Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta happy for Pochettino: see why

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Mikel Arteta has admitted he’s happy for Chelsea manager, Mauricio Pochettino.

The two coaches have been friends since their playing days at Paris Saint-Germain.

Pochettino has however been in coaching for longer, having managed Southampton and Tottenham, before PSG and Chelsea.

Speaking ahead of his side’s match with Chelsea, Arteta said: “His advice? Don’t go into coaching. It’s too hard!

“I knew he was going to be a coach. I followed him very closely. As a player he was a leader. I used to have him behind my back and he was constantly coaching me.”

It will be interesting to see how things play out when the two friends face off against each other on Saturday.