Jamie Carragher has doubled down on his claim that Mikel Arteta is steering Arsenal away from Pep Guardiola’s intricate philosophy and towards a Jose Mourinho-inspired approach. The former Liverpool defender argued on *Monday Night Football* that Arteta’s tactical shift aims to bring more pragmatism and physicality to Arsenal’s play, which he believes could help them finally clinch the Premier League title.
Despite being nine points behind league leaders Liverpool after 11 games, Carragher’s Sky Sports colleague Gary Neville remains confident in Arsenal’s title prospects this season. Neville believes Arteta’s new methods—though unrecognizable from the Guardiola playbook—might be the key to overcoming their recent narrow misses against Manchester City.
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