REVEALED: Arsene Wenger says he would 'loved' to have managed Didier Drogba

ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger has revealed his regret at not being able to have managed Chelsea icon Didier Drogba during his career.

Drogba, Chelsea, CFC, Wenger, AFCArsene Wenger has admitted he would loved to have signed Didier Drogba[GETTY]

The Ivory Coast frontman was a thorn in the Gunners defence during his first spell at Stamford Bridge, netting 15 times in 15 meetings.

Wenger admits he missed out on the chance to sign Drogba when he played for Le Mans.

"I would have loved to have managed Didier Drogba for two reasons," Wenger told Huawei.

“I missed him when he played in France at Le Mans – not even in the top league. I knew he was good player there and I missed him.

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And secondly because he hurt us so much in big games that all this pain would not have happened

Arsene Wenger

“And secondly because he hurt us so much in big games that all this pain would not have happened.”

Drogba who joined Chelsea in 2004, went on to hit over 150 goals for the club.

It remains to be seen whether he will haunt Arsenal again this season.

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