It's Official: Mikel Arteta Gets Man City Coaching Job

Spanish midfielder, Mikel Arteta brought an end to his playing career at Arsenal just last season and he has picked a new role in football as a coach at Manchester City.

Arteta is expected to join up with Pep Guardiola at the Etihad Stadium and branded the new role as an "amazing opportunity".

The ex-Arsenal captain has confirmed that he is retiring from football to take up a coaching role at Manchester City under Pep Guardiola.

Arteta was confident he had played his last game of football when he featured for just two minutes in Arsenal's final game of the 2015-16 season making it his ninth appearance in the English top flight last season.

Speculation had been building around the 34-year-old's future towards the end of the season, with reports linking him to a background role at City he has now confirmed that his playing career has ended and he will be working with Guardiola at the Etihad Stadium next term.

"I can confirm that I will be leaving Arsenal and retiring from playing to take up a coaching position at Manchester City," he said in a statement released on Twitter.

Hi all, here a statement from me on the next chapter in my football career... pic.twitter.com/2Xb9VifCog

— Mikel Arteta (@m8arteta) July 3, 2016