Wenger reveals his grand vision

ARSENE WENGER dreams of the culture he has established at Arsenal long outlasting his reign as coach and has compared himself to Johan Cruyff, the iconic former Barcelona coach whose style of play still informs the Spanish side today.

Wenger, who earlier this month became Arsenal’s longest-serving boss after 13 years in charge, also explained his reasons for turning down an approach from Real Madrid last summer and tipped his young side to win the Champions League this season.

In an interview published in today’s edition of L’Equipe Magazine, the Frenchman went on to use Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson as the ideal example of how he would like to continue coaching into his 60s.