Ange Postecoglou took the Tottenham job over the summer and is already improving the side.
Tottenham are unbeaten after five league games, sitting level on points with Arsenal in the top-four.
The two London powerhouses will now clash on Sunday in what is expected to be a high-scoring affair.
Despite both clubs having similar starts this season, Postecoglou does not believe he and Mikel Arteta are that alike when it comes to managing a team.
When quizzed on the comparisons to the Arsenal boss, Ange Postecoglou said:
“I spent a week at City when I first got the Yokohama job because they were part of the [City Football] Group and were generous enough to invite me in,” Postecoglou said. “I didn’t speak to anyone but I observed training and you could see then how passionate Mikel was about the game and that he was itching to become a manager himself.
“In terms of similarities… I’m 58, he’s whatever. I’ve had 26 years, he’s five years into it. He’s managed in one country, I’ve managed in a few. I’m not sure how he’s got a great head of hair… He’s a lot fitter than I am. I don’t know mate, there’s not a lot of threads I can sort of join between us. I wouldn’t say we’re opposites. We’re people, and we’re all different.
“Even in the way his team plays. Yes, he does have a very attacking philosophy but it’s different from mine and that’s the beauty of the game. That’s what you love about it. It’s why you can’t copy. If you’re an artist and you see a Picasso, yeah you can copy it, but it’s not going to be a Picasso is it?
“It’s the same with football. You can see that somebody does something really well, but don’t bring your own personality into it. I have great admiration for the way he’s gone about things and how he’s stuck to his beliefs. It’s a credit to him.”
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