Man City could get Arsenal help to secure new Pep Guardiola contract

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Pep Guardiola feels that Mikel Arteta is pushing him to improve as a manager. Arsenal have tussled with Manchester City for the last two seasons in the Premier League, leading the way for long spells before narrowly losing out to the champions on both occasions.

The first clash of this season was fiercely fought with a ferocious 2-2 draw at the Etihad before the managers exchanged terse words the following week.

Guardiola tends to get the best of any managerial duels, but places Arteta in the same bracket that Jose Mourinho and Jurgen Klopp previously occupied as elite coaches who have pushed the Catalan to be better.

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