Arsene Wenger will equal Sir Alex Ferguson’s record for most games as a Premier League manager when Arsenal take on Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.
The Frenchman’s 810th game since taking charge of the Gunners in 1996 moves him alongside the long-serving former Manchester United boss.
And Wenger will surpass the Scot by taking charge of the game at West Brom on New Year’s Eve – the day of Ferguson’s 76th birthday.
Here, Mirror Football's chief football reporter John Cross pinpoints a selection Wenger's highs and lows during his time at Arsenal before looking at a comparison of stats between the Gunners boss and the Old Trafford great...
HIGHS
The Invincibles
Wenger’s greatest achievement in football, to steer Arsenal to the title in 2004 without losing a game.
1998 Double
Wenger became the first ever foreign manager to win the title - and completed it with the FA Cup Double in his first full season.
FA Cup history
Wenger made history by becoming the first manager to win seven FA Cups.
LOWS
Champions League failure
Losing the 2006 Champions League final. Not enjoying European success at Arsenal is his biggest career regret.
Abou Diaby
This is a bit left field. But injury (the worst suffered in a horror tackle five months after joining in 2006) stifled a player he regarded as the next Patrick Vieira, the midfielder he never managed to replace.
Love hate relationship with the fans
It reached boiling point during the 2016/17 run-in when fans flew banners and Wenger admitted later: “We played some games in a hostile environment and I cannot accept that.”
How Wenger and Ferguson's records compare
Premier League games
Wenger: 809; Ferguson: 810
Wins
Wenger: 467; Ferguson: 528
Draws
Wenger: 197; Ferguson: 168
Losses
Wenger: 145; Ferguson: 114
Goals for
Wenger: 1,521; Ferguson: 1,627
Goals against
Wenger: 779; Ferguson: 703
Points
Wenger: 1,598; Ferguson: 1,752
Points per game
Wenger: 1.98; Ferguson: 2.16
Goal difference
Wenger: 742; Ferguson: 924
League titles
Wenger: 3; Ferguson: 13
Manager of the year awards
Wenger: 3; Ferguson: 11
Manager of the month award
Wenger: 15; Ferguson: 27