Arsène Wenger Turns 65: Will It Be A Happy Birthday For The Arsenal Manager? (PICTURES)

65 Glorious Pictures Of Arsène Wenger
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Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger celebrates his 65th birthday today.

The Frenchman can also celebrate being the club's longest-serving manager and most successful in terms of titles won, having led Arsenal to 12 pieces of silverware since joining the north London club in 1996 and Arsenal are the current holder of the FA Cup.

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Arsène Wenger celebrates winning the FA Cup with Arsenal at Wembley in May.

Belgian side Anderlecht host Arsenal tonight in the Champions League group stages with Arsène Wenger hoping for a win to give him the perfect birthday present.

Arsenal are currently sitting 7th in the Premier League but with five draws in their first eight matches and in a comfortable position in the Champions League, Mr Wenger will be keeping his fingers crossed for a few gift wrapped goals tonight.

Take a look at our gallery below which will be guaranteed to even put a smile on Arsène Wenger's face.

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File photo dated 17/05/1998 of Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger posing with the FA and League Cups as the team take a victory tour from the Highbury ground to Islington Town Hall to celebrate their cup double. (credit:PA)
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TO GO WITH Fbl-Asia-ENG-Pr-Arsenal-JPN-Wenger,FOCUS by Shigemi SATO This picture taken on September 28, 1996 shows Arsene Wenger when he was manager of Japanese football club Nagoya Grampus Eight, acknowledging supporters after his last game as a manager in Japan, at Mizuho Stadium in Nagoya, Aichi prefecture. Nearly 20 years after his brief stay in Japan Arsene Wenger's influence still echoes, following its rise from a backwater of world football to one of its emerging powers. JAPAN OUT AFP PHOTO / JIJI PRESS (Photo credit should read JIJI PRESS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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MONTE CARLO, MONACO - MAY 15: INTERNATIONAL 1992, AC MONACO, Monte Carlo; TRAINER Arsene WENGER (Photo by Bongarts/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Arsene Wenger, A.S. Monaco manager. Archive-122537a (credit:PA)
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File photo dated 22/09/1996 of New Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger at Highbury Stadium, London. (credit:PA)
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File photo dated 22/09/1996 of New Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger at Highbury Stadium, London. (credit:PA)
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM: Arsenal football club manager Arsene Wenger (C) with the clubs' new signings, Emmanuel Petit (L) and Marc Overmars 17 June at Highbury Stadium in London. Petit was signed from AS Monaco and Overmars from Ajax. (Photo credit should read ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Sport, Football, February 1997, Highbury, London, England, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger introduces his new signing Nicolas Anelka to the fans (Photo by Bob Thomas/Getty Images)
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File photo dated 03/05/1998 of Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger (left) and captain Tony Adams hold the FA Carling Premiership League trophy. (credit:PA)
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Arsenal football club manager Arsene Wenger makes friends with the resident reptiles at the 1998 "Footies" in assocition with Puma and Shoot awards at the Cafe de Paris in London this evening (Sunday). Photo by Michael Walter/PA. (credit:PA)
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File photo dated 03/08/1999 of Thierry Henry with Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger. (credit:PA)
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Arsenal's Manager Arsene Wenger holds aloft the Charity Shield (credit:PA)
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THIS PICTURE CAN ONLY BE USED WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF AN EDITORIAL FEATURE. Arsenal Manager, Arsene Wenger, with the coveted Charity Shield, at London Colney training ground today (Friday), before Arsenal meet Manchester United at Wembley on Sunday, to battle for the shield. See PA Story SOCCER Charity. Photo by Ben Curtis. (credit:PA)
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12 Jan 1999: Portrait of Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger at Football Expo 1999 in Cannes, France. \ Mandatory Credit: Graham Chadwick /Allsport
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22 Nov 2000: Arsene Wenger and Pat Rice of Arsenal on the bench during the Spartak Moscow v Arsenal Champions League match in Moscow, Rissia. Mandatory Credit: Ross Kinnaird/ALLSPORT
