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If Mikel Arteta wins the Champions League with Arsenal… It would be one of the greatest achievements in the club’s modern history.
But no, that still doesn’t make him bigger than Arsène Wenger.
I don’t think you fully understand how massive Wenger’s legacy actually is.
Wenger didn’t just win trophies, he transformed Arsenal Football Club forever and even Premier League at large.
He arrived in 1996 and changed English football culturally, tactically, nutritionally, structurally, everything. At a time when the Premier League was still deeply rooted in old-school methods, Wenger modernised the game. Sports science, diet, technical football, player development, he pushed England forward.
Then you look at the football itself.
Three Premier League titles.
Seven FA Cups.
An Invincibles season nobody has replicated.
Competing against Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United, Mourinho’s Chelsea, Abramovich money, and still building elite sides consistently for over a decade.
And don’t forget the context of the Emirates era too.
Arsenal moved stadiums and financially handicapped themselves for years. Most clubs collapse during transitions like that. Wenger somehow kept Arsenal in the Champions League every single season while operating on tighter budgets than his rivals. He kept the club elite during its most vulnerable period.
That matters.
Arteta has done an unbelievable job rebuilding Arsenal. He restored standards, rebuilt the culture, made Arsenal feared again, and tactically elevated the team back to Europe’s elite. Winning a Champions League would cement him as one of Arsenal’s greatest managers instantly.
But overtaking Wenger? That requires more than one historic moment. It will take a lot more than that.
Wenger gave Arsenal an identity the modern club still lives off today. He gave them longevity, dominance, innovation, iconic football, legendary players, and an era people still talk about nearly 30 years later.
To surpass Wenger, Arteta would probably need sustained dominance:
multiple league titles,
continued European success,
longevity,
and an era that genuinely eclipses Wenger’s cultural impact on the club.
Because Wenger is not just Arsenal’s greatest manager due to trophies.
He is Arsenal.
Debby🙄@Deb_236
if we win the Champions League, does Mikel Arteta overtake Arsene Wenger as the greatest Arsenal Manager of all time?
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