Nice coach Patrick Vieira believes Mikel Arteta is the ideal manager for Arsenal.
Arteta replaced compatriot Unai Emery in the Emirates hotseat in December.
Vieira had also been mentioned the job.
"When you're a Gunner, always a Gunner, so I'm watching them all the time, I watch their games," Vieira told ex-teammate Ian Wright in an interview for Adidas.
"What is really interesting with Arteta is that he brings the energy back and it looks like they are playing for the club, but for the manager as well, and I think that is really important."