Arteta: I learned more from Pep Guardiola'

 Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta gave a press conference ahead of the friendly against Barcelona and was asked about Pep Guardiola's influence. "I always said that for me he is the best manager in the world," he told reporters. Arsenal will face Barcelona in a friendly at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles at 04.30 CEST. Mikel Arteta gave a pre-meeting press conference and was asked about Pep Guardiola and his influence on the Catalan club. "I always said that for me he is the best manager in the world. I learned so much when we worked together. Just comparing the situation with Ilkay [Gundogan] and what he said about his time when he joined Pep. "For me, it was when I was 15 and I went to Barcelona. I realized that under Johan [Cruyff] and everything that he was doing. At that time football become different from the one I knew before then. He's the one that made me think and made me feel the game in a completely different way to the one that I had before," he continued. Moreover, the Spaniard was asked if he agreed with Gundogan's comments that he did not learn football until he played for Guardiola. "Yeah, I totally agree with him. I was obviously younger than him when I joined the club. That was one of the reasons why I accepted to join Manchester City at that time. I was young, I wanted to learn and then also the squad was young with some experienced players, so yeah, I totally agree with him."