Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has labelled Pep Guardiola the best coach in the world 'by a mile' ahead of Sunday's big clash.
The Gunners and City will battle it out for top spot in the Premier League at the Etihad, with Arteta reuniting with his former colleague Guardiola.
Arteta was Guardiola's assistant coach for three years at the Etihad before taking the manager role at Arsenal.
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"My admiration and what I feel for him certainly hasn't changed,"Arteta said, as per ESPN.
"In my opinion he's the best coach in the world by a mile and he's one of the nicest people that I've met in football.
"Certainly he's one of the ones that I've had the most fun and laughter working with. That's going to stay there forever.
"[At Arsenal], I was just watching everybody walking in the building and I loved the energy, I loved their smiles and they were glad to be back.
"They wanted to train yesterday and the way they communicate and relate with each other every day is phenomenal.
"We have done a lot to be in the position that we are, but we need to go day by day, train well, prepare every match. We've done a lot to be where we are now we have to embrace that position and go for it.
"You have to make strong steps to be there and I think we've done big ones in recent seasons. We're getting much closer and now it's how we close that gap and try to be better than them."
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