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Arsenal's manager Arsene Wenger (left) and captain Tony Adams proudly hold the Premiership Trophy (with Wenger) and FA Cup, to thousands of their supporters. THIS PICTURE CAN ONLY BE USED WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF AN EDITORIAL FEATURE. NO WEBSITE/INTERNET USE UNLESS SITE IS REGISTERED WITH FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION PREMIER LEAGUE. *The club's squad went to Islington Town hall, to a civic reception where they showed off the two trophies which were won in the last week. THIS PICTURE CAN ONLY BE USED WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF AN EDITORIAL FEATURE. NO WEBSITE/INTERNET USE UNLESS SITE IS REGISTERED WITH FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION PREMIER LEAGUE. (credit:PA)
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Arsenal's manager Arsene Wenger holds the Premiership Trophy and FA Cup, to thousands of supporters. The club's squad went to Islington Town hall, to a civic reception where they showed off the two trophies which were won in the last week. (credit:PA)
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l-r Arsenal's Dennis Bergkamp and Manager Arsene Wenger celenbrate victory (credit:PA)
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13 Feb 2001: Manager Arsene Wenger of Arsenal celebrates their one -nil victory at the final whistle during the match between Olympique Lyonnais and Arsenal in the UEFA Champions League Group C at the Stade Municipal de Gerland, Lyon, France. Digital Image. Mandatory Credit: Phil Cole/ALLSPORT
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BIRMINGHAM - DECEMBER 26: Arsenal Manager Arsene Wenger shouts out in frustration during the FA Barclaycard Premiership match between West Bromwich Albion and Arsenal held on December 26, 2002 at The Hawthorns in Birmingham, England. Arsenal won the match 2-1. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON - MAY 11: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger celebrates by lifting the Premiership trophy after the FA Barclaycard Premiership match between Arsenal and Everton played at Highbury, in London on May 11, 2002. Arsenal won the match 4-3. DIGITAL IMAGE. (Photo by Ben Radford/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM: Arsenal's French manager Arsene Wenger arrives for striker Thierry Henry's Football Association diciplinary hearing at a hotel in west 06 March 2002, in London. The French players hearing on his outburst at referee Graham Poll comes two months and a half after the incident where his team lost 0-2 to Newcastle at Highbury. If Henry is found guilty of misconduct, he might face a three-match ban . AFP PHOTO / Odd ANDERSEN (Photo credit should read Odd Andersen/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM: Arsenal's French manager Arsene Wenger (R) and players celebrate after a premier league match win over Manchester United at Old Trafford, 08 May 2002. The win secured Arsenal the double after winning the cup final, 04 May 2002. AFP PHOTO / Paul BARKER (Photo credit should read PAUL BARKER/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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MOSCOW - SEPTEMBER 29: Arsenal manager Arsen Wenger during press conference before there UEFA Champions League match with Lokomotiv Moscow at the Lokomotiv Stadium on September 29, 2003, Moscow, Russia. (Photo By Ian Walton/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Arsenal's manager Arsene Wenger (R) hugs Sol Campbell, who is on a three match ban, after the final whistle of the FA Cup final at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff 17 May 2003. Arsenal won 1-0. AFP PHOTO POOL/Ian Hodgson (Photo credit should read IAN HODGSON/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger holds the FA Cup trophy after his team defeated Chelsea 2-0 (credit:PA)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 12: Arsenal Manager Arsene Wenger poses with the Manager of the Year Award during the BBC Sports Personallity of the Year Award on December 12, 2004 in London, England.(Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON COLNEY, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 6: Arsene Wenger the Arsenal manager looks on during training before the UEFA Champions League Group E match between Arsenal and Rosenborg at London Colney on December 6, 2004 in London Colney,England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON - OCTOBER 5: Manager Arsene Wenger of Arsenal poses outside Arsenal Football Club's new Emirates Stadium development at Ashburton Grove on October 5, 2004 in London. Arsenal have just announced the stadium will be called the Emirates Stadium for the next fifteen years after signing a new sponsorship deal with Emirates. