Nottingham Forest boss Ange Postecoglou makes Mikel Arteta Arsenal transfer admission

Former Tottenham Hotspur head coach Ange Postecoglou will manage Nottingham Forest for the first time fittingly against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium

Nottingham Forest head coach Ange Postecoglou has admitted that Arsenal are stronger than they were last season as he prepares to go up against Mikel Arteta once again on Saturday lunchtime.

It has been a tumultuous week for the Gunners’ opponents with Nuno Espirito Santo being sacked on Tuesday. There was reports prior to the sacking that Nuno did not see eye to eye with Forest’s sporting director and Arsenal’s former recruitment chief Edu.

Nuno also admitted recently that his relationship with Forest’s owner Evangelos Marinakis was no longer what it used to be. On the same day, Postecoglou arrived in the East Midlands and was appointed as Nuno’s successor.