When Arsenal appointed Mikel Arteta in December 2019, the Spaniard was open in the discussions he had held with the club’s owners. "We need to be competing for the top trophies in the game," Arteta said at his unveiling. "That's been made very clear to me in my discussions with [owners] Stan and Josh Kroenke and the senior people from the club. "We all know there is a lot of work to be done to achieve that but I am confident we'll do it. "I'm realistic enough to know it won't happen overnight, but the current squad has plenty of talent and there is a great pipeline of young players coming through from the academy." In the proceeding 14 months, Arteta’s time in the Emirates dugout has gone through it’s fair share of ups and downs.
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