Arsene Wenger - My Fake Diary

Saturday, 29 December 2012

My former assistant manager Pat Rice, who retired at the end of last season, has been awarded an MBE by the Queen for services to football after 40+ years in the game.

I am very proud for Pat and technically this is a trophy for the club and MYSELF because I gave Pat a job at Arsenal - well he was already at the club when I arrived but I never sacked him.

To tell the truth I thought he was French with a name like Patrice, until someone pointed it out to me. We actually communicated by sign language for 15 years.