Arteta to Anfield? I'm not taking the Mikel

GUNNERS BOSS AN OPTION

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ONE candidate appears to tick all the right boxes when it comes to replacing Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool.

That Spanish bloke who used to be a cultured midfielder at the highest level of English and European football.

The fella who went into management – and breathed new life into a club bored of seeing their rivals win all the trophies.

Someone with huge ambitions and desire to become the next elite manager off the rank.

Step forward Mikel Arteta. Liverpool might have spent the last few weeks swooning over Xabi Alonso – and for obvious reasons.

Alonso has led Bayer Leverkusen on an unbeaten campaign so far, and the German side find themselves 10 points clear at the top of a Bundesliga which Bayern Munich have won for the past 11 seasons.

Alonso also just happens to be a Liverpool legend, having helped them win four trophies during his time at Anfield, including their famous 2005 Champions League triumph in Istanbul.

He knows the culture of the club, and appears to be ready to make that step up to the next managerial level. But