Arsenal star Aaron Ramsey believes that his former Gunners team-mate Mikel Arteta will be a "fantastic manager''.

Arteta has been linked with the Arsenal managerial position for next season after Arsene Wenger announced last week that he would be stepping down from his role as manager of the club after 22-years in charge.

With proven managers such as Brendan Rodgers, Luis Enrique and Massimiliano Allegri also being linked with the Arsenal managerial position, Arteta is not one of the favourites.

Ramsey, however, believes that the Spaniard is destined to become a top manager.

Speaking ahead of the Gunners Europa League semi-final against Atletico Madrid, he said: "Mikel was a fantastic player for Arsenal and a great captain.

"He's been under Pep Guardiola there, he was always interested even when he was playing here in going into a coaching role one day, I'm sure he's learning a lot about the game and especially the way Man City have been playing.

"They've done fantastically well, so I'm sure that one day when the time is right, he'll be a fantastic manager. It's still early days in his career at the moment."