Mikel Arteta Reaches ‘Privileged’ Arsenal Milestone Against West Ham

The Gunners boss boasts an unrivalled win percentage at this stage in his Arsenal career.

Mikel Arteta continues to build his legacy at Arsenal. / Marc Atkins/Getty Images

Mikel Arteta admitted he felt honoured to be given the chance to manage his 300th game with Arsenal against West Ham United on Saturday.

The Gunners took a huge risk when they appointed Arteta in December 2019, given he had no senior management experience and had spent just three years working under Pep Guardiola as an assistant at Manchester City.

Six years later and Arteta has overseen a drastic overhaul at Arsenal, who are now perennial Premier League title challengers and widely hailed as one of the top sides in Europe. Indeed, across his 299 games in charge, he boasts a win percentage (58%) which exceeds those from club legends like Arsène Wenger, Herbert Chapman and George Graham.

“I feel very privileged, I’m really enjoying what I do with the people that do it, and we know in our job it’s about winning a lot of football matches if you want to stay in the job,” Arteta reflected.

“The other thing is while we are doing this, make sure as well that we enjoy our profession because it’s got, in my opinion, some of the most beautiful things that you can experience in life, and trying to do both things at the same time.”

He continued: “Even with that winning rate, we haven’t won major trophies, so that shows the level.

“That’s why you have to do what has been done before, but the level is not enough, it has to be much more. It is much more difficult, but that’s what we’ll try to focus on doing.”

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Highest Win Percentage Among Arsenal Managers

Arteta's win percentage exceeds that of former boss Arsène Wenger (right). / Dan Mullan/Getty Images

Name	Games Managed	Win Percentage
Mikel Arteta	299*	58%
Arsène Wenger	1,235	57%
Unai Emery	78	55%
Thomas Mitchell	45	51%
Harry Bradshaw	235	50%
Herbert Chapman	411	49%
George Graham	460	48%

*Accurate as of Oct. 4, 2025, 3:00 p.m

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