Parma head coach Carlos Cuesta revealed that former boss Mikel Arteta gave him advice ahead of his first role as senior coach.

Cuesta worked with Arteta for five years at Arsenal, sharing the touchline for 261 matches and winning two Community Shields with the Gunners.

The 30-year-old left Arsenal this summer for his very first head coach role with Parma in Serie A.

Cuesta said Arteta “gave lots of advice” as he embarks on a new journey in Italy.

“We did talk just before my experience started here, and I wish him all the best at Arsenal, because he deserves it,” Cuesta told Sky Sport Italia.

“He gave me lots of advice, but the most important one was he told me to always be myself, trying to give my all every day as a coach.”

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