Published: 15:56, 6 April 2026 | Updated: 15:56, 6 April 2026

Mikel Arteta's unorthodox training methods reached a new level on Monday, as Arsenal players were seen completing a host of bizarre drills.

During his tenure as Arsenal manager, Arteta has been known to implement unique or unorthodox strategies in an effort to get the best out of his players, having once hired pickpockets to promote situational awareness.

And now, following back-to-back defeats to Manchester City and Southampton - in the Carabao Cup final and FA Cup quarter-final respectively - which saw dreams of an unprecedented quadruple crushed, the Spaniard appears to have shaken things up.

The Gunners squad could be seen doing a whole host of new and unique group training drills at the Sobha Realty Training Centre, in London Colney, on Easter Monday.

Clips shown on Sky Sports displayed players in groups of four holding a ball between all of their heads while trying to move across the pitch.

They then raced back to complete another drill in which the players hold pens between each other's fingertips, during which they try to...