Our 3-2 win against Tottenham Hotspur was an extra special derby day for Mikel Arteta, who racked up his 100th Premier League win as a manager in the process.
The Spaniard took charge of us in league action for the 169th time at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and clocked up a century of successes, having drawn 27 and lost 42 of the other games, handing him a win percentage of 59 per cent.
That makes him the 25th different manager to reach a ton of success in the Premier League, and he has clocked up that total in the fifth-fastest time, doing so in 10 games less than Arsene Wenger achieved. Oddly, the two managed to achieve the feat on the same day, 23 years apart:
| Manager | Games | Date of 100th win |
|---|---|---|
| Pep Guardiola | 134 | 29/12/19 |
| Jose Mourinho | 142 | 19/01/14 |
| Jurgen Klopp | 159 | 04/12/19 |
| Alex Ferguson | 162 | 17/04/96 |
| Mikel Arteta | 169 | 28/04/24 |
| Arsène Wenger | 179 | 28/04/01 |
However, what makes Mikel's century all the more impressive is that he has become the youngest manager to hit 100 - three years younger than his nearest rival and another boss he previously played under, David Moyes:
| Manager | Age at 100 wins |
|---|---|
| Mikel Arteta | 42 years 33 days |
| David Moyes | 45 years 190 days |
| Mauricio Pochettino | 46 years 1 day |
| Eddie Howe | 46 years 94 days |
| David O'Leary | 46 years 307 days |
| Brendan Rodgers | 47 years 238 days |
His first win came against Manchester United on New Year’s Day 2020, and he has steadily increased his amount of victories per campaign, and is once again on course to beat his previously best tally of 26 last season:
| 2019/20 | 9 |
| 2020/21 | 18 |
| 2021/22 | 22 |
| 2022/23 | 26 |
| 2023/24 | 25 |
2-0 and 1-0 are his most common winning scorelines, which has has achieved on 16 occasions each. His biggest victories both came this year when West Ham United and Sheffield United were thrashed 6-0 away from home within the space of a few weeks.
Wolves have been Mikel’s favourite opposition, as the win at Molineux a fortnight ago was the seventh time he has beaten them during his time in our dugout:
| Wolves | 7 |
| Chelsea | 6 |
| Newcastle United | 6 |
| West Ham United | 6 |
| Brighton | 5 |
| Crystal Palace | 5 |
| Leeds United | 5 |
| Leicester City | 5 |
| Manchester United | 5 |
| Tottenham | 5 |
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