Arsenal have a strong recent record against Bournemouth, but they dropped points when they faced them in Mikel Arteta’s first-ever game as a manager. Arteta retired from football as Arsenal captain in 2016, before joining Pep Guardiola’s coaching staff at Manchester City. The Spaniard spent a few valuable seasons learning from Guardiola before Arsenal convinced him to return to succeed Unai Emery, who was dismissed in November 2019 with the Gunners in crisis form. Many questioned the appointment of Arteta, who was entering his first managerial role, and given the size of the task at hand, it w…
