I KNEW Arteta would turn Arsenal into CONTENDERS! | Pep Guardiola EMBARGO | Arsenal v Man City

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola praises his former assistant and current Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta ahead of their two teams meeting in the Carabao Cup final. Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:08 Cup finals with Arteta as assistant? Long time ago, it was nice 00:30 First one against Arsenal in 2018 was nice 01:21 We are close to being a top team, most things we are close 01:56 Same feeling towards the squad 02:45 We able to create chances in a blitz, no doubt about that 03:15 In many aspects we are an extraordinary team 03:42 What is missing? I know, I’m not going to tell you 03:52 Trophy would not accelerate it 04:08 Last season was not good even if we won FA Cup final, this season has been better even if we don’t win League Cup final 05:57 I would like to think we are more who we are now, made a step forward 07:00 More difficult to build up with manmarking, now you have to be more direct 08:22 Bernabeu changes? Wanted to show we were there to score goals 09:34 Why the changes? I think we kept the ball 10:19 Had the feeling Arteta would turn Arsenal into contendors? Yeah, I know how him here 10:55 Hierarchy has to support the manager 11:26 The hierarchy trusts Mikel 12:46 Not hard to let him go, we had success together and it was so nice 13:20 Since the moment he left, I’ve had 0 influence. Full credit to him @HaytersTV – Football Up Close. Visit our website: https://hayters.com/ We go behind the scenes with the biggest names in football to bring you interviews, training, news, live coverage, fans’ voices and funniest moments. If you love football, you’ll love Hayters TV. Subscribe now! Follow HaytersTV on social media - https://linktr.ee/HaytersTV #mancity #arsenal #guardiola