Takehiro Tomiyasu, an Arsenal defender, proclaimed manager Mikel Arteta to be the best person he has ever worked with.

Tomiyasu joined Arsenal from Bologna and is currently in his second season.

"We now have more knowledge about Mikel's football." "We have width, we've added some new players, but the most important thing is that we comprehend Mikel's game better than we did last year," he told Goal.com.

"Mikel is a football expert; he is familiar with all of the game's rules." All we have to do is follow his instructions on the pitch. I accept him. He truly is amazing.

I have never had a better coach than him.

Given Arsenal's remarkable turnaround under Arteta in just a year, it's difficult to disagree with the Japanese international.

At the halfway point of the Premier League season, the Gunners are on top.

They have collected 50 points from their first 19 games, more than any other Arsenal team in competition history.

So far, they have only lost once, at Manchester United in September, which they avenged by defeating Erik ten Hag's side 3-2 in a thrilling match at Emirates Stadium just over a short while ago.

It was a victory that exemplified the new Arsenal that Arteta has created while playing attacking football with young players.

Arsenal players have consistently cited their training sessions as a critical component of their success this season.

The intensity that Arteta expects from them every day is 'non-negotiable,' as the manager has repeatedly stated since his return to Emirates Stadium from Manchester City.

When Arteta arrived at Arsenal in December 2019, he inherited a club riven by years of division and infighting.

He was determined to bring everyone back together and have the club he once captained as a player compete for the game's most prestigious trophies.

He was aware that it would take time and that difficult decisions would have to be made.

But Arteta has demonstrated that he is willing to go to any length to build a team in which he has complete faith.