Laurene Laverne

Arsene Wenger, you moved to Japan to manage Nagoya Grand Pass 8 before being headhunted by Arsenal in 1996.

When you arrived, you were considered an unknown quantity by many, certainly in the press, and they quite rudely wrote about Arsene who.

How did the fans and players receive you?

Yes, and you brought in many innovations, including persuading the team to give up their Mars bars for broccoli.

How did that go down?

You know, we take it for granted now that players have very strict, healthy diets, but it was revolutionary.

Before you got there, there was quite a well-established drinking culture at the club when George Graham, the previous manager, was in charge.

The Tuesday club there was very much seen as a bonding experience for the players with the manager.

How did they react to your way of doing things?

What would the sanction have been?

You won the Premiership for the third time with a team that became known as the Invincibles.

49 consecutive matches they didn't lose.

Why was it important to you to win the Premiership without losing a game?

Ah, because it was the year of your birth.

Yeah.

I could see that 50 still rankling though.

It's time for your next discourse.

And what are we going to hear?

And why have you chosen this one?

Elvis and The Wonder of You.