I disrupted pre-season travel plans to prepare players – Arteta

Mikel Arteta says Arsenal were ready for their midweek Champions League flight delay - because he deliberately disrupted their training and travel plans in pre-season to prepare them.

They eventually arrived three hours behind their schedule but manager Arteta said his team were ready because of his methods.

He is not opposed to others in the squad using his methods, either - in April, a fire was lit at the club's training ground before they hosted Sporting in the Champions League.