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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is truly one of a kind. The Spaniard has transformed the Gunners over the last four-and-a-half years, and he is the biggest reason why they are challenging for major trophies now. Unlike most other managers, Arteta doesn’t just have one style of play. His side can play scintillating attacking football as well as defend deep like their lives depended on it. That’s very rare in a manager, but Rio Ferdinand and Jermaine Pennant, following the North London Derby, have compared Arteta to a former Premier League boss who was a villain to Arsenal fans for many, many years…

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