Arsene Wenger believes Sir Alex Ferguson could be stuck with him for a long time to come as he reveals his retirement plan - or a lack of.
The two managers will face off against each other for the umpteenth time on Sunday as Arsenal host Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium.
Their rivalry throughout their mangerial careers in England has been one of the attractions of the Premier League.
And Wenger does not expect that to end anytime soon.
"I can't imagine [me retiring] but it will happen. I will never retire completely. I will maybe do a different job, not every day out there with the football team. But I will work, that's for sure," the Frenchman told the club's official website, reports ESPNstar.
"I don't stay sane!" he added. "It is a life where you need to take a certain distance from the immediate emotional aspect of the game and you learn that with experience. You have to be involved emotionally because it is part of your job.
"He [Ferguson] will manage until he dies and I think he will be 100," "I only said that [I have the same hunger] because I'm very polite!
Wenger, who celebrates his 15th-year anniversary with the Gunners this season, admits it would be hard to surpass Ferguson, who is in his 25th year at Old Trafford.
But his eyes are only fixed on Sunday's showdown.
"My motivation is to beat him. To last the longest is not a record. Of course I will never beat his record. But to win the game on Sunday is my motivation.
"We have to consider that we are in a job where we need our physical strength and health. That weakens, I've heard, the older you get."
The two managers will face off against each other for the umpteenth time on Sunday as Arsenal host Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium.
Their rivalry throughout their mangerial careers in England has been one of the attractions of the Premier League.
And Wenger does not expect that to end anytime soon.
"I can't imagine [me retiring] but it will happen. I will never retire completely. I will maybe do a different job, not every day out there with the football team. But I will work, that's for sure," the Frenchman told the club's official website, reports ESPNstar.
"I don't stay sane!" he added. "It is a life where you need to take a certain distance from the immediate emotional aspect of the game and you learn that with experience. You have to be involved emotionally because it is part of your job.
"He [Ferguson] will manage until he dies and I think he will be 100," "I only said that [I have the same hunger] because I'm very polite!
Wenger, who celebrates his 15th-year anniversary with the Gunners this season, admits it would be hard to surpass Ferguson, who is in his 25th year at Old Trafford.
But his eyes are only fixed on Sunday's showdown.
"My motivation is to beat him. To last the longest is not a record. Of course I will never beat his record. But to win the game on Sunday is my motivation.
"We have to consider that we are in a job where we need our physical strength and health. That weakens, I've heard, the older you get."
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