Mikel Arteta has spoken of his “love and respect” for Pep Guardiola and his Manchester City staff after being asked to clarify his comments on the club. It concluded a week of fall-out from Sunday’s ill-tempered 2-2 draw between City and Arsenal,

Pep Guardiola hit back at Mikel Arteta after the Arsenal boss claimed to have inside "information" of Manchester City amid "dark arts" furore.

Mikel Arteta has admitted that he carries a lot of respect for Pep Guardiola after the Manchester City boss promised war with the Gunners coach following recent comments. Arteta recently spoke out on his time in City's backroom staff,