Mikel Arteta is set to reach a major landmark on Monday when Arsenal travel to Aston Villa, with the fixture bringing up his 250th Premier League match as manager. Six years in charge have produced a record that now sits alongside some of the division\u2019s most accomplished coaches.<\/p>\n
The game at Villa Park will make Arteta the second-youngest manager to reach 250 Premier League matches, with only Roberto Mart\u00ednez having done so at a younger age. It will also make him the 29th manager in the competition to reach that total. Whatever the result, the numbers behind his spell in charge already place him in elite company.<\/p>\n
Arteta has won 150 of his 249 Premier League games so far, drawing 48 and losing 51. That leaves him with a win rate of 60.2%. Even if Arsenal fail to beat Villa, that percentage would still be the fifth-highest in Premier League history after 250 matches.<\/p>\n
The comparison with Ars\u00e8ne Wenger is telling. Over the same 250-match period, Wenger\u2019s win percentage stood at 58.4%, which means Arteta would remain ahead of the Arsenal icon on that measure. Only four managers are above him in the ranking, and all are major figures in Premier League history.<\/p>\n
Pep Guardiola leads the list with a 73.6% win rate from his first 250 Premier League outings. J\u00fcrgen Klopp follows on 64.0%, Jos\u00e9 Mourinho is on 63.2%, and Sir Alex Ferguson stands at 60.8%.<\/p>\n
If Arsenal win against the Villans, Arteta\u2019s win percentage would rise to 60.4% and he would become the 16th manager to reach 500+ Premier League points. For a coach who has spent six years answering scrutiny with results, the statistical picture remains emphatic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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