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Arsenal task too big for Mikel Arteta, says Paul Merson Arteta talks begin between Arsenal and City; Arsenal officials pictured leaving Arteta's home in early hours of Monday morning By  Paul Merson     7:01, UK, Tuesday 17 December 2019 Paul Merson reacts to Arsenal's reported pursuit of Mikel Arteta and explains why it's going to take more than a recommendation from Pep Guardiola to clean up the mess at the Emirates Stadium... Gunners gambling This is a big, big gamble putting someone that has never managed before in charge of a club the size of Arsenal. It's all well and good saying he's worked under Pep Guardiola, but let's be honest, Guardiola would struggle managing this Arsenal team. Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp would struggle! You're only as good as your players at the end of the day and the idea of Arteta replicating Guardiola's style of football at the Emirates just falls apart when you look at the players he...

TACTICAL ANALYSIS OF MATCH BETWEEN ARSENAL AND MANCHESTER CITY. We last Sunday witnessed Gunners as they suffered a defeat from the merciless Cityzens. Arsenal lined-up in a  4-2-3-1  formation with Guendouzi and Torreira incharge of the midfield. The Gunners had 6 changes from the team that started against Standard Liege which ended in  2-2  tie.  Arsenal players feeling dejected as City players celebrate. Image: The Indepent. Guardiola on the other hand went with his normal  4-3-3  formation which was a  3-3-4  with possession. Manchester City made  5  changes from the team that stunned Dinamo Zagreb  4-1. Tactics that were implemented by Arsenal. The Gunners mainly used these two tactics: 1. Long Balls and Counter-attacks. From the first whistle, Arsenal went with the long passing tactic and got a corner in the first minute. This tactic was implemented by Manchester United and won the mat...