The Spanish head coach was brought in to replace Unai Emery at The Emirates at the back-end of last year after a poor start to the season by the north London club.
Arteta is the second appointment at The Emirates since Wenger left Arsenal in the summer of 2018, and the former midfielder has been tasked with steering the north London side back into the top four this season.
Wenger believes that Arsenal struggled initially following his departure but he now feels that the club is on the right track and that Arteta is the right man to lead them forward.
Speaking in an interview with Canal Plus, as quoted by Metro, Wenger said: “What I see is that the club have started to reinvest a lot, and things started off bad