Former Arsenal coach, Arsene Wenger made a successful return to football management in England…The 68-year-old sat in an English football dugout for the first time since leaving Arsenal in May after 22 years in charge of the Premier League club.
The Frenchman took charge of the second-half action at the Hive stadium in North London as a Premier League Masters XI side beat the African Masters 9-4.
It proved to be a triumphant comeback as Wenger, who took over when the Premier Leagueside led 3-1 at half-time, lifted the inaugural Petrolex Kanu Cup.
It was his first trophy since the 2017 FA Community Shield.
The charity match, in aid of the Nwankwo Kanu Heart Foundation, involved former Arsenal stars Kanu, Sol Campbell, Robert Pires, Jens Lehmann, Lauren, Emmanuel Eboue, Kolo Toure, and Wiliam Gallas.
The African Masters squad contained the likes of Rami Shaaban, Lauren, Danny Shittu, George Boateng, Emmanuel Eboue, Eric Djemba Djemba, Quinton Fortune, Mido, Yakubu, Lomana LuaLua, Daniel Amokachi and Peter Odemwingie
This was Wenger’s second coaching comeback this summer — he was in charge of a Fifa 98 team which were beaten 3-2 by a France 98 side in June.
Wenger, who lives close by to the National League outfit Barnet, would be open to taking up another hotseat, saying he had he has had job offers “more than I expected” since his exit from the Emirates.