Arsenal have finally confirmed the appointment of Mikel Arteta as their new head coach. 

The Spaniard has been learning his trade at Manchester City, but it's his links to the Emirates that have earned him the top job weeks after Unai Emery was sacked. 

Fans will be hoping he can instil his attacking principles while also sorting out their hapless defence - and on the whole, they're optimistic about a new dawn. 

However, it's been described as a massive gamble in some quarters, not least because the 37-year-old has never been a manager before. 

Arteta will be hoping his affinity with the club will hold him in good stead, just as it has for several other ex-players who have gone on to manage their clubs. 

In other cases, it's seriously backfired. 

15. Thierry Henry 

The Frenchman replaced Leonardo Jardim at Monaco but lasted just three months before he was sacked and his predecessor brought back. Henry left with the principality club in a relegation battle, having won just two of their last 12 Ligue 1 games. 

14. Alan Shearer 

'Mr. Newcastle' himself oversaw their relegation from the Premier League, although to be fair to him, he probably came in too late to salvage the situation. Either way, it seems to have put him off management and he's worked as a pundit since. 

13. Gennaro Gattuso 

The Italian hard-man is now back in management with Napoli, but he would dearly have loved for things to work out better at AC Milan. Gattuso left the San Siro in May after missing out on Champions League qualification, though he did steer Milan to fifth - their highest finish since 2013. 

12. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

United players saved his job by beating Tottenham and Manchester City but overall, the Norwegian still has to win a lot of people over. The Red Devils boss has a worse win percentage than Jose Mourinho, who was sacked a year ago.

11. Frank Lampard 

Whenever you start to think Lampard has been a massive success in his first season back at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea seem to hit a poor run of form. Regardless of where they finish this season, he's been a breath of fresh air, handling their transfer ban superbly by giving young players opportunities. 

10. Kevin Keegan 

It's easily forgotten that Geordie legend Kevin Keegan only played for Newcastle for two seasons. Yet he received a hero's welcome when he went back to the club following Sam Allardyce's departure. Unfortunately, that reign was tarnished by tensions with Mike Ashley. The first time around, however, he had nearly won the league in 1996, the Magpies eventually beaten to the title by Manchester United. 

9. Roberto Di Matteo 

Roman Abramovich didn't really want to appoint Di Matteo on a permanent basis but he was forced when the former Chelsea star achieved what no previous Blues manager had done - winning the Champions League. 

8. Diego Simeone 

Simeone was a successful player at Atletico but its his leadership that has really set him apart. The Argentine has truly upset the apple cart in La Liga, winning the title in 2014 - the first team other than Barcelona or Real Madrid since Valencia in 2004. He also came within a penalty shootout of winning the Champions League. The Rojiblancos have won seven trophies under Simeone. 

7. Antonio Conte 

Conte has infuriated Juventus fans by taking the Inter Milan job but they did get his best years out of him. The Italian won three successive Scudettos and two Italian Super Cups in Turin, though his tenure was overshadowed somewhat by Juventus' alleged links to match-fixing. 

6. Zinedine Zidane

Perhaps Zidane deserves to be a little higher up given that he's won the Champions League three times as well as one La Liga title. Nonetheless, Zizou has been accused of an over-reliance on Cristiano Ronaldo and since the Portuguese's move to Juventus, Real have had far too many slip-ups.

5. Luis Enrique 

Enrique became a Barcelona man in 1996 when he left Real Madrid but he irked Los Blancos even further as a manager, winning nine trophies in three years at Camp Nou. Best of all, he inspired that incredible Champions League comeback from 4-0 down against PSG. 

4. Kenny Dalglish

By the time he returned to Liverpool for his second spell in charge, football had moved on. That shouldn't tarnish Dalglish's legacy at Anfield, where he won three titles and two FA Cups in four years during a glorious spell in the late 1980s. 

3. Johann Cruyff

The man responsible for taking 'Total Football' to Barcelona. The Dutchman is responsible for much of the Blaugrana's enduring philosophy and won four league titles and a European Cup. 

2. Pep Guardiola 

Barcelona considered it a huge gamble to appoint Guardiola in 2008. After all, his only coaching experience was with their 'B' team. What a punt it was, as he won the treble and proved himself as the greatest manager of the modern era. 

1. Bob Paisley 

Paisley was the ultimate one-club man and following his playing days at Liverpool, he became a coach. Once he was in the main hot seat he led the Reds to six First Division titles and remains the most successful manager in their history. 

The truth is Arteta might be neither hit or miss; he could be something in between. 

At the very least, his history means he'll have the Arsenal fans behind him from day one.