Arsenal turn to Jurgen Klopp's secret weapon as Mikel Arteta follows through on promise

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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has attempted to strengthen his side's Premier League title push with a move for former Liverpool coach Thomas Gronnemark. The Gunners currently sit top of the table with a six point lead over nearest rivals Manchester City .

But the north London giants are not resting on their laurels and are still attempting to strengthen ahead of the second-half of the campaign. As per The Times , Arsenal have turned to Gronnemark for advice about set pieces.

The 50-year-old - a former Danish footballer - is one of the world 's leading throw-in experts, having officially been named as the holder of the world's longest throw. Gronnemark has already lent his expertise to a number of clubs including Brentford, Borussia Dortmund , Ajax, FC Midtjylland, Union Saint-Gilloise and JEF United in Japan.

He was also offered a job by former Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp in 2018 and he helped the Reds to the Premier League title under the German. Speaking about his move to Anfield, he said: "I was totally in shock when Jurgen called me.

"I was visiting a chocolate shop with my family; I saw the +44 and thought it was an English guy trying to sell me pens. I listened to the voicemail and it was a message from Jurgen. I tried to call him back, but he didn't pick up.

"My heart was just pounding... I took the call on my way home in the car, where I drove directly into a grass field when he called. He told me that he was sitting in a beach chair, reading the German newspaper Bild while on vacation in Tenerife, and he came across an article about me... he had never heard of a throw-in coach before."

Arsenal boss Arteta will hope that Gronnemark's expertise can add to a strength that he's managed to harness already. The Gunners have become the Premier League's set-piece kings, having scored goals from 14 dead balls this season - more than any other club.

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Set-piece coach Nicolas Jover has been right at the forefront of that work. Explaining his approach with set-pieces, the Arsenal boss claimed that it has been a decade's worth of work.

Asked when he realised how crucial corners and free-kicks were, Arteta replied: "Ten years ago. I wasn't here, but 10 years ago, I said 'it is a massive thing to do that' and I started to have a vision, try to implement a method and try to be surrounded by the best people to deliver that."

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