"I congratulate Arsène in reaching this momentous landmark,"Having also reached the same milestone at one club, I cannot emphasise enough the level of dedication, resilience as well as sacrifice required and for that I have for the utmost admiration.
"Over the years we enjoyed some fantastic battles and you could say we had survived together and respected each other's efforts to play good football. I always enjoy watching Arsène's sides - Arsenal play the right way.
"Playing against them always presented special challenges that I burned many hours over the years thinking about. He has always been a conscientious member of our trade who makes it his business to help other managers.
"Perhaps the biggest compliment I could give Arsène is that I could never be anything other than competitive with my rival for 17 years."
.............SIR ALEX FERGUSON
"I admire him and I admire Arsenal, because it's not possible to have 1,000 matches unless the club is also a fantastic club in the way they support the manager, especially in the bad moments and especially when the bad moments were quite a lot"
.............JOSE MOURINHO
On Saturday the boss will celebrate his 1000th game at Arsenal. what a number. we couldn't imagine the Gunners without him. it was him who brought me to London. thank you for your trust!
.............MESUT OZIL
Congratulation boss, I will like to say in million times "in ARSENE we trust"
...........TOMAS ROSICKY
ARSENAL FOOTBALL CLUB chairman Sir Chips presented Wenger with a special award at the training ground on Friday to mark the achievement, and praised his impact. “I think that's what Arsène's done, he's lifted everybody up. Whatever he touches has got better and for that we're all very grateful.”
Sir Chips reserved special praise for Wenger as a man, rather than simply as the club’s manager.
“He's obviously absolutely dedicated to football, he's dedicated to his football team, he's fiercely loyal to his players,” he said. “He makes it fun for everybody but always mind your eye if you're not onside.
“I admire his dedication, I admire his commitment and I admire his leadership qualities. I really can't say it more strongly than that.
“Arsène's great strength is he can ride the rough and take the smooth. He doesn't seem to get big-headed when things are going well, he's obviously concerned when they are going badly but he can cope.
“He's a rounded person and a leader which is what you need as a manager of a football club.”
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