Arteta singles out Nadal not Julia Roberts as his number one idol

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Mikel Arteta named Rafael Nadal as his number one idol and joked he hopes the tennis great chooses to attend an Arsenal game over Tottenham.The Arsenal manager was asked to name the person sports star or otherwise he admires most in wake of Manchester City bo s Pep Guardiola revealing Hollywood A-lister Julia Roberts was one of his idols.Speaking at a pre s conference ahead of Thursdays Austin Romine Jersey Europa League last-16 second leg against Sporting CP, Arteta said: Off the top of my head, Nadal is someone Ive admired for a long, long time.His mentality, what hes won, the way hes done it, the way hes bounced back hes top of my list for sure.Guardiola, who named Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan as his other idols, quipped he felt upset that Roberts decided to visit Citys fierce rivals Manchester United when she visited the city seven years ago.Asked if he hoped Real Madrid supporter Nadal would opt for Arsenal over fellow north London side Tottenham, Arteta said: I hope so.Arteta had every right to be in high spirits when speaking to reporters on Wednesday, with his side five points clear of City at the top of the Premier League after easing to a Reggie Jackson Jersey 3-0 win over Fulham on Sunday.Arsenals focus now switches to the Europa League and the visit of Sporting, who they are locked at 2-2 with after last weeks entertaining first leg in Portugal.Rather than seeing the match as a distraction ahead of facing Crystal Palace in their final league match before the international break, Arteta is relishing playing in front of a large home crowd in a European competition.We havent had a big European night for three years, he said. Hopefully it will be a really good atmosphere and we can enjoy it.We know Sporting are a good team and theyll provide Sonny Gray Jersey a challenge. Much like ahead of the first leg, Arteta was unwilling to give much away in terms of team selection, but he did provide a positive update on Gabriel Jesus after the strikers return from a four-month lay-off against Fulham.It was great to see him back. You can feel the happine s of everyone around him we mi sed him and now hes back, Arteta said.We have to manage his minutes, his involvement. Hes feeling Giancarlo Stanton Jersey good and every day hes training he says his sensations are better so thats really positive.As for the team, were looking to do the same as we did in Lisbon but we know were going to have to do better than we did last week.
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