The meeting on Sunday with Manchester United will achieve Arsenal Manager Mikel Areta as manager of the Premier League in 200 games.
The Gunners took a great risk when they stopped Areteta in December 2019. When they were widely respected at that time, he had never managed a team and had only three years of experience as an assistant for Pep Guardiola in Manchester City.
Things were not always smooth in the early stages, but Areta quickly restored Areta as a real contender in the title Race of the Premier League. The return of 118 wins from 199 games that were viewed in the respected company.
Guardiola won 146 of his first 200 games in the English top flight, more than every manager has ever done in the first 200 excursions.
Jose Mourinho recorded 137 victories in his first 200 excursions with Chelsea, while the former Liverpool boss Jürgen Klopp led 127.
It is an important milestone for Areta, but one who is not interested in the Arsenal boss because on Sunday he is looking for three points against United to keep his team’s slim hopes for a title accusation of the late Premier League.
Arsenal sits 13 points behind Liverpool after playing a game less than the team of Arne Slot, and could see that this gap stretches this weekend when the Reds face Southampton on Saturday.