Arsenal can only connect the dots going backwards, not forward. Josh Kroenke once made an admission to set the way for Mikel Arteta to win the Premier League.

Arsenal's Premier League victory perhaps belongs to one person above all others. Mikel Arteta arrived in December 2019 with the Gunners 10th in the Premier League following the sacking of Unai Emery. He left his assistant role at Manchester City to try and rebuild the club he captained to FA Cup glory as a player. 350 games and six-and-a-half years later, he has returned the Gunners to the very top of English football with a Champions League final still to play. As former Arsenal defender Matthew Upson put it: "He has stamped his identity on the football club and was confident enough, brave enough and bold enough to go into that process." So, we want to hear your messages to Arteta. If you had two minutes to speak to the man who has taken you back to glory, what would you say?

Mikel Arteta backs Bournemouth ahead of their clash with Manchester City, a match pivotal for Arsenal's title hopes and Bournemouth's European aspirations.

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