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM: Arsenal's manager Arsene Wenger holds up the Premiership trophy after winning the Premiership title and defeating Leicsester City 15 May, 2004 at Highbury in London. Arsenal defeated Leicester City 2-1 and finish the season undefeated. AFP PHOTO/JIM WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON - APRIL 25: Arsene Wenger the Arsenal manager celebrates at the end of the FA Barclaycard Premiership match between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal at White Hart Lane on April 25, 2004 in London. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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SILVERSTONE, ENGLAND - JULY 10: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is presented with a Toyota F1 Team cap by Jarno Trulli prior to the British F1 Grand Prix at Silverstone Circuit on July 10, 2005 in Silverstone, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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CARDIFF, UNITED KINGDOM - MAY 21: Arsenal Manager, Arsene Wenger, holds the trophy aloft after winning the FA Cup Final between Arsenal and Manchester United 5-4 on penalty's at The Millennium Stadium on May 21, 2005 in Cardiff, Wales. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON - JANUARY 1: Arsene Wenger, the Arsenal manger, looks on during the Barclays Premiership match between Charlton Athletic and Arsenal at The Valley on January 1, 2005 in London, England. (Photo by Tom Shaw/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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London Colney, UNITED KINGDOM: Arsenal's French manager Arsene Wenger (L) turns to call for the team physio after French defender William Gallas injured himself taking a shot at goal during a training session at the team's practice ground in London Colney, northwest of London, 20 November 2006. Arsenal plays Hamburg in the Champions League Tuesday. AFP PHOTO ADRIAN DENNIS (Photo credit should read ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 17: Arsene Wenger (R) , the Arsenal manager congratulates Fredrik Ljungberg , following their team's 1-0 victory during the Barclays Premiership match between Manchester United and Arsenal at Old Trafford on September 17, 2006 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON - AUGUST 19: Arsene Wenger, the Arsenal Manager, watches from the touchline during the Barclays Premiership match between Arsenal and Aston Villa at The Emirates Stadium on August 19, 2006 in London, England. (Photo by Phil Cole/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Valencia, SPAIN: Arsenal's coach Arsene Wenger (C) arrives at Valencia airport ahead of their champions league semi-final second leg match against Villarreal, 24 April 2006. Arsenal enter the tie with a 1-0 win at home from the first leg. AFP PHOTO/CARL DE SOUZA. (Photo credit should read CARL DE SOUZA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, United Kingdom: 16 year-old Theo Walcott (R) poses with Arsenal football club manager Arsene Wenger and his new team shirt at the Club's training ground near London Colney in Hertfordshire, 20 January 2006. Walcott, the hottest young prospect in English football, has opted to sign for Arsenal in a deal that could eventually cost the Gunners GBP12 m (approx. 17.5m euros) Walcott is so young that he will not even be able to sign a professional contract for his new club until he turns 17 on March 16. AFP PHOTO/ANDREW STUART (Photo credit should read ANDREW STUART/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Arsenal manage Arsene Wenger looks on as he watches Justine Henin in action against Patty Schnyder (credit:PA)
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LONDON - NOVEMBER 24: Arsene Wenger, manager of Arsenal, shows his frustration during the Barclays Premier League match between Arsenal and Wigan Athletic at the Emirates Stadium on November 24, 2007 in London, England. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON COLNEY, UNITED KINGDOM - AUGUST 20: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger speaks with England's David Beckham during an England training session at the London Colney training ground on August 20, 2007 in London Colney, England. (Photo by Phil Cole/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Arsenal's French manager Arsene Wenger (C) celebrates on the final whistle after their Premier League match against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, London, on November 30, 2008. Arsenal won 2-1. AFP PHOTO / Glyn Kirk FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY Additional licence required for any commercial/promotional use or use on TV or internet (except identical online version of newspaper) of Premier League/Football League photos. Tel DataCo +44 207 2981656. Do not alter/modify photo (Photo credit should read GLYN KIRK/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Handout photo dated 11/01/2008 provided by Alan Walter/Barclays. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger with his Barclays December manager of the Month award. (credit:PA)
