It is not legendary whether or not Arteta, 37, has been offered the possibility to succeed Unai emery, who was sacked in Nov.

But Gunners chief executive Vinai Venkatesham is assumed to possess met the Spaniard within the north-west of England once each flew north following City’s 3-0 win at Emirates stadium on Sunday.

City boss pep Guardiola says he wouldn’t stop Arteta if he set to go away.

After Arsenal’s latest defeat, interim manager Freddie Ljungberg – who has won once in 5 games since being appointed on twenty nine Nov – entailed some clarity on matters.

The Gunners are ninth within the Premier League, seven points behind fourth-placed Chelsea, once 5 victories in seventeen matches this season.

Former midfielder Arteta, who created 149 appearances for Arsenal between 2011 and 2016, was coupled with replacement Arsene Wenger at the Emirates in 2018 before the club appointed emery.

He joined the city coaching job workers in July 2016 once retiring as a player.