Official Site of Arsenal · May 17, 2018
Wenger stories: When he lost it at Old Trafford
Thierry Henry saw Arsene Wenger lose his temper “five or six times”. Robert Pires counted up a similar tally.
And the two legends also agree on the moment that Wenger REALLY lost it: Sunday, February 25, 2001.
On that day we trailed Manchester United 5-1 at half-time at Old Trafford, and the manager tore into his players in the away dressing room.
“It looked like it would be 15-1,” Wenger recalled in his final interview with Arsenal.com. “We looked like we were playing a friendly game, so at some stage you have to wake the players up.”
But Henry says that even when Wenger was fuming, his anger was measured. He would kick something, but he knew what he was kicking.