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Both former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger and former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson have been inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame.
With a record 13 titles, Ferguson, 81, is the most successful manager in Premier League history.
Throughout his 22-year term as the Gunners’ manager, Wenger led them to three league championships.
The Frenchman guided the “Invincibles” of Arsenal to a league-winning, undefeated season in 2003–04.
The first two managers to be honored in the Hall of Fame are Wenger and Ferguson.
David Beckham, Dennis Bergkamp, Eric Cantona, Thierry Henry, Roy Keane, Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard, and Alan Shearer were the first individuals to be inducted into the Hall of Fame when it was established in 2021.
The following players were added in the previous year: Ian Wright, Didier Drogba, Vincent Kompany, Wayne Rooney, Peter Schmeichel, Paul Scholes, and Sergio Aguero.
From 1986 to 2013, Ferguson led Manchester United to three consecutive league victories on two separate occasions.
“It’s an honour when you receive recognition like this,” he said. “However, it’s not just about me as a person.
“It’s about the job at Manchester United and the bond we had over many years, so I’m also proud for the club, the staff and my players.
“My job was to send the fans home happy. United’s history and my own expectations were the things that drove me.”
In his first full season at Arsenal, Wenger, 73, won the Premier League in 1996 as one of the league’s first foreign managers.
“I’d like to be known as someone who loved Arsenal, who respected the values of the club and left it in a position where it can grow and become even bigger,” Wenger said.
“To share this with Sir Alex is a great honour for me. It’s like two boxers, you fight like mad and go the distance together.
“At the end of the day, you have respect and it will be a great opportunity to meet with him, share a good bottle of wine and memories of our old battles.”