By saying he became a better player whilst playing for the best team in the world?
and saying he was 'tactically not very good, I could do whatever I wanted' at Arsenal - something everybody knew full well when we threw away games after he streamed forward late on in matches when we were 1 or 2 goals to the good, leaving us trampled in midfield on the inevitable counterattack!
Mikel Arteta has performed brilliantly in central midfield for us this season. He doesn't have the magical pass, but he contributes defensively, something Fab didn't do.
and saying he was 'tactically not very good, I could do whatever I wanted' at Arsenal - something everybody knew full well when we threw away games after he streamed forward late on in matches when we were 1 or 2 goals to the good, leaving us trampled in midfield on the inevitable counterattack!
Mikel Arteta has performed brilliantly in central midfield for us this season. He doesn't have the magical pass, but he contributes defensively, something Fab didn't do.