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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says Pep Guardiola has been “incredibly supportive” and given him “good advice” during the Spaniard’s troubles in his first full season in charge of the Emirates.

Arteta spent three years as Guardiola’s assistant at Manchester City before being appointed by Arsenal in December 2019 and enjoying a successful start in North London, overseeing some impressive Premier League results and an FA Cup win. .

However, Arsenal reach Tuesday’s Carabao Cup quarter-finals against City after having won just one of their last 10 games, a series of results that has left them 15th and just four points behind. drop zone.

Despite confirming that their relationship remains as strong as ever, Arteta said he does not expect his compatriot to go easy on him while their sides meet in the Emirates, live. Sky sports.

“No, he won’t, because I know him and he wants to win this competition,” Arteta said. “But he has been very supportive the whole time.

“We always talk, we are always in touch and he is a really important person in my life regardless of football.

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“And he and other people who are very close to me have been incredibly supportive and empowering, and I think they have given me a lot of good advice.

Arsenal’s poor league form is largely due to the inability to create chances and score goals, as Arteta’s team has managed just 12 goals in 14 games, and only three Premier League teams have scored fewer.

The club’s technical director Edu recently identified the need for a creative midfielder, and Arteta confirmed on Monday that there is a “plan” in place for both the transfer window next month and the next one in the summer.

“The plan is done,” Arteta said. “What we wanted to do in January, what we wanted to do in summer.

“Sometimes you can, sometimes you can’t, depending on many factors.

“Edu is dealing with that at the moment and I am focused on all the games, we don’t have much time to spend energy now on that because it is very clear what we want to do.

How to beat Arsenal is obvious

Adam Bate from Sky Sports:

“We need to generate more to win football games,” Arteta said after the 2-1 loss to Everton. That’s clear, but how do Arsenal plan to do that? Their loss at Goodison Park on Saturday was more of the same from a team languishing towards the bottom of the table.

Ten games have yielded a victory and Arteta cannot argue that his team has been unlucky, not now. This is not a false position; this is a poor Premier League team. The problems are obvious and, perhaps even more worrying, they are familiar. Arsenal don’t create opportunities from open play, let alone score them, and that slow focus game is starting to look like it’s by design.

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“Everton just let them have the ball,” said Jamie Carragher, in a co-comment with Sky sports. “The same as in Tottenham: let Arsenal have the ball and what can they do? Don’t believe anything.

“When a team goes down and is winning, then it’s up to you to create chances, not keep the ball. Possession doesn’t mean anything then, it’s about what you create. The competition isn’t who gets the ball anymore. Everton are winning , have been reduced What can you create?

“I can’t think of anything in this second half where Arsenal created an opportunity that they should have scored or the goalkeeper made a great save. That’s the name of the game.”