ARSENAL legend Ian Wright was praised by fans for his insight after a clip reemerged of him predicting Mikel Arteta's success at the club.
Arsene Wenger rolled credits on his glittering 22-year reign with the Gunners back in 2018 and the club was rigorously searching for the right successor that would carry them for the next years to come.
The job went to Unai Emery, but Arteta was already being eyed a year before he replaced his fellow Spaniard who failed to live up to expectations in north London.
And Wright was adamant the former Arsenal player, who then worked as Pep Guardiola's assistant at Manchester City, had what it took to carry on Wenger's work at the Emirates.
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The legendary striker joined Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer on Match of the Day six years ago and insisted Arteta's knowledge of the club as well as his experience under Guardiola made him the right option.
Wright said: "I quite like the feel of Mikel Arteta. You need to take a chance on people, we took a chance on Wenger,
"I think he's somebody who knows the club, he's been under Pep for a couple of years seeing what he's been doing.
"I think those players need a bit of a kick up the backside and I think he might be the man to do it."
Wright's analysis reemerged on Twitter and Arsenal fans praised the former England international for hitting the nail right on the head with his prediction.
One fan tweeted: "This is the real ahead of the curve."
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Another commented: "Wrighty knew the move."
A third said: "Wrighty never misses."
This fan said: "He saw everything before anyone."
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And that one stated: "He saw the future and it was bright."
Arteta swiftly changed the culture of the club by offloading heavy contracts of star players that caused tensions and replaced them with young as well as ambitious players who fit with his philosophy.
And now the Spanish tactician is leading Arsenal in their bid to win their first Premier League title since the Invincibles' triumph in 2004.
