Former Bolton Wanderers and England manager Sam Allardyce recently afforded credit to Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta. Mikel Arteta had a number of challenges to contend with when his Arsenal side took on Manchester City on Sunday. The Gunners went into this clash without club captain Martin Odegaard due to injury, and were reduced to ten men before half-time when Leandro Trossard was dismissed for delaying a restart. Adapting to being outnumbered, Arsenal were far more defensively-minded after the break. Arteta took off Bukayo Saka, bringing on right-back Ben White in his stead. The North Londoners…