Mikel Arteta and Antonio Conte's comments show why Arsenal made right choice with appointment

Different managers with their own unique styles and philosophies. Mikel Arteta and Antonio Conte are at opposite ends of their career, with the former only two years into his managerial life and the latter an already established coach with vast success at European level.

Despite those differences, there are many obvious similarities. Both are at the helm of two top four contenders, north London rivals to be precise, and the coming weeks will go some way to deciding what the long-term future holds for two of London’s leading lights.

Conte has distanced Tottenham from Champions League qualification, instead mentioning Manchester United as favourites to secure the spot. He went as far as claiming that it will be a ‘miracle’ if either Arsenal or Tottenham finish above the inconsistent Manchester side.

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“We are not the only team that wants to try to do this miracle,” he said. “There’s also Arsenal that in this moment has an advantage, and then there is United.

“United is the [top] team that in this season are struggling a lot. Last season, it was Liverpool. Otherwise in England, I continue to repeat, you play for other targets. Because there are a top four, who at this moment are stronger clubs than the others, for many reasons.

“And this season it depends on United. At the moment we are among the teams that have to try to stay very close and exploit if someone fails this season. If you ask me about the past, about our possibility to reach a place in the Champions League, I could say to do it’d be very, very, very difficult."

The contrast in Arteta’s public statements couldn’t be further from what Conte has said. "To be with the top