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Arteta signed with Arsenal on 31 August 2011 on a four-year deal for a reported fee of £10 million. [20] He made his debut on 10 September in a 1–0 home win against Swansea City, and scored his first Premier League goal for Arsenal in a 4–3 loss against Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park .
Arteta got his first chance to captain the Gunners in the third-round FA Cup victory over Leeds United, a game in that marked the second Arsenal debut of Thierry Henry . Arteta suffered an ankle sprain in his side's 2–1 loss to Wigan Athletic on 16 April after less than ten minutes, which sidelined him for the remainder of the season. Despite this he made 29 appearances all season, scoring 6 times, and was voted by the fans as the fifth most important player of the 2011–12 campaign in Arsenal's Player of the Season poll.
Arteta in 2012
Following the departure of captain Robin van Persie , Arteta was made Arsenal's vice-captain for the 2012-13 season.
He was voted by the fans as the fourth best player of the 2012–13 campaign in Arsenal's Player of the Season poll, after leading the team to their 17th consecutive top four finish. He missed the beginning of 2013-14 due to injury, but returned to the squad by the end of September, [26] going on to score and be sent off in the same match, a 2-0 win away to
Crystal Palace in October.
Arsenal reached the 2014 FA Cup final, with Arteta scoring against former club Everton in the quarter-final, as well is in the semi-final shootout against Wigan Athletic.
Arteta captained the side for the final at Wembley, leading them to a 3-2 win against Hull City and receiving his first major honour in English football.
Arteta became Arsenal's new club captain ahead of the 2014-15 season. He won his first trophy as full-time captain, playing the full 90 minutes as Arsenal beat Manchester City 3–0 in the 2014 FA Community Shield. Despite his new appointment, he would only make 11 appearances for the whole season, scoring once. Arteta signed a one-year extension with Arsenal for 2015-16 and came on as a substitute as Arsenal beat
Chelsea 1–0 to win the 2015 FA Community Shield, his first competitive appearance for the club since November 2014. His final game for Arsenal came on the last day of the season. Arteta came on as a substitute and forced Aston Villa goalkeeper Mark Bunn into scoring an own goal after his shot went off the crossbar. He received a standing ovation from the crowd at full time.

That's a very big shoe for him.


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That's a very big shoe for him.

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