Former Arsenal defender Bacary Sagna believes handing manager Mikel Arteta a new contract last week was too soon.

But Sagna has been impressed with his former team-mate.

When asked whether Arteta deserved a new contract, he said: "Yes and no. I'm impressed by his mental strength.

"He came under a lot of scrutiny earlier in the season and that can't have been easy. I wouldn't have wanted to be in his position.

"But I've known Mikel a long time now and I know for a fact he's always been a coach, whenever we were watching games together, he would talk to me about formations, what I was thinking and tactics.

"For me I just wanted to go to the game and enjoy it. I didn't want to talk tactics, but the point is I'm not surprised he's the Arsenal manager at all, management is in his DNA."