MIKEL ARTETA brought a familiar name with him from Manchester City for his backroom staff.
In the summer of 2021, former City No 2 Arteta raided his old side for colleague Nicolas Jover.
Who is Arsenal set-piece coach Nicolas Jover?
Nicolas Jover is a 41-year-old football manager and analyst, born in Berlin.
His current role is as Arsenal’s set-piece coach.
Arsenal brought in Jover after he spent two years at the Etihad following a successful spell with Thomas Frank at Brentford.
Jover departed the Citizens in the summer of 2021 when his contract expired in June of that year.
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He worked with Arteta in the same role as the set-piece coach as part of Pep Guardiola‘s coaching staff.
Arteta had said on adding his set-piece coach: “It’s a crucial part of the game nowadays.
“It’s something you have to dominate and master and we are in that process.”
What happened in the incident with Erling Haaland and Kyle Walker?
After Arsenal’s 1-0 win over Man City, it appeared that Erling Haaland and Kyle Walker were caught up in a furious altercation with some members of the hosts’ coaching staff as they made their way to the tunnel.
Gunners set-piece coach Jover – who joined from City – enraged the duo as they were walking off at The Emirates, minutes after Gabriel Martinelli’s 86th minute winner.
The Gunners dead-ball expert said something in the direction of the City bench which enraged Walker, who stormed over to confront Jover supported by Haaland.
A number of City staff and coaches then piled in before Arsenal’s security staff split the two camps and ushered Walker and Haaland down the tunnel – both still clearly upset.
