Mikel Arteta once again breaks another Arsenal record

Mikel Arteta has achieved a remarkable feat in his short tenure as Arsenal manager, becoming the first Arsenal manager to win the Premier League Manager of the Month award three times in one season. The award, given out by the league each month to recognize exceptional managerial performances, is determined by a panel comprising of former players and football pundits. This comes after the Premier League announced today that he won the manager of the month award for January.

Under Arteta’s leadership, Arsenal have been heading in a new direction since his appointment in December 2019 and his hard work is paying off. His team are currently first on the Premier League table and have proved to be the likely club to walk away with the league title this season thanks to their incredible performances.

Mikel Arteta with the PL award / Photo via Getty

Mikel Arteta has collected five Manager of the Month awards in the time he has been at Arsenal, making him go ahead of one of renowned tactician José Mourinho who currently sits at four.

Such milestones only underline how impressive Mikel Arteta’s transformation of not only the team but Arsenal’s tactical set-up as well has been. Under his guidance there have been major improvements from almost every player in the squad with creativity on display due to their newfound flourishes on and off ball having seen them take control against top opponents. Furthermore, core principles such as discipline on and off ball created through strong tactical guidance as established with clear expectations from all of his players regardless or their experience or standing within the game.

This latest award is testament to such achievements that many considered impossible prior to Arteta’s arrival at Emirates Stadium and it speaks volumes about just how far Arsenal have come since his appointment in 2019. It will no doubt encourage further positive momentum going into the second half of the season.