Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta started his managerial career facing comparisons with Pep Guardiola before more recently being likened to José Mourinho.

The Guardiola link was inevitable, a product of their friendship dating back to 1997. Arteta first met his idol at the Barcelona academy before working under him at Manchester City for three years as a coach. They view the sport the same way, and Arteta's Arsenal would look to embody many of the same traits.

The parallel with Mourinho is a more recent occurrence, a consequence of the Gunners' evolution into a physically imposing side primarily founded on resolute defending.

But that note of conservatism within their composition this season brings Arteta to a point analogous with a third manager: Gareth Southgate.

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