After a three-month hiatus, English football will finally make its return on Wednesday, with the Gunners set to get back underway against City following Aston Villa’s clash with Sheffield United earlier in the day.
Arteta was handed his first senior role in management after being selected to succeed Unai Emery as Arsenal’s new head coach in December.
The 38-year-old had spent the previous three years as Pep Guardiola’s assistant at Manchester City, but has already shown he has what it takes to be the main man in the dugout during his first few months at Emirates Stadium.
Arsenal were unbeaten in the Premier League at the start of 2020 under their former captain, before the coronavirus outbreak brought the season to a temporary halt in March.
Chelsea will resume their latest campaign four days later against Villa, with Lampard’s side currently sitting eight points ahead of Arsenal in fourth with nine fixtures left to play.
Lampard has impressed during the opening year of his tenure at Stamford Bridge, and Fabregas says that although Arteta has also started brightly, his project at the Emirates is likely to take far more time than the one facing his Blues counterpart.
The ex-Chelsea and Arsenal midfielder, who now plies his trade in Ligue 1 with Monaco, told The Guardian: “Chelsea took a gamble with Frank because it was only his second year as a main coach and he’s done very well.
“With Mikel, it’s a little bit of the same. He’s been with Pep [Guardiola] for three years, and I’m sure he’s like a master for any young coach that wants to start being a manager.
Legendary Arsenal boss, Arsene Wenger, has expressed optimism that Mikel Arteta can bring respect back to the club.
The 70-year-old is backing Arteta to bring back the glory days at the Emirates. Wenger told TalkSport. in an interview:
“I still worry about the club a lot and I watch all of the games, I believe there is a culture in the way to play football at Arsenal that I want to be respected, and I hope Mikel can get that back.”
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