Hector Bellerin admits to owing Arsene Wenger “a lot”, but feels Unai Emery has returned a “winning mentality” to Arsenal.
The Spanish defender is now an established part of the Gunners' set-up, having enjoyed a breakthrough campaign in 2014-15.
Many of his 170 appearances for the club came under Wenger, who spotted his potential in Barcelona’s famed La Masia academy system and brought him to England.
Bellerin has savoured two FA Cup triumphs during his time as a senior star, but saw Arsenal regress towards the end of Wenger’s reign to end up slipping out of the Premier League’s top four.
A summer of change has opened a new era at Emirates Stadium and, with the club currently on a nine-game winning run, they are considered to be heading in an exciting direction once more.
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Bellerin told Premier League Today on his managers past and present: "They are coaches with a completely different mindset and ways of working. They both are great managers who will help you improve.
"Under Wenger I became the player that I am today because he's the guy that signed me at 16. I owe him a lot and all the time I spent here he made me play so much even when I was really young. Those are things you owe him back.
"Now with Emery it's more about following the process of becoming a professional footballer. I'm still really young. Personally it's more about improving tactically now and taking experiences game by game.
"The coaching staff are really good. They have people who analyse the game to the detail, for that it is important to listen to them and improve every game."
He added: "The environment we've been living in since the new coaching staff started is very positive.
"The whole mentality that he's instilled in the dressing room is a winning one, a hard working one. He wants to make us really competitive and slowly we're showing the improvements."
Arsenal – who have made positive progress in Premier League, Europa League and Carabao Cup competition this term – return to domestic action on Monday when they play host to Leicester.
