LONDON, Sept 11 : Mikel Arteta once hired pickpockets to keep his Arsenal players alert. He has painted meeting rooms in colours designed to improve concentration and pipes opposition stadium anthems through speakers at the club's training ground.Leaving nothing to chance is the Arsenal manager's philosophy a

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has revealed small pranks he has played on his squad in order to keep them on their toes and prevent them from 'panicking'

Arsenal were delayed flying to Naples this week — but Arteta says he tried to prepare his team for such eventualities in pre-season.