Arsene Wenger's ‘Invincibles’ statue unveiled out Arsenal's stadium

Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will have his ‘Invincibles’ stature unveiled outside the club's stadium.

Published on: Jul 29, 2023, 24:24:41 IST

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A bronze statue of former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger lifting the Premier League trophy was unveiled Friday outside the club's Emirates Stadium. Wenger won three Premier League titles and the FA Cup seven times while in charge of the Gunners between October 1996 and May 2018. The Frenchman managed 1,235 matches at Arsenal and helped the club go unbeaten in the league during their 2004 title success with a team known as “The Invincibles.”

FIFA's Chief of Global Football Development Arsene Wenger will have his statue unveiled outside Arsenal's stadium. (AFP)

Arsenal also spent 20 straight seasons in the Champions League under Wenger, including reaching the 2006 final, where it was beaten 2-1 by Barcelona. The 3.5-meter statue of the 73-year-old Wenger was created by sculptor Jim Guy. It was fixed into position outside the North Bank Stand on Friday morning.

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Wenger will be the club's guest of honor for the Emirates Cup match against Monaco on Wednesday and is due to visit the statue in the coming days. His statue joins five others — featuring Tony Adams, Dennis Bergkamp, Herbert Chapman, Ken Friar and Thierry Henry — on the podium around the Emirates Stadium.

“He chose me to be one of his players and selected me to be the captain of the club and that's something I will never forget,” Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said.

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