Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has not changed his clothes since mid-February

Premier League managers beware. It has emerged that Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has been wearing the same clothes on the touchline since their 4-2 win against Aston Villa on February 18.

They will try and maintain their healthy lead at the top against Bournemouth on Saturday following a dominant 4-0 win over Everton on Wednesday.

“I am a very methodical, routine person,” he said.

“When we are winning, I don’t like to change my clothes, I like to maintain exactly the same jumper, trousers and shoes as before. If we lose, I change to something different.

“They’ve given me the opportunity to do what I love most, in the club that I absolutely love, respect and admire. I love what I do, every day.

“So when I have some doubts, or feel pressure, I just come back to that: How do you feel about what you do? And it doesn’t get any better than this.”

“Maybe just don’t go too close to Mikel if he hasn’t changed his clothes for a while,” he laughed.

Arteta, meanwhile, has urged his players to control their emotions during the Premier League title run-in.

“When you look at them every day you can feel how much they want it, how much they want to please our people,” he said after the win against Everton.

“We just need to focus on what we can control and let the rest happen naturally because it is nothing else anybody can control.”

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