Mikel Arteta admits Rangers exit and reasons for it were a mistake

Mikel Arteta admits it was a mistake to leave Rangers when he did for family reasons, as he loved the "survive or die" Ibrox atmosphere.

Despite the Scottish football culture being alien to Arteta, the current Arsenal boss needed little persuading after sampling the atmosphere in that European battle. And the quick learning curve he had to go on made him a better player. "We were there and I had a year-and-a-half. It went really well. I wanted to stay there but when Barcelona didn't find an agreement, I had to make an early call," he told BBC Radio Five Live.

"They came in for me straight away after that game. I said maybe it's an opportunity, my only condition is that we have to reunite my family. I said I think we've been split up for a while, it's time we get together. Let's go to Glasgow, a different experience. My sister got a job at the BBC and we all moved there.

"Alex McLeish, a Scottish manager, completely different methods, ideas. He talked about the game in a different way. I said ‘okay I'm going to have to adapt to this’ and go to stadiums in Scotland where the style is very different, with the surface very different, the weather is very different. The value for something positive is different. It was really really healthy for me as well. That made a better player.

Alex Mcleish UEFA Europa League Rangers FC Ibrox Stadium Paris Saint-Germain Arsenal FC

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