De Bruyne also said he saw the ambition of the Gunners boss and how his team has evolved in the last three years
By Kehinde Okeowo
Manchester City midfielder, Kevin De Bruyne, has praised Arsenal boss, Mikel Arteta, saying he is not surprised to see his team on top of the Premier League.
Arteta after his playing career at the Emirates, left for the Etihad before returning to Arsenal to take up a coaching job with the Gunners three years ago.
His team are currently sitting on top of the PL after winning 8 out of nine games with 24 points, they are also one point ahead of Kevin De Bruyne’s Man City.
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Asked if he is surprised to see Arsenal thrive under Arteta, De Bruyne told Sky Sports: “No, not really. Obviously, I see a lot of similarities with the way we play, but that’s always been his style.
“When he stopped playing and he had the opportunity to come here I think it was a good learning school and obviously we had great years.”
The Belgium playmaker also said he saw the ambition of the Gunners boss, how he adapted to his new role and how his team has evolved in the last three years
“I saw an evolution from the beginning of Mikel to after three years when he left.
“At the beginning, he was adapting but then he was getting more and more into his role. We also saw he had a lot of ambition and when an opportunity came he took that.
“It’s nice to see that he got the time from Arsenal. I’m happy for him that it’s going well. They’re playing really, really, really good football. Hopefully, they will just not be good enough for us.” he added.