22 years of Arsene Wenger

Arsenal played their last match under iconic manager Arsene Wenger on Sunday. It was a befitting farewell for Le Professeur as his side picked up a 1-0 win over Huddersfield town but it was also a bittersweet occasion. It was the last time we will be seeing Arsene Wenger, the man most of us thought owns Arsenal growing up, in charge of Arsenal. So, to pay tribute to the legend himself, we have broken down the 22 years he has served as Arsenal numbers to facts and trivia. Merci Arsene.

1. Arsene is the only manager to win the golden premier league title

The only manager in PL to do so

2. Wenger won the double in just his second season in charge

Arsene took the Premier League by storm!

3. He managed three clubs before joining Arsenal: Monaco, Nancy, Nagoya

A young Wenger during his first ever European match with Monaco

4. Arsene Wenger has won the Onze d’Or a record four time

In 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004. The most by any manager

5. Arsene’s biggest ever home defeat came against Chelsea in a 5-0 loss

The defeat came during the 1999 FA Cup

6. He has finished as the runners-up of the Premier League six time

The boss has been pretty consistent throughout the years

7. During his reigns, Arsenal has won the FA Cup 7 times

The most by any manager

8. Patrick Vieira has received 8 red cards under Wenger, the most among the 222 players he has managed

The French midfielder flourished under Wenger but was quite the troublemaker

9. The number of years it took Wenger to end Arsenal’s trophy drought

The drought came to an end when Arsenal won the 2013/14 FA Cup

10. As the Gunners’ Boss, Wenger has won 10 major trophies

7 FA Cups and 3 Premier Leagues

11. Arsene Wenger signed all-time top scorer Thierry Henry for 11 million

Arguably Wenger’s best signing ever

12. In his twelfth season in charge of Arsenal, Wenger officially became the club’s longest serving manager

Surpassing George Allison’s record of 13 years

13. Wenger sold Invincibles captain Patrick Vieira for 13 million to Juventus 

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A loss Arsenal still suffers from to this day

14. Wenger has won 14 different individual accolades as Arsenal manager 

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This includes: Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Onze d’Or Coach of The Year Legion d’Honneur, Premier League Manager of the Season, MA Manager of the Year, BBC Sports Personality of the Year Coach Award, London Football Awards: Outstanding Contribution to a London Club, World Manager of the Year, Freedom of Islington, FWA Tribute Award, English Football Hall of Fame, France Football: Manager of the Year, IFFHS World Coach of the Decade, Facebook FA Premier League Manager of the Year, Premier League Manager of the Month

15. Arsene Wenger has 15 Manager of the month awards

Le Prof has stood the test of time

16. Wenger has signed sixteen African players throughout his tenure at Arsenal

They are: Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo), Alex Iwobi (Nigeria), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon), Nwankwo Kanu (Nigeria), Marouane Chamakh (Morocco), Lauren (Cameroon), Kaba Diawara (Guinea), Quincy (Ghana), Emmanuel Eboue (Ivory Coast), Alex Song (Cameroon), Mohamed Elneny (Egypt), Kolo Toure (Ivory Coast), Emmanuel Frimpong (Ghana), Armand Traore (Senegal), Gervinho (Ivory Coast), Christopher Wreh (Liberia)

17. Arsene Wenger has won 17 trophies at Arsenal

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7 FA Cups, 7 Community Shields and 3 Premier Leagues

18. At the age of 18, Eddie Nketiah became the first player born after Wenger took over Arsenal to score a competitive goal for them

He’s not the only player to be born after Wenger took charge of the club though

19. Arsene has led Arsenal to 19 successive Champions League campaigns

Some of them more successful than the others

20. Arsene has 20 wins against Sam Allardyce and David Moyes (his best H2H records)

20 wins, 8 draws and 4 losses against Moyes. 20 wins, 8 draws and 6 losses against Allardyce

21. Arsene spent a net 21 million during his time at Arsenal

It’s true that the club sold their best players for big sums but the boss did spend a fair bit of money on his team contrary to popular beliefs

22. Wenger has spent 22 years at Arsenal making him the longest serving manager in the club’s history

A feat which will be quite difficult to match on this day and age. Merci Arsene.