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Topics: Mikel Arteta, Arsenal, Manchester City, Pep Guardiola, Fan Reactions, Football
Marcus Chan
Topics: Mikel Arteta, Arsenal, Manchester City, Pep Guardiola, Fan Reactions, Football
Fans think Mikel Arteta channelled his inner Pep Guardiola during his post-match interview.
On Monday, Arsenal recorded a narrow 1-0 win over Crystal Palace thanks to Martin Odegaard’s 53rd-minute penalty.
During the match, Arsenal defender Takehiro Tomiyasu was harshly sent off after receiving two yellow cards.
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After the match, fans think Arteta went ‘full Pep Guardiola’ when speaking to the media.
When asked about his side’s grit and character to see the match out with 10 men, Arteta replied: “Great win, I am so happy.”
Arteta was then asked what was the most pleasing aspect of the performance, the Spaniard said: “Under any circumstances, you win.”
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Previously, Manchester City boss Guardiola has been blunt with his answers during his own post-match interviews.
Fans were quick to react on social media.
One said: “Switched to Pep mode. “I’m so happy”.”
Another tweeted: “He’s even mirroring Pep’s interview tactics this criminal…..”
A third fan added: “Stealing Pep’s bars like we wouldn’t notice. You’re never going to be us, stop it.”
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Someone else wrote: “He wants to be Pep so badly.”
Whilst a fifth commented: “Why’s he copying Pep again?”
On his team’s performance, Arteta said: “I loved it, absolutely loved it. It’s a really difficult place to come. We played how we wanted to play 11 against 11, we dominated the game, we created enough chances, we missed two very, very huge chances that normally we put away, but we never gave up.
“We continued the way we wanted to continue. Eddie earned us the right to go ahead with his action, we scored the penalty and then we had to play half an hour with 10 men, which is obviously a conflict that we didn’t prepare.”
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He added: “We had to adapt and I think the players worked fantastically because I don’t think we gave anything away.
“The subs were great, the way they came out, the concentration, the focus on how they helped the team and changed the team’s momentum in many occasions of the game, so I’m really happy.”