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Banned Arsene Wenger given prime spot in press seats for Chelsea vs Arsenal clash

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ARSENE WENGER will be hard pressed to find a better spot to watch Arsenal take on Chelsea as he has been handed the top spot in the Stamford Bridge press seats.

The Gunners boss is banned from the touchline for the Carabao Cup clash with the Blues but will be sat snuggly alongside some of his favourite people – the British football writers.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger sits next to Jens Lehmann in the press box
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger sits next to Jens Lehmann in the press boxCredit: AFP or licensors
Arsenal have three spots reserved in the Chelsea press box
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Arsenal have three spots reserved in the Chelsea press boxCredit: PA:Press Association
Arsene Wenger makes his way to his seat in the Stamford Bridge press box
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Arsene Wenger makes his way to his seat in the Stamford Bridge press boxCredit: PA:Press Association

The Frenchman will be sat just a few metres back from the away dugout where assistant Steve Bould will be in temporary charge.

The last time he sat among the fans at Stamford Bridge, in February last year, he had an embarrassing encounter with his gardener.

Wenger explained: “I must tell you that was a bad experience.

“I sat next to a guy who says, ‘Hello, how are you?’ “I said, ‘Good afternoon’. He said, ‘I am your gardener’. I didn’t even know him.

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Arsene Wenger in the stands at Chelsea last year when he bumped into this gardenerCredit: Reuters
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Arsene Wenger watched the Nottingham Forest game in the stands where he met his former player David O'LearyCredit: AFP or licensors
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Arsene Wenger will have a good view of the actionCredit: PA:Press Association

“Yes, he is my gardener. A gardener at my house, an Arsenal fan who went to the game - But I do have a big garden.

“It was a very uncomfortable experience, awkward. I was in the middle of the crowd and it was not pleasant, although I focused on the game. Tonight I will try to find a different place.”

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