MIKEL ARTETA INSISTS HE STILL HAS BACKING OF ARSENAL'S PLAYERS DESPITE SHOCKING FORM
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Massimiliano Allegri recently admitted he wants to manage in the Premier League, as pressure grows on Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta.
Arsenal are floundering down in 15th in the Premier League table having won just four of 12 matches in the top flight this season.
Last time out the Gunners were beaten by Burnley, and this Wednesday night they are up against an in-form Southampton team.
Allegri, who has been out of work since managing Juventus. has been linked with the Arsenal manager's job in recent weeks.
And his recent comments suggest he'd be keen on replacing Arteta in north London.
"I would like to experience the Premier League," said Allegri.
© SALVATORE DI NOLFI/EPA-EFE/REXMassimiliano Allegri recently admitted he wants to manage in the Premier League
"In Italy, I was in Milan four years. Five years in Juventus. Now I expect [to work again] in Italy, but it is difficult, or in England.
"English football is improving now because there are a lot of foreign trainers. England now is more sophisticated, and more tactical, but is also respecting the tradition of English football.
"It's a good balance of the spirit of English football and the new quality and new tactical approach of the new coaches."
© POOL/AFP via Getty ImagesMikel Arteta is under increasing pressure at Arsenal
Allegri also spoke about his future in an interview with ESPN back in December 2019, shortly after leaving Juventus.
He said: "Next year will be an important year. Important for the choice I end up making and the need to be prepared for it.
"After a year out and five years at Juventus, I don't want to go back into the game and do badly. That would do my head in."
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