MIKEL ARTETA | BEST IN THE GAME?

MIKEL ARTETA | BEST IN THE GAME?

From THE ARSENAL OPINION - BY LE GROVE by PETER WOOD

May 27, 2026 · 45 min

About this episode

Pete and Matt discuss Mikel Arteta's impact on Arsenal and the broader implications for football as the season concludes.

Pete and Matt. Premier League champions. Champions League finalists. Saturday in Budapest. This is the last before the whistle of the season and the boys are floating. Here's what's inside: 🔥 Hottest of Takes — Matt's is simple and beautiful: the season is already complete, Saturday is a free hit. Pete's take is about what Pep Guardiola leaving actually means for Manchester City — and he thinks we might be about to watch something unravel 🌍 The Global Scenes — Uganda, Nairobi, Brooklyn, London. Two men who have spent four days on their phones trying to process what Arsenal means to people and why it goes so far beyond football 🏆 Arteta — Manager of the Season, and Then Some — Pete makes the full-throated case. From Cedric Soares on a five-year deal to this. Matt adds the Noel Gallagher and Pep anecdote that reframes everything you think you know about how elite preparation works 🤝 The Odegaard Bridge — a small moment from title night that caught Pete's eye. He thinks it means something. Matt agrees 💪 Intensity — Arteta's One Weakness — an honest assessment of the near-miss this season and what has to change for next year. Keep four players fit for 25% more games and it's a…

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Host: Pete

Guest: Matt

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Organizations: Manchester City, PSG

Places: Budapest, Uganda, Nairobi, Brooklyn, London

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