Mikel Arteta was successful as a player and as a manager at Arsenal, having led his sides to FA Cup glory in both roles. Arteta was a solid but unspectacular player, who was signed by Arsene Wenger to help replace Cesc Fabregas, and he ended up moving to a deeper midfield role and flourishing. The sides Arteta played in challenged for the title and consistently finished in the top four, whilst he also won two FA Cups, including one as captain. His former teammate Theo Walcott was a huge part of these sides, having notched up 108 goals for the club, but despite the quality in some of the teams …
