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TODAY marks the second anniversary of Mikel Arteta's appointment at Arsenal. At last, progress is evident

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta gestures on the touchline during the Premier League match at Elland Road, Leeds. Picture: Mike Egerton/PA Wire.

TODAY marks the second anniversary of Mikel Arteta's appointment at Arsenal. Saturday marked his 107th game in charge of the club and his 107th game as a manager in total. He is new to the game and the least decorated of his managerial fraternity. He is also a trophy-winner and has the club challenging for a top four finish for the first time since Arsene Wenger last qualified for the Champions League in 2016.

Arteta was not the greatest midfielder of his generation but he was reliable, relentlessly diligent and an FA Cup winning captain for Arsenal. When he retired as a player in 2014 Pep Guardiola, unrivaled as a coach in world football at the time, and an old colleague from their Barcelona days, was quick to make him a senior figure in his Manchester City set-up and award him his first coaching role.