After 12 days, Arteta looks Arsenal saviour

They should have played a rousing version of ‘The 12 Days of Christmas’ as Arsenal beat Manchester United at the Emirates because that’s all it has taken for new manager Mikel Arteta to get supporters in north London eating out of his hands.

Arteta, only appointed on December 20, may be a managerial rookie but the way his side performed in a morale-boosting victory suggests he is one to watch, and there are even people asking whether the Gunners have found their own Special One.