Rio Ferdinand has touched on the key elements that managers Mikel Arteta and Antonio Conte have brought into their respective sides.
Ahead of the north London derby between Arsenal and Tottenham, the former Manchester United defender was on pundit duty for BT Sport where he spoke about what separates Arsenal boss Arteta and Tottenham chief Conte as managers.
Ferdinand said: “The styles are very different. One’s pragmatic, the other is expressive and wants the team to be expressive.
But the one common denominator is the focus element and the concentration on winning, creating a culture all around winning - both these teams needed that."READ MORE: Arsenal offered to replay match after scoring one of 'the most sickening goals' everHe continued: “But both of them seem to be getting a better connection with the fanbase as well, which is very important when you’re working towards being a successful club.
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