The local paper welcomed him in London with the headline Arsene who? but when his side meet Chelsea on Saturday, Arsene Wenger will reach 1,000 games in charge of Arsenal. Since his appointment on 30 September, 1996, 153 managers, caretakers or management teams have taken charge of Premier League clubs and 18 years on, the average stay of a top-flight boss stands at 1.86 seasons. The retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson - who pays his own exclusive tribute below - left Wenger as English footballs longest-serving manager and, of the 19 others in the Premier League when he arrived, only Harry Redknapp remains a club boss.
Posted on: Fri, 21 Mar 2014 13:34:00 +0000
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