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Mikel Arteta admits he was 'TERRIFIED' when he took the Arsenal manager's job... as the Spanish boss celebrates five years in charge at the Emirates

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Mikel Arteta has admitted he was 'terrified' when he was first named Arsenal manager.

Arteta landed his first managerial job in December 2019 when the Gunners came calling after he had previously worked under Pep Guardiola at Manchester City.

He has since turned Arsenal into title contenders and celebrated five years at the Emirates on Friday. But Arteta revealed he had some doubts when he initially took the job.

'I just wanted to make sure I didn't disappoint anybody, that I was capable of doing it,' Arteta said.