'An extraordinary team!' - The verdict on Arsenal and Arteta from PL clubs

Arsenal have had a decent start to the 2023/24 Premier League season with the team and manager Mikel Arteta receiving plenty of plaudits across the board so far

Arsenal have gone into the international break with a trophy in the bag, ten points on the board in the Premier League table and are one of six teams still unbeaten.

Although, there's a feeling they aren't quite firing on all cylinders just yet. Admittedly Gunners boss Mikel Arteta has used the early weeks of the new season to experiment with systems all the while trying to instil some confidence into £65million summer signing Kai Havertz.

As a result, it's safe to say that there is still so much more to come from Arteta's side as they look to dethrone Manchester City as Premier League champions. But what have the opposition had to say about the Spaniard and Arsenal so far this season? Well, football.london takes a look.

Pep Guardiola on Declan Rice

The Man City boss after losing the Community Shield on penalties

"We lost three [Community Shields] in a row! But we won the Premier Leagues," he said in his post-match press conference. "The team behaved unbelievably. In the second half, the last minutes, attacking players were there and they pushed a lot and it’s normal. We are not the NBA that when you finish you have three months off to recover. Not here, especially here.

"In good seasons or bad seasons it didn’t happen. You have to adapt and that’s why I’m surprised how good we behaved. We faced an extraordinary team. It happened last season and it happened again."

Steve Cooper on Arsenal

"Arsenal were excellent," The Nottingham Forest manager told the BBC after seeing his side fall to a 2-1 defeat on the opening weekend of the new Premier League season. "They are a