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Arsene Wenger did not always enjoy his milestone matches as Arsenal manager.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The legendary French coach infamously lost his 1,000th game in charge of the Gunners 6-0 away to Chelsea. Wenger\u2019s 500th match had also been a Stamford Bridge defeat.<\/p>\n

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Yet, Wenger\u2019s former captain Mikel Arteta was smiling when he reached a major landmark as Arsenal boss with a hard-fought\u00a01-0 win over Brentford. \u201cToday\u2019s my 200th game,\u201d he grinned post-match, \u201cand when I see a team that behaves between them like that, and I see the staff\u2019s smiles, I\u2019m so happy and I couldn\u2019t be prouder.\u201d<\/p>\n

Arteta has a long way to go to match Wenger\u2019s tally of 1,235 games at the helm of the Gunners. But his record compares favourably to that of his predecessor at the same stage of his tenure.<\/p>\n

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Mikel Arteta\u2019s record after 200 games as Arsenal manager<\/h2>\n
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Mikel Arteta has won 58% of his matches as Arsenal manager \/ Mike Hewitt\/GettyImages<\/p>\n

Arteta\u2019s time as Arsenal manager has been a test of patience. After taking over a side that had spiralled into disarray under Unai Emery midway through the 2019\/20 campaign, Arteta won the only FA Cup final played behind closed doors before overseeing consecutive eighth-placed finishes. Arsenal had not slipped lower down the table since 1995 \u2013 before Wenger\u2019s reign had even begun.<\/p>\n

The immortal phrase \u201ctrust the process\u201d, innocently tweeted by Mesut Ozil after\u00a0Arteta\u2018s debut, became a stick with which to beat the Spanish coach. Yet, that faith appears to have paid off.<\/p>\n

The last two seasons have ended in heartache \u2013 missing out on fourth place was swiftly followed by a collapsed title charge \u2013 but the sense of dread that had begun to seep from the crowd onto the pitch in recent times has been consigned to the past. That the club even have reason to lament losing out to this imperious iteration of\u00a0Manchester City\u00a0is all the credit Arteta needs.<\/p>\n

To quantify Arsenal\u2019s success under their former skipper, no previous manager in the history of the club can match Arteta\u2019s tally of 116 wins from their first 200 games at the helm.<\/p>\n

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Time period<\/th>\nWins<\/th>\nDraws<\/th>\nLosses<\/th>\nGoals<\/th>\nGoal difference<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Dec 2019 \u2013 Nov 2023<\/td>\n116<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n50<\/td>\n358:206<\/td>\n+152<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n
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Arsene Wenger\u2019s record after 200 games as Arsenal manager<\/h2>\n
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Arsene Wenger brought up his double century of matches as Arsenal manager in the year 2000 \/ Phil Cole\/GettyImages<\/p>\n

While Arteta may boast the bigger haul of victories, Wenger had already won his first Premier League title by the time he hit his double century. Almost as soon as he arrived at Highbury in the autumn of 1996, bespectacled and clumsy after a spell in Japan\u2019s newly formed top flight, Wenger stamped his imprint on\u00a0Arsenal.<\/p>\n

Scores of former players line up to extol Wenger\u2019s impact on training, fitness and diet. Admittedly, there had been a low bar at Arsenal, where centre-back Steve Bould was once crowned champion of an eating competition by packing away nine dinners on a coach trip back from Newcastle United\u2019s St James\u2019 Park.<\/p>\n

Yet, within months of Wenger\u2019s arrival, the pre-game stretches his players took with them on England internation<\/p>\n

al duty were being copied by their compatriots.<\/p>\n

Beyond the individual players, Wenger\u2019s influence was ingrained in the actual infrastructure of the football club. Long before his 200th match, Wenger handpicked the chairs and cutlery of Arsenal\u2019s training ground while it was being rebuilt following a fire.<\/p>\n

Arteta may have the edge in wins and goals, but he can\u2019t match Wenger for knives and forks.<\/p>\n

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Time period<\/th>\nWins<\/th>\nDraws<\/th>\nLosses<\/th>\nGoals<\/th>\nGoal difference<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Oct 1996 \u2013 May 2000<\/td>\n111<\/td>\n53<\/td>\n36<\/td>\n335:177<\/td>\n+158<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n
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