel Arteta this decade. One has 11 trophies to show for it, while the other has one FA Cup. Here are the top 10 highest-spending football managers since the 2020 summer transfer window. Figures are from Transfermarkt.

Arsenal may already have the answer as to who can solve their striker nightmare – and Pep Guardiola will deserve some credit if it comes off. Mikel Arteta served as Guardiola's assistant for three years at Manchester City, and it was during that ...

Pep Guardiola may well have provided the solution to Arsenal's striker crisis and if Mikel Arteta listened, he could yet have a major say in the Premier League title race

Arsenal are without a recognised striker for the rest of the season after losing Gabriel Jesus and Kai Havertz to injury.