To understand the job Arsene Wenger has done, you first need to understand the club he was walking into back in 1996. And only then can you begin to appreciate the scale of his achievement and the transformation he has made.
Arsenal were looking for a new manager after one of the most turbulent periods in the club’s history. George Graham, a member of Arsenal’s 1971 Double-winning team, was sacked in February 1995 after a bung scandal, following revelations that he had taken unsolicited payments.