Friday 20 April 2018 11:39, UK
Arsene Wenger will bring the curtain down on a near 22-year reign at Arsenal at the end of the season - but how does his tenure compare to other long managerial stays?
Wenger announced on Friday he will leave Arsenal in May, 21 years and seven months after taking over in October in 1996.
No active manager across Europe's top five leagues comes close to matching that length of time in their current job.
In a Sky Sports study, looking at England's top four tiers and the top two levels in Spain, Germany, Italy and France since 1960, Wenger has the fifth longest reign.
Guy Roux holds the longest continuous managerial term in Europe in that time, overseeing French club Auxerre for over 36 years between 1964 and 2000, having also managed the club for a period in 1961/62 and a third spell between 2001 and 2005.
Roux lifted the club from lower league origins to Ligue 1 champions in 1995/96 and managed the likes of Eric Cantona and Laurent Blanc.
Sir Alex Ferguson's 26 years as Manchester United boss is the second longest in recent history. The Scotsman stepped down in 2013 after winning 38 trophies, including 13 Premier League titles, five FA Cups, four League Cups and two Champions League titles.
In third place is a possibly unfamiliar name - Michel Le Milinaire. He was in charge of French Ligue 2 side Stade Laval for 24 years between 1968 and 1992, taking them through the tiers to France's top flight, while Dario Gradi coached Crewe Alexandra for more than 23 years until 2007.
