# Mikel

Arsenal secures a comeback win against Bournemouth, with Mikel Arteta's tactical decisions and player performances like Declan Rice's being heavily discussed. Meanwhile, concerns arise about player rotation and game time for some squad members.

### About Mikel
This topic focuses on Mikel Arteta, the manager of Arsenal Football Club, and related news and social media discussions.  

### Top Mikel News
Top news links shared on social in the last [--] hours  

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"Bournemouth [--] Arsenal [--] How important is Declan Rice Did Mikel Artetas rotation work What was Gabriel thinking - The Athletic Art de Roch analyses Arsenal's comeback win at the Vitality Stadium"  
[News Link](https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6928590/2026/01/03/bournemouth-arsenal-premier-league-analysis/) [@nytimes](/creator/x/nytimes) 2026-01-03T19:38Z 228.6M followers, [----] engagements


"Louisville HC Pat Kelsey Provides Updates on Mikel Brown Jr. Kasean Pryor Brown and Pryor did not play in either of the Cardinals' games this week"  
[News Link](https://www.si.com/college/louisville/basketball/mikel-brown-kasean-pryor-injury-update) [@LouisvilleOnSI](/creator/x/LouisvilleOnSI) 2026-01-03T15:36Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Leandro Trossard decision proves masterstroke as Arsenal FC reap rewards in title charge The Standard Mikel Arteta simply cannot afford to leave in-form winger out despite finally having a full complement of attackers available"  
[News Link](https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-fc-leandro-trossard-decision-masterstroke-title-b1264762.html) [@standardnews](/creator/x/standardnews) 2026-01-03T08:26Z 228.6M followers, [----] engagements


"Arsenal FC: Mikel Arteta backs use of summer signings as Eberechi Eze and Noni Madueke minutes questioned The Standard Both Britons targeting spot in England World Cup squad"  
[News Link](https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-fc-arteta-eze-madueke-play-time-b1264754.html) [@standardnews](/creator/x/standardnews) 2026-01-02T23:07Z 228.6M followers, [----] engagements



### Top Mikel Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

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""For me yes. Probably the ones that we have are the best" Mikel Arteta on if Declan Rice is one of the best midfielders in the world 🗣"  
[X Link](https://x.com/footballontnt/status/2007580489738047575) [@footballontnt](/creator/x/footballontnt) 2026-01-03T22:31Z 2.3M followers, 111.4K engagements


"- Darryn Peterson - Kingston Flemings - Mikel Brown Jr. - Labaron Philon - Dariuss Acuff - Christian Anderson Jr. This guard class is insane best one in a while"  
[X Link](https://x.com/sixringsofsteeI/status/2007579199201292669) [@sixringsofsteeI](/creator/x/sixringsofsteeI) 2026-01-03T22:25Z 49.1K followers, 78.5K engagements


"💬 I loved the personality the composure and the calmness of the team. Mikel shares his thoughts after todays win against Bournemouth 👇"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Arsenal/status/2007565381079064950) [@Arsenal](/creator/x/Arsenal) 2026-01-03T21:31Z 21.4M followers, 113K engagements


"🚨🗣 Mikel Arteta: "Declan is constantly adding things to his game." "I don't see when he can stop since he has many things to improve still and he wants to improve those things.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/TouchlineX/status/2007544561703293023) [@TouchlineX](/creator/x/TouchlineX) 2026-01-03T20:08Z 1.5M followers, 20K engagements

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