VINCENT KOMPANY has joked he used to foul Mikel Arteta in training at Manchester City if he "got too intense".
Arteta joined in the practice games at City, refereed by Brian Kidd, while he was Blues' No.2 and Kompany reckons it gave him the opportunity to "leave something on him".
Kompany faces Arteta today as a rival Premier League manager when Burnley visit Arsenal and he says the Spaniard was always driven to succeed.
"He was still able to join in the sessions when I was there, so he was intense," said the former City centre-back.
"But every now and then if he got too intense, you could leave something on him in training!
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