Mourinho felt that Arteta was heavily praised for those tactics, even though he is often criticized for setting up his own teams too defensively.
I am happy because I like the kid," Mourinho told The Telegraph.
And I am happy everything goes for him. But the way they (Arsenal) played to get that point - and the way the media spoke about a magic strategy.
In my time, it was not a magic strategy. And I won at Manchester City a few times. But it was not an amazing strategy. It was a defensive game. Park the bus. Park the double bus. It was a different perspective.
"How many central defenders do they have in the team? Sometimes they have six. As a matter of principle. Then they play in other positions. They play right-back, left-back, they play midfield. But they play with five or six central defenders on the pitch. They feel the need for defensive stability and a defensive compactness."