Former Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein has praised close friend Arsene Wenger for leading the Gunners to the summit of the Premier League table.
Dein, 64, is credited for bringing Wenger to Arsenal during his role as vice-chairman in the late 1990’s, and togther they led the club to much success whilst building a close working relationship.
He, however, left the club in April 2007 due to “irreconcilable differences” between himself and the rest of the board, especially chairman Peter Hill-Wood.
After Dein’s split with the Gunners, rumours persisted that the businessman left because his view that Arsenal couldn’t challenge the likes of Manchester United and Chelsea without significant investment from an outside source wasn’t shared by certain board members.
Fast-forward nine months and Arsenal top the Premiership, and could open up a five-point gap between them and nearest rivals Manchester United with a win tonight against visitors Blackburn.
Arsenal’s fabulous revival has moved Dein to hail his former colleague, "Everyone thought Arsenal was finished, but now look at the new generation of players performing in the English Premier League. Emmanuel Adebayor has scored in eight consecutive matches," Dein told the Daily Monitor.
“He [Wenger] is a miracle worker.”
Dein was speaking whilst in Ghana attending the African Cup of Nations, where apparently by chance he met ex-Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho. "Jose had just arrived in Accra. There was nothing special about it. It was purely social," he said.
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