Mikel Arteta provides his truthful ratings of the peculiar behaviour of Manchester City in recent times.

Mikel Arteta has a profound understanding of Manchester City and their operational procedures.

He recently expressed his candid assessment of a “strange” incident that occurred at the club.

The Spaniard served as Pep Guardiola’s assistant manager at the Etihad Stadium for more than three years prior to his appointment as Arsenal’s manager in December 2019.

Arteta transitioned from winning trophies with City to managing the Blues, meeting the Manchester club on 13 occasions, eight of which Arsenal lost.

The Gunners’ manager and former City assistant coach has expressed his opinion on an unusual occurrence that has occurred among his former employers in recent weeks, with one-third of the season already completed.

Mikel Arteta responds to Manchester City’s subpar performance In his most recent press conference, Arteta responded candidly when asked about City’s recent poor form in anticipation of Arsenal’s impending Premier League match against West Ham United.

He declared, “What I have made of it is the result of their actions over the past nine years.” I believe it is imperative that individuals discuss the challenges they have faced for nine years in a consistent manner.

“Everyone experiences a bump.” They find it extremely peculiar, as they have never had it in nine years. This also indicates the level and environment in which we are operating, as everything must be nearly flawless.

“The performance must be flawless, the squad’s capabilities must be flawless, and circumstances must be favourable to you.” The opposition’s level is significantly higher, and it is exceedingly challenging to emerge victorious.

Arteta is not the sole manager in the top tier to express his opinion on the Citizens’ recent on-field endeavours; Arne Slot also provided his assessment of City’s performance in advance of Sunday’s Premier League match at Anfeild.

He stated, “Everyone examines their results; however, if you confront them, as we do, you analyse them.”

Brighton had the opportunity to score two or three goals, but they were ultimately defeated, as was the case with Spurs. They dominated Feyenoord, an occurrence that has not occurred frequently.

“They remain an exceptional team, and one of the reasons why Pep is the best in the world is that he consistently devises solutions to his challenges.”

“One possibility is that Rodri is currently unavailable; however, it is anticipated that he will devise a solution by Sunday.”