Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta should copy Liverpool and Man City to win Premier League title

As and make changes to their coaching staff, Mikel Arteta may watch on and conclude that he should do the same at Arsenal. Ever since his appointment as Gunners head coach in late 2019, the Spaniard has more or less worked with the same individuals.

In coaching, enormous importance is placed on working alongside your closest allies and the people you trust - and rightly so. A head coach exists in an extremely lonely bubble. They must surround themselves with familiar faces. However, there should also come a time when fresh ideas should be encouraged. Liverpool and City are embracing that theory this summer and Arteta should do too.

Liverpool's own change is slightly enforced. Johnny Heitinga, one of Arne Slot's assistants, is set to become Ajax's head coach. A search for his successor in the Anfield dugout is already underway.

At City, there are expected to be significant alterations to Pep Guardiola's staff following an underwhelming campaign. Pep Lijnders, No. 2 to Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool for much of the German's nine years in charge, has already been appointed.

Despite his rivals constantly evolving, Arteta has stuck with the tried and tested. Albert Stuivenberg has assisted Arteta since he replaced Unai Emery in December 2019. Goalkeeping coach Inaki Cana Pavon joined from Brentford at the same time.

Two other assistants, Carlos Cuesta and Miguel Molina, arrived in August 2020. Nicolas Jover, the hugely successful set-piece coach, was prised away from Manchester City 11 months later.

These are all excellent coaches who have done a remarkable job alongside Arteta. If any were to depart, it would not be through a lack of quality. But four, five and six years is a long time to work alongside the same people. A stagnation of ideas can become a very pressing issue.

Arsenal must move to the next level next season. There are enough key figures at the club willing to provide the benefit of the doubt over a season in which injuries and a loss of form to key players have hindered the club's chances of properly challenging for silverware. But that patience will surely run thin over the next 12 months, during which Arteta will mark six years in charge.

Sir Alex Ferguson frequently changed his assistants at Manchester United. Arsene Wenger was an outlier in keeping Pat Rice alongside him for much of his time at Arsenal. Klopp and Guardiola made minor tweaks to their staff at Liverpool and City, respectively.

Arteta should consider doing the same in order to continually evolve.