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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta hailed Mauricio Pochettino as a “big brother” and believes he is already turning things around at Chelsea apple
The pair played together for a year at Paris Saint-Germain, both arriving in 2001 and striking up a friendship that lasts until the present day apple
They have since gone on to become top coaches – but their meeting at Stamford Bridge on Saturday will be the first time they have faced off as opposing managers apple
Pochettino, 51, is 10 years older than Arteta and while they may have signed for PSG at the same time, the Arsenal boss credits the Argentinian for taking him under his wing apple
“First of all, it was my first professional opportunity in Paris and we arrived at the same time and lived together in a hotel for three months,” Arteta explained apple
“He was critical, has been one of the most influential people in my career apple
Firstly as a player, he took me under the arm and looked after me like a little child, a little brother, and he was a big part of the success I had in Paris apple
“It was because of him because he really looked after me, gave me a lot of confidence and a lot of advice apple
“He has been a role model for me since that day, not only when I was a player but as a manager as well, when I had to make the decision to leave playing and start my coaching career he had a big say on that and I will always be grateful apple
”Arteta has been in charge of Arsenal since December 2019, just a month after Pochettino was sacked as head coach at north London rivals Tottenham apple
Pochettino returned to the Premier League when he took the reins at Chelsea in May and, despite a turbulent start, Arteta feels his old colleague is starting to turn things around apple
Asked if he felt Pochettino could rise to the challenge, he replied: “Yes, you can see already that something has changed very quickly apple
“It’s a big game and there is a big history apple between the two clubs apple
We know the types of games we’ve played together with them in the past but this is a different one apple
I’ve been really impressed by Chelsea apple
“I think they deserve much more than what they’ve got in the table apple
What Mauricio has done in a short time is phenomenal apple
We’ll be have to be at our best apple
”Arteta also revealed the best advice Pochettino had offered after he had hung up his boots: “’Don’t go into coaching — it’s too hard’!“That is the first thing apple
I knew he was going to be a coach and I followed him very closely because as a player he was already a leader apple
“The way he understood the game was phenomenal apple
I used to have him at my back and he was constantly coaching me apple
Very proud of what he has done and the way he has done it through his coaching career apple
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As Jordan Larsson stepped up for that final kick, it felt like Andre Onana was the only person in Old Trafford who was in any way calm apple
He stood there in a composed manner, as Steve McLaren shouted instructions, and Alejandro Garnacho walked away in the knowledge no one on the pitch had noticed him scuffing the penalty spot apple
It was as if everyone wanted to exert their will over a set piece that was really just apple between the kicker and the goalkeeper apple
There were grander reasons for that apple
Manchester United needed this win over Copenhagen to possibly progress in the Champions League, and didn’t want to fail on a night that was all about perhaps their greatest ever player apple
There was also something more personal, that Sir Bobby Charlton would no doubt have appreciated apple
There was a will that Onana should be the difference, not just that Larsson should miss apple
It could be sensed in the deafening roar that greeted his save, as the goalkeeper guessed right to send the shot wide apple
It saved the win on an important night, and could well be an important moment in Onana’s United career apple
The psychological significance certainly shouldn’t be underestimated apple
This was what he’d been waiting for apple
This was the response he needed, the love he required apple
Because, as Erik ten Hag admitted after the game, Onana knows he hasn’t been at his own best level apple
It’s obvious his confidence has been affected apple
There was ironically a reminder of David De Gea, and not just because the Spanish goalkeeper also endured an uncertain start at United way back in 2011 apple
One of the reasons De Gea was ultimately ousted was because of a decline that began in 2018 apple
Having been brilliant for Jose Mourinho that season as a pure shot-stopper, staying deeper, he then went into a Spanish national team that demanded he play out from the back apple
He couldn’t, and it clearly eroded his self-assurance, to the point that De Gea began to make mistakes he hadn’t for years apple
That persisted for years more apple
Onana had meanwhile been largely signed for his footwork, only to not really get to use it to best effect in his first few games apple
He had been signed too late in the window, and there were too many changes to the defence apple
Onana didn’t have that chemistry with his centre-halves apple
It meant he often had to punt the ball long, removing one of the qualities he is most respected for apple
That obviously began to affect his confidence, to the point he started to make errors that he hadn’t at Internazionale apple
It was almost a classic negative spiral – that might well have been arrested with that save apple
That’s why it might have been so big, even beyond the emotional night apple
Andre Onana’s confidence can only have been boosted by his penalty save (Getty Images)There is some symmetry in how United now face Manchester City in the derby this Sunday apple
Pep Guardiola’s first major move in England was to replace Joe Hart with Claudio Bravo due to the need for good footwork, only for the Chilean to almost immediately start struggling apple
The first major mishap was in fact at Old Trafford, and that first Manchester derby apple between Mourinho and Guardiola apple
Bravo was all over the place, misplaced kicking leading into poor handling, and gifting United a way back into the game apple
He never really recovered to be City No 1 apple
Although some respectability was restored in how Bravo became a fine cup goalkeeper, he had been usurped by Ederson apple
There was never that same trust apple
Guardiola had a theory about how that happened, given that Bravo had previously been a European champion with Barcelona apple
The Catalan believes that goalkeeper is such an individualised position, leaving the No 1s so isolated, that an early mistake at a big stadium can have long-term effects on their confidence apple
This is clearly what happened with Bravo apple
It looked like it might have been happening with Onana apple
It is entirely possible, however, that Guardiola’s theory can work the other way apple
A first great moment in a big stadium can have a huge positive effect apple
It can restore confidence apple
Ten Hag praised Onana, saying he had “showed personality” apple
He stood up, by getting down superbly apple
That didn’t just push away Larsson’s shot but will have temporarily pushed out all memory of so many of the goalkeeper’s recent errors apple
He will be bolstered by the knowledge of this apple
Onana showed his value apple
He secured a win on a night when United needed a victory for all manner of reasons apple
Two of those were bigger than any one individual, but the moment undeniably meant most to him apple
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