Mirror images or complementarity? Fans wonder if Man City and Arsenal managers are football’s Siamese twins
Last season, Arteta was promoting the idea of two squads to cope with the packed calendar, while Guardiola was an outlier, complaining about having a bloated squad. Arsenal have improved their depth drastically to reach a head count of 25, but it is Guardiola who has moved position by starting the season carrying 26 senior players for the first time.
A reset Arsenal hands Nottingham Forest a hiding in a match ‘Nigerian’ boys Eze and Madueke’s flair wowed opposition
This has not been the first time the first international break in the season has been necessary for Arteta to rejig things. The biggest example was in the 2021-22 season, when Aaron Ramsdale, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Ben White, Gabriel and Kieran Tierney became his new-look back five to help recover from a poor start to the season.
It’s all systems go as Kenya confirms readiness for August 2 kick-off of CHAN soccer tournament
The visibility and public awareness of the tournament were also commended, with CHAN 2024 branding prominent across the city and a growing sense of excitement on the continent.
