Rather than glued to a television screen, the Basque coach focused on his family life as the final whistle blew in City’s match. Arteta explained that he wanted the players to have their own space to celebrate the culmination of years of hard work, which resulted in a uniquely personal announcement of the victory for the manager himself.
“I went home, I went outside to the garden and had a BBQ and I didn’t watch any of it. I was just hearing some noises in the living room and suddenly the magic happened. My eldest son opened the garden door, started to run towards me, gave me a hug and said: ‘We are Champions, daddy!’ It was beautiful,” Arteta revealed.