FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Arsenal v Aston Villa - Barclays Premier League - Emirates Stadium - May 15, 2016 Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger during the lap of honour at the end of the match REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth/File Photo
LONDON (Reuters) - When Arsene Wenger walked into Arsenal in 1996 he not only unlocked the door to the club's trophy cabinet he also kicked down a barrier which had made the insular English game out of bounds for foreign coaches.
Every English top-flight title-winning team since 1889 had been put together by a British manager. When Wenger appeared talking of science diets, psychology and arty football, few took much notice.
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