Mikel Arteta is in line to be handed a new Manchester City contract and is already viewed within the club as a potential successor to manager Pep Guardiola, despite missing out on the Arsenal job.

Guardiola was one of the first people on the phone to Arteta when news filtered through that Arsenal had performed a late U-turn and settled on Unai Emery as Arsene Wenger’s successor.

The former Barcelona manager had resigned himself to the fact Arteta was going to be the next Arsenal manager and had been awaiting formal confirmation.

But Arsenal’s change of heart means Arteta will stay at City and he is now expected to be offered a new deal after Guardiola signed a two-year extension to his contract.

Guardiola already sees Arteta as a potential successor to him at City when his own contract expires in 2021 and hopes the 36-year-old will stay at his side for as long as possible in the meantime.