Published: 15:51, 29 September 2025 | Updated: 15:51, 29 September 2025

Mikel Arteta has revealed plans to enlist the help of RAF fighter pilots to improve communication at Arsenal in his latest wacky ploy.

The Spaniard has previously used other unorthodox methods, which included hiring professional pickpockets to steal from his own players at a team dinner to teach them a lesson in being alert at all times.

He has also infamously played 'You'll Never Walk Alone' on loudspeakers during a training session in an attempt to familiarise his players with the intimidating atmosphere at Liverpool's Anfield stadium before an away game there.

Yet Arteta has now come up with another ruse. Speaking at an event alongside his friend and legendary basketball coach Steve Kerr, the Arsenal manager was asked about leadership.

He explained: 'So, the British fighter planes, for example. I will get in touch with those guys, how they communicate, because that is life or death.

'I'm sure they don't use 20 phrases or 20 words if there is one word. Don't say, "Nah, the wind is coming this way, now you...