Fact check: Is Mikel Arteta first former Premier League player to win Premier League as a manager?
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Mikel Arteta finally delivered the league title to the Gunners.
Arsenal won the Premier League on Tuesday night, making Mikel Arteta just the 13th manager to win the league after years of waiting and finishing second in the table for the past three years.
The Gunners have won the competition for the fourth time in club history and for the first time since 2003–04, when they ended the season undefeated under Arsene Wenger.
Arteta is the third-youngest manager to win the Premier League, at 44 years and 54 days. José Mourinho, who won the championship with Chelsea in 2004–05 at 42 years and 94 days and in 2005–06 at 43 years and 93 days, was the first and second youngest.
After Pep Guardiola with Man City, Arteta is the second Spanish manager to lead his team to a Premier League championship.
Mikel Arteta is the first coach to win the Premier League with a team he played for. Before hanging up his boots in 2016, he made 110 league appearances in five seasons for Arsenal, after joining from Everton in 2011.
Is Mikel Arteta the first former Premier League player to win the Premier League as a manager?
No, he isn’t the first former league player to win the title as a manager in league history. There have been reports that Mikel Arteta became the first former player to win the league as a manager in the English top-flight league.
However, there is another manager who has done it with City. He led them to a historic title win in the 2011–12 season.
Roberto Mancini won Manchester City’s first championship in 2011–12 after a brief stay with Leicester City during his playing career. He is the first former Premier League player to win the championship as a manager.
Has Mikel Arteta won the title as a player?
He has not.
When did he become Arsenal’s manager?
In 2019.
When was the last time Arsenal won the title?
In the 2003–04 season.
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After earning a bachelor's degree in mass media, Rajarshi began his career as a sports writer in 2019, driven by his passion for sports journalism. He has been working in the field for over six years. A devoted fan of Lionel Messi and Barcelona, Rajarshi has been involved in sports since childhood. Before turning his focus to journalism, he even represented his college at the state level. Along with covering football, he enjoys playing the game, watching movies, and experimenting with new recipes in his spare time, as cooking is one of his favorite hobbies.