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[Jonathon Rogers](/author/jonathon-rogers) 06 Mar 2025
Games against our old rivals in Manchester United are always special occasions, but for Mikel Arteta, Sunday’s visit to Old Trafford will have extra significance.
That’s because our boss will take charge of us in the Premier League for the 200th time, becoming just the 13th boss to achieve the feat at the helm of one club.
In his first 199 matches, Mikel has won 118 times - the fifth-most victories of any manager in their first 200 in the competition which puts him amongst some of English football’s best-ever bosses:
Best PL managerial records after 200 games
**W**
**W%**
Pep Guardiola
**146**
73.0%
Jose Mourinho
**137**
68.5%
Jurgen Klopp
**127**
63.5%
Alex Ferguson
**122**
61.0%
**Mikel Arteta**
**118**
**59.3%**
Rafael Benítez
**114**
57.0%
Arsene Wenger
**110**
55.0%
Claudio Ranieri
**103**
51.5%
Mauricio Pochettino
**103**
51.5%
Gerard Houllier
**101**
50.5%
Mikel first took his spot in our dugout against Bournemouth in December 2019, and since then only his former boss Pep Guardiola has clinched more victories and points in the Premier League:
Premier League managers since Dec 26, 2019
P
**W**
Pts
Pep Guardiola
199
**140**
**449**
**Mikel Arteta**
**199**
**118**
**390**
Jurgen Klopp
173
**107**
**360**
David Moyes
179
**69**
**248**
Eddie Howe
150
**67**
**234**
Thomas Frank
141
**49**
**182**
Brendan Rodgers
124
**47**
**166**
Nuno Espirito Santo
116
**46**
**162**
When comparing him to other Gunners bosses, Mikel has eight more wins than Arsene Wenger achieved when he hit 200 top-flight matches in charge of us, which came at Anfield against Liverpool in December 2001. George Graham meanwhile claimed 103 wins from his 200 league games, split between the First Division and Premier League.
Mikel sits comfortably in fourth spot in the all-time Premier League list for games managed by a Spaniard, but only Guardiola can boast a better points-per-game ratio than Mikel:
Most PL games managed by Spaniards
**Manager**
**GP**
**W%**
**P/G**
Rafael Benitez
**359**
48.2
1.7
Pep Guardiola
**331**
72.2
2.3
Roberto Martinez
**265**
30.6
1.2
**Mikel Arteta**
**199**
**59.3**
**2.0**
Unai Emery
**142**
50.0
1.7
Javier Gracia
**67**
31.3
1.2
Andoni Iraola
**65**
38.5
1.4
Quique Sanchez Flores
**48**
27.1
1.1
And as he hopes to secure a victory to mark his milestone match, one team Mikel relishes facing more than most is Manchester United. Of all managers to face the Red Devils at least five times in the competition, Arteta has the highest win rate, picking up three points in seven of his 10 matches against them:
Best PL records against Man Utd (min 5 games)
**Manager**
**GP (5+)**
**W**
**PPG**
**W%**
**Mikel Arteta**
**10**
**7**
**2.2**
**70.0%**
Manuel Pellegrini
9
5
1.8
**55.6%**
Pep Guardiola
17
9
1.7
**52.9%**
Carlo Ancelotti
7
3
1.6
**42.9%**
Jose Mourinho
14
6
1.6
**42.9%**
Roberto Mancini
7
3
1.4
**42.9%**
John Lyall
5
2
1.6
**40.0%**
Nigel Pearson
5
2
1.2
**40.0%**
Gerard Houllier
13
5
1.4
**38.5%**
Chris Hughton
8
3
1.1
**37.5%**
As he completes his second century of league matches in charge, Mikel could do something this weekend that no Gunners boss has achieved since the days of Terry Neill - win successive league matches at Old Trafford.
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