Kevin De Bruyne, a Manchester City playmaker, has stated that he is not surprised by Mikel Arteta’s success as Arsenal manager.
Arteta left the Etihad to join Arsenal three years ago.
Arsenal has started the season strongly and currently leads the Premier League by one point over Manchester City.
When asked if he is surprised to see Arsenal thrive under Arteta, De Bruyne told Sky Sports: “No, not really. Obviously, I see a lot of similarities with the way we play, but that’s always been his style.
“When he stopped playing and he had the opportunity to come here I think it was a good learning school and obviously we had great years.
“I saw an evolution from the beginning of Mikel to after three years when he left.
“At the beginning, he was adapting but then he was getting more and more into his role. We also saw he had a lot of ambition and when an opportunity came he took that.
“It’s nice to see that he got the time from Arsenal. I’m happy for him that it’s going well. They’re playing really, really, really good football. Hopefully, they will just not be good enough for us.”
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