'I have to thank you, Pep.' Mikel Arteta pays tribute to Pep Guardiola following FA Cup triumph

Mikel Arteta pays tribute to the resilience of his Gunners side, and the role Pep Guardiola played in him becoming a manager, as he picked his first trophy from the sidelines.

[mrm]

Lampard vs Arteta in a cup final duel as managers just makes me feel old because not only do I remember them bossing Arsenal/Chelsea’s respective midfield but when they first joined as players 😭

[Josehew]

We have to give hector a lot of credit for that second goal what a run

[Tyler-yszn]

He took over the club in December and he won more trophies than Poch did at Spurs in 5 years 😂😭

[debiandrian]

Arteta this season:
beat Ole
beat Pep
Beat Lampard
Beat Juergen
Beat Ancelloti
Beat Nuno
Beat COVID-19
and now he won the FA cup 🏆

[ace-paidinfull]

Anyone see Martínez cry?
Ah man i felt to cry with him, i get why its so emotional for him, and before the match he said with his own words that “he has to win that cup”
Extremely proud of him🤍💙🤍
🔴⚪️🔴⚪️
Muy contento!

[TC-dbfm]

Emi Martinez reaction and performance since he was drafted in he deserves as much as aubameyang. Put some respect on his name after 10 years

[Abz_]

He was taught by one of the best managers in history of football n did well hope he has a success time in arsenal (city fan )

[CHANNEL-jrzb]

“Good ebening”.
Wrong coach. My bad.

[connoroneill]

Martinez getting emotional at the end was hard to watch. Been a backup since he ever joined arsenal, several loans out to other clubs, he finally got his chance to shine due to an unfortunate injury and boy did he step up. What a run of performances. What a player.

[mariagarcia]

Class... very humble of him to recognize Pep

[theetamine]

Spurs fan, but I want to give a standing ovation to Emiliano Martinez. He need and deserved to win that cup.

[U_C_G]

Moulded by Wenger
Sculpted by Guardiola
Carving his own legacy

[dd-tmzp]

As a city fan I am a huge arteta fan and wanted him to remplace pep when pep leaves
So happy for him and hopefully he enjoys even more success and wins more trophies

[adisassy]

Inspiring manager. Hope he does even better from a Liverpool fan.

[keshav]

Thanking Pep at the end of the interview shows the class and gratitude Arteta has.. Congratulations to Arteta and arsenal 👍

[williamoscarbrammtranberg]

Bring Santi in as an assistent maneger when he retire from football, he and Arteta will be a magic duo like they was when they played together

[demonx]

Martinez deserves this so much he been with us 10 years never made final keeper til today congratulations to arsenal

[redheadredemption]

The worst season in my lifetime, and we still won a trophy.
Thank God I'm not a Spurs fan

[ed]

As a Liverpool fan, I do really like Arteta

[thegoonergazette]

Start of the Arteta era today! Well done Mikel but now we start next season on the right foot so we don’t have another year like this one.