Arsene Wenger 'to be given special award for reaching 1,000 games'

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will reportedly be handed a special award for reaching 1,000 games as manager of the Gunners.

The Frenchman will mark the milestone when the North London side take on Premier League title rivals Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

According to the Daily Mail, Wenger will be presented with the award at Arsenal's London Colney training base tomorrow as he would prefer not to make a big spectacle of his achievement on matchday.

Reports have claimed that Gunners chairman Sir Chips Keswick and League Managers' Association chairman Richard Bevan will be at the ceremony.

Wenger, who became Arsenal manager in August 1996, has won 572, lost 192 and drawn 235 games during his reign so far.