When Manchester City were the subject of the All or Nothing documentary series, it was an insight into how one of the world's best ever managers operated, supported by a club working at the top of the game.
There were times when rivals may have used clips to criticise City, but the club mostly came out of the experience unscathed, unlike, say, Tottenham when they were featured. Now is the turn of Arsenal, and their progress last season would suggest their coverage will be closer to the Spurs series than the City one.
For City fans, there is more reason to tune in to the Arsenal series when it is released this week, given Mikel Arteta's connections to the club and the two entertaining games between the sides last season.
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Amazon have already set the tone for the series by releasing a clip of Arteta playing 'You'll Never Walk Alone' through speakers on the training ground to prepare his players for the experience of playing at Anfield, explaining how his memories of facing Liverpool away as a player saw him overwhelmed by the ground for the only time in his career.
That tallies with Pep Guardiola's concerns ahead of big meetings with Liverpool that were shown on the City series, aware of the threat of Jurgen Klopp's side and maybe deviating from usual pre-match preparations to try and mitigate them.
Arteta will reveal in the series one bit of advice Guardiola gave him before he decided to switch the assistant job at the Etihad for the top job at the Emirates.
“One of the biggest [pieces of] advice that Pep gave me, he used to tell me that this is the loneliest profession,” Arteta will say. “When you close that door, it’s you and your worries and your issues and your decisions that are always there.
“I don’t regret one bit the decisions that I make. Every difficult moment is making me a better person, or a better professional, or is preparing me for something that is going to come forward, is another challenge. And this is the way I take it – it’s my decision to be here."
Of course, City fans will also get to see behind-the-scenes footage from the Etihad, when the Blues were 5-0 winners early in the season as Arsenal got off to a dreadful start. City were already 2-0 up when Granit Xhaka got sent off on 35 minutes back in August 2021, with Gabriel Jesus making it three before the break.
Rodri passed in a fourth, and Ferran Torres got his second of the game before full time, leaving Arsenal bottom of the Premier League with three defeats from three, scoring no goals. The documentary could shed light on Arsenal's reaction to the thrashing in the dressing room, as well as Arteta's reunion with his former mentor and players.
Later in the season, and City served up more drama with Arsenal, this time at the Emirates. The Blues deservedly fell behind thanks to Bukayo Saka's well-taken goal, but a controversial City penalty was converted by Riyad Mahrez before Gabriel Magalhaes stupidly got himself sent off just two minutes later to turn the game on its head.
As City pushed for a winner in the final half hour, it took until the 93rd minute for Rodri to show up in the box and send the travelling fans wild with a late winner — one that eventually proved to be decisive in the title race.
After the game, though, Arsenal were furious over a number of decisions in the game, so it could be interesting to see their reaction as City celebrated; however, Arteta was watching from home after testing positive for Covid for that fixture.
Much of the focus of the documentary will be on Arsenal's fortunes, as they recovered from that bad start to mount a top four challenge, until they were pipped by Tottenham on the final day. However, there is a big City influence at the Emirates these days, so expect the Blues to play a supporting role in the series — especially when those two eventful meetings are shown.
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