ARSENAL are planning to honour their longest serving manager after Arsene Wenger’s final home game against Burnley.
The Frenchman’s reign at the Gunners is coming to an end after 22-years in charge of the North London side.
According to the Times, Wenger wants to treat the clash against Sean Dyche’s men on Sunday as any other fixture because he wants to avoid being centre of attention.
But the Gunners will host a celebration of his time at the club after the game.
And they will invite every player who has made 100 appearances and over under Wenger since he appointed manager in 1996.
Arsenal are also set to make exceptions to club legends such as Ian Wright who left the club before clocking up a century of matches under the 68-year-old.
The manager’s close friends and family have also been offered an invite to the bash.
Wenger will undergo a lap of honour around the Emirates while fans will receive commemorative t-shirts.
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Supporters will also give supporters the opportunity to write a message to Wenger in a tribute book.
Issuing a statement on their website, they said: “There will be a tribute book in the Armoury where fans can write a message to Arsene, which will be given to him once the season draws to an end.
Players who have made 100 appearances or more under Arsene Wenger
Danny Welbeck
Oleg Luzhny
José Antonio Reyes
Petr Čech
Philippe Senderos
Emmanuel Petit
Samir Nasri
Edu
Alexander Hleb
Marc Overmars
Emmanuel Adebayor
William Gallas
Johan Djourou
Andrey Arshavin
Thomas Vermaelen
Mikel Arteta
Denílson
Héctor Bellerín
Francis Coquelin
Alexis Sánchez
Gilles Grimandi
Nicklas Bendtner
Manuel Almunia
Sylvain Wiltord
Abou Diaby
Santi Cazorla
Wojciech Szczęsny
Jack Wilshere
Mesut Özil
Nwankwo Kanu
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Jens Lehmann
Alex Song
Nacho Monreal
Sol Campbell
Emmanuel Eboué
Per Mertesacker
Ashley Cole
Kieran Gibbs
Lauren
Gilberto Silva
Mathieu Flamini
Tomáš Rosický
Olivier Giroud
Gaël Clichy
Robin van Persie
Robert Pires
Bacary Sagna
Cesc Fàbregas
Laurent Koscielny
Aaron Ramsey
Kolo Touré
Fredrik Ljungberg
Thierry Henry
Theo Walcott
Patrick Vieira
Dennis Bergkamp
Martin Keown
Ray Parlour
David Seaman
Lee Dixon
Nigel Winterburn
Tony Adams
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“We will also have a free green screen experience in store, allowing fans to be stood next to Arsene and have their picture taken with him.
“All supporters inside the stadium will receive a commemorative t-shirt, which we are asking everyone to wear during the match, in order to create a special atmosphere for Arsene’s last home match as our manager.”
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