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Arsenal's manager Arsene Wenger during the against Sevilla (credit:PA)
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger celebrates the final whistle in the Barclaycard Premiership match against Everton at Highbury, London. Arsenal defeated Everton 2-1. 27/10/04: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has agreed a three-year extension to his contract. The new deal means the Frenchman will stay with the Barclays Premiership champions at least until May 31, 2008 and will oversee the team as they move to their new stadium in August 2006. THIS PICTURE CAN ONLY BE USED WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF AN EDITORIAL FEATURE. NO WEBSITE/INTERNET USE UNLESS SITE IS REGISTERED WITH FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION PREMIER LEAGUE. (credit:PA)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 04: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger kicks the match ball back into the field during the UEFA Champions League Group H match between Arsenal and AZ Alkmaar at the Emirates Stadium on November 4, 2009 in London, England. (Photo by Phil Cole/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Arsenal's French manager Arsene Wenger relaxes in the dug-out during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Birmingham City at the Emirates Stadium in London, England on October 17, 2009. AFP PHOTO/IAN KINGTON FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY Additional licence required for any commercial/promotional use or use on TV or internet (except identical online version of newspaper) of Premier League/Football League photos. Tel DataCo +44 207 2981656. Do not alter/modify photo. (Photo credit should read IAN KINGTON/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 09: Arsene Wenger poses at the Castrol Performance Lab in Johannesburg on June 9, 2010 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Wenger gave an exclusive preview of the unique performance analysis tools that Castrol, official sponsor of the FIFA World Cup, will be provdiing to all fans throughout the tournamnet at castrolfootball.com. (Photo by Ian Walton/Getty Images for Castrol) (credit:Getty Images)
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Arsenal's French coach Arsene Wenger arrives to give a press conference on October 18, 2011 at the Velodrome stadium in Marseille, southern France, on the eve of the UEFA Champions League football match Marseille vs. Arsenal. AFP PHOTO / ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT (Photo credit should read ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - JULY 13: Arsenal Coach Arsene Wenger speaks to Robin Van Persie during the pre-season Asian Tour friendly match between Malaysia and Arsenal at Bukit Jalil National Stadium on July 13, 2011 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Photo by Stanley Chou/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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BRADFORD, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 11: Arsene Wenger the Arsenal manager looks on during the Capital One Cup quarter final match between Bradford City and Arsenal at the Coral Windows Stadium, Valley Parade on December 11, 2012 in Bradford, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger (left) and Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson during the Champions League Semi Final First Leg match at Old Trafford, Manchester. (credit:PA)
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Arsenal's manager Arsene Wenger celebrates with Kolo Toure (credit:PA)
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger on the touchline (credit:PA)
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger celebrates at the end of the match during the Barclays Premier League match at St James' Park, Newcastle. (credit:PA)
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger during the training session at London Colney Training Ground, Hertfordshire. (credit:PA)
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger shares a joke with Norwich City manager Chris Hughton (left) before the match (credit:PA)
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger on the touchline (credit:PA)
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File photo dated 28/03/2004 of Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger (left) and Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson (right) exchanging words during the Premiership match at Highbury, London. (credit:PA)
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Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson and Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger watch the action (credit:PA)
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger with new signing Mesut Oezil at London Colney on September 12, 2013 in St Albans, England. (Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger celebrates with the FA Cup trophy in the stands after the game (credit:Nick Potts/PA Wire)