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Revealed: Arteta is now 'first-team manager'

Mikel Arteta's job title has changed from head coach to first-team manager.

So why has this change taken place - and what does it mean?

"Mikel's been here since the end of December and the last nine months have probably been the most challenging nine months in Arsenal's history - and we've been around for 134 years. Despite all of those challenges, Mikel has been driving this football club forward," Vinai Venkatesham told Arsenal Digital.

"He has lifted the spirits and lifted the energy here at London Colney and with Arsenal fans all across the world.