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09th Mar 2018

QUIZ: Can you name Arsene Wenger’s entire first ever Arsenal squad?

The starting XI should be easy. The subs, not so much.

Kevin Beirne

It’s been two decades since Arsene Wenger first arrived on our shores.

Having arrived a relative unknown from the Japanese League, Wenger has gone on to establish himself as the longest-serving manager in the Premier League 20 years on.

A lot has changed in that time, and Wenger can take a lot of credit for that. But when he took over the Gunners in 1996, he was inheriting a squad largely put together by George Graham and, to a lesser extent, Bruce Rioch.

Although he was unveiled on September 22, Wenger only officially took over as Arsenal boss on October 1 so his first game in charge was a 2-0 victory at Ewood Park over a Blackburn side who had claimed the Premier League title two seasons previously.

Can you remember who lined out for Arsenal that day? Let’s see.

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