Kevin De Bruyne says he's not stunned by Arsenal’s success this season thus far and has labelled them as title challengers who're taking part in distinctive soccer.
The Gunners are having fun with a spectacular begin to the Premier League season, sitting prime of the desk with eight wins from their first 9 video games.
Regardless of the rampant nature of De Bruyne’s Manchester Metropolis facet, they're nonetheless some extent behind Arteta’s facet because the north Londoners choose up spectacular wins over the likes of Liverpool and Tottenham.
Arteta was beforehand a coach at Metropolis below Pep Guardiola and De Bruyne, having watched his progress within the three years on the Etihad, anticipated Arteta to do nicely as a supervisor.
Requested if he was stunned by Arsenal’s begin to the season, the Belgian instructed Sky Sports activities: ‘No probably not. I feel I see a variety of similarities with the best way that we play, however that’s at all times been his model.
‘I noticed an evolution from the start of Mikel until the three years later when he left. Starting he was adapting, however then he was getting increasingly into his function.
‘We additionally noticed that he had a variety of ambition, when a chance comes he'll take it.
‘I’m joyful for him that it’s going nicely, clearly you need individuals to do nicely.’
Put to De Bruyne that the Gunners are title challengers this season, he mentioned: ‘They're! They’re taking part in actually, actually, actually good soccer I’m actually joyful to see the best way they progress.
‘Hopefully they'll simply not be adequate for us.’
The highest two within the desk are each in motion on Sunday with Arsenal trying to make it seven wins on the spin in all competitions after they go to Leeds, whereas Metropolis go to Liverpool within the standout fixture of the weekend.
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