Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal are preparing for a different challenge than they initially expected off the back of their defeat at Anfield two weeks ago.
The Gunners are taking on a Nottingham Forest side not led by Nuno Espirito Santo, but Ange Postecoglou. Despite Nuno’s brilliance in helping Forest secure European football for the first time in 30 years, the Portuguese coach had rendered his position untenable at the start of the 2025–26 campaign.
Arteta will thus be taking on a manager whom he never succumbed to during Postecoglou’s two-year reign as Tottenham Hotspur boss. While the Australian idealist manifested pragmatic touches during Spurs’ run to Europa League glory, he’ll be expected to impose his all-or-nothing principles upon the Forest squad right away.
Thus, the Saturday lunchtime clash in north London is littered with intrigue and mystery.
Here’s how to watch Postecoglou’s Premier League return, against Arteta, on TV.
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