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– Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson and ex-Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger have been inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame.
– Ferguson, 81, is the most successful manager in Premier League history with a record 13 titles.
– Wenger won three league titles during his 22-year spell in charge of the Gunners.
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– The Frenchman led Arsenal’s “Invincibles” to an unbeaten league-winning season in 2003-04.
– Ferguson and Wenger are the first two managers to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.
– The Hall of Fame launched in 2021 with David Beckham, Dennis Bergkamp, Eric Cantona, Thierry Henry, Roy Keane, Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard and Alan Shearer the inaugural inductees.
– Last year, Sergio Aguero, Didier Drogba, Vincent Kompany, Wayne Rooney, Peter Schmeichel, Paul Scholes, Patrick Vieira and Ian Wright were added.
– Ferguson, who managed Manchester United from 1986 until 2013, won three league titles in a row on two separate occasions.
– “It’s an honour when you receive recognition like this,” he said. “However, it’s not just about me as a person.
– “It’s about the job at Manchester United and the bond we had over many years, so I’m also proud for the club, the staff and my players.
– “My job was to send the fans home happy. United’s history and my own expectations were the things that drove me.”
– Wenger, 73, arrived as one of the Premier League’s first foreign managers in 1996 and won the league in his first full season at Arsenal.
– “I’d like to be known as someone who loved Arsenal, who respected the values of the club and left it in a position where it can grow and become even bigger,” Wenger said.
– “To share this with Sir Alex is a great honour for me. It’s like two boxers, you fight like mad and go the distance together.
– “At the end of the day, you have respect and it will be a great opportunity to meet with him, share a good bottle of wine and memories of our old battles.”
