Guardiola Invites Arteta To Drink Wine After The City Vs Arsenal Match

Pep Guardiola and Mikel Arteta (Twitter @ManCity)

JAKARTA - Pep Guardiola will return to lead Manchester City for the first time since the competition was suspended for three months due to the COVID-19 outbreak. City will play Arsenal in the Premier League on Wednesday, June 17 local time.

Guardiola is likely to enjoy a reunion with his former City deputy Mikel Arteta who leaves to lead the Gunners in December. The former Barca coach revealed that he hopes to drink wine with Arteta after the match.

Pep said he was excited to meet Arteta. He said Arteta was one of the best people he had ever known and was a very important part of City's success.

He would love to be able to drink wine with Arteta but not sure if that would be allowed.

"We sent a message an hour and a half ago. I can't tell you what the message said," said Guardiola. Launch Soccerway, Wednesday, June 17.

"It's about the wine we drink after the game, if social distancing allows us to drink," continued Guardiola.

🗣 PRESS CONFERENCE 🗣Get set for live tweets from Pep's update ahead of our clash with Arsenal on Wednesday night! 💬 @marathonbet 🔵 #ManCity pic.twitter.com/FExDzyab6B

- Manchester City (@ManCity) June 16, 2020

Previously last week, Arteta also admitted that he was enthusiastic about meeting Guardiola again.

"It's going to be weird, I can't deny that," Arteta said of his meeting with Guardiola to Sky Sports.

"I know everyone there and I spent four incredible years with the players and with the club," the former Everton and Arsenal player added.

Final preparations - ✅👔 @ m8arteta pic.twitter.com/gzSUwZ41dG

- Arsenal (@Arsenal) June 16, 2020

However, continued Arteta, he is also very eager to look forward to Arsenal's match against City in the Premier League continuation.

"I can't wait to start the competition and do what we love best, which is playing football," said Arteta.

"(Meeting) It will be very special for me, but I look forward to it (the match)," the former La Masia academy graduate ended.