Arsenal
Learning from Pochettino & aiding Okocha – how PSG loan shaped Arteta

In January 2001, Mikel Arteta left Barcelona for Paris St-Germain in a move that would ultimately help transform one of the most intelligent midfielders of his generation into one of the game’s top coaches.
It was where he first displayed the leadership qualities he has since shown as Arsenal manager – the ones he will need to lean into when they visit the Parc des Princes looking to overturn a 1-0 deficit in the Champions League semi-final second leg on Wednesday.