Mikel Arteta picks Arsenal villain in dream 5-a-side team
Mikel Arteta has included an Arsenal villain in his dream five-a-side team (Picture: Stadium Astro)
Mikel Arteta has included a controversial Arsenal villain in a dream five-a-side team comprised of his former teammates.
The current Arsenal manager’s playing career is often overlooked, but the 41-year-old enjoyed successful spells at some of Europe’s biggest clubs, including the likes of Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain and Rangers.
Arteta hung up his boots eight years ago having captained Arsenal to two FA Cup triumphs before joining Manchester City as Pep Guardiola’s assistant.
Asked to name a team of five players he shared a football pitch with Arteta named Ronaldinho instantly, but paused before including Robin van Persie.
The pair played together for just one solitary season at the Emirates, before the Dutch striker defected to Manchester United in controversial circumstances.
‘Ronaldinho has to be there,’ said Arteta. ‘I never saw anything like it, he was 19 or 20-years-old at that time and I never seen anybody do the the kind of things he could do with the ball at that pace.
‘Thierry Henry has to be there that’s for sure. Iniesta has to be there. Arsenal I would put Robin van Persie there because he was in his best prime when we were teammates. I’m going to put Pepe Reina (in goal).’
Robin van Persie and Mikel Arteta were teammates at Arsenal for one season (Picture: Getty)
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