Pablo Mari claims Mikel Arteta is up there with Pep Guardiola as one of the best coaches in the world. Tenth-placed Arsenal currently sit 25 points behind Guardiola’s rampant league leaders Manchester City, who beat them 1-0 on Sunday. But defender Mari insists Gunners boss Arteta deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as his fellow Spaniard, who is widely regarded as an all-time great. Speaking after Sunday’s narrow loss, Mari said: “I think on the pitch we probably had the two best coaches in the world, or two of the best ones. “I think they had a battle on the pitch. We tried to do our best, we planned really well ahead of the game. Pablo Mari is proving to be an important...
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