Arsene Wenger will leave English football after more than 800 Premier League games, three titles, seven FA Cups, as many Community Shields and an unmistakable influence on our game.
Arsenal’s manager was appointed in 1996 and Ian Wright has admitted a few members of the squad were asking at the time: ‘Who is this French guy?’
Yet they would soon bow to Wenger’s demands and discover the benefits as they were left feeling like their new club chief could see into the future.
Here, as the Frenchman prepares to leave the Premier League behind, Sportsmail looks at five ways Wenger helped shape English football.