Pep Guardiola has backed Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta to keep his job, despite his Manchester City side smashing the Gunners 5-0 at the Etihad Stadium. 

Ferran Torres struck a brace and goals by Ilkay Gundogan, Gabriel Jesus and Rodri helped City record a thumping against a lacklusture Arsenal side. 

Arteta’s side have now lost all three of their Premier League games this season without scoring a goal.

An embarrassing 2-0 defeat against Brentford was followed by a loss by the same scoreline against Chelsea. A 6-0 League Cup thrashing of West Brom eased the pressure slightly, but talk of Arteta’s future is now back in the spotlight. 

“All I can say is that we worked for two or three years together. What I learned from him… I could learn many, many things,” Guardiola told BT Sport. 

“He’s a young good manager. He has the correct personality and he is the leadership qualities. 

“He’s incredibly loved by all of us [at Man City]. We were sad when he left.

“Sometimes people expect the results immediately. The squad today that he played is not the squad that he dreamed. 

“He has so many players injured. Six, seven or eight injuries. 

“Really important players missing. Ben White and examples like that. Thomas Partey isn’t here.

“He cannot use the players that he needs to do [his system]. All the managers need their squads. The depth of their squad. 

“All our players except Kevin [de Bruyne] and Phil [Foden] are fit. I can handle that and I can make a better manager of myself. 

“Absolutely, I am a big fan of him and I am sure that if they trust him, they are going to do a job.”

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