DANNY MURPHY: Mikel Arteta can draw on years spent working with Pep Guardiola as Arsenal approach the final leg of their title race, The Gunners are playing excellent football and look well-equipped for the fight

Working alongside Pep Guardiola for many years can’t guarantee Mikel Arteta the title — but it is a big help.

Though he’s still relatively inexperienced, the Arsenal manager was in the room when Pep fought off Liverpool in the greatest title race of them all in 2019.

He’ll have picked up valuable lessons as we get to the business end of this season and you can already see the benefit to the Gunners.

Not only can Arsenal do a passable impression of City’s brand of football, they also look mentally equipped for the fight.