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David Dein on meeting Arsene Wenger

Former Arsenal vice chairman and co-owner David Dein on his chance meeting with Arsene Wenger that led to the Frenchman becoming boss of the Gunners

Craig Levein and Amy Irons are joined by former Arsenal vice chairman and co-owner David Dein as they discuss his time at the Gunners. David reveals how if he had his way a certain Scottish manager could've arrived in London instead of Manchester, he recalls the story of how a chance meeting with Arsene Wenger in 1989 put the wheels in motion to the Frenchman becoming boss and as one of the main drivers in the creation of the Premier League he divulges just how close the Old Firm came to joining the league.

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