LONDON (AP) — Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta and Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay can take their bromance to new levels this weekend.
Their teams — both owned by Stan Kroenke — are playing in the same city. To boot, their respective opponents — Fulham and the Jacksonville Jaguars — are both owned by Shad Khan.
On Friday, Arteta spoke glowingly of his Rams counterpart. They regularly exchange Whatsapp messages.
“Sean is someone that I admire a lot, not only for what he has achieved, but the way he is as a coach, as a person, the way he presents himself,” Arteta said at a news conference. “I learn a lot of things from him.”
The pair have chatted tactics over the years, even COVID-19 protocols back in 2020.
Arsenal played a preseason friendly at SoFi Stadium — the Rams’ home — both