Dein speaks out for old friend Wenger
surrounding Arsenal, urging the fans to give more respect or risk losing their longest-serving manager, is significant.
The former vice-chairman remains close to the man he .
The pair met when Wenger was manager of and on a scouting mission at . Dein invited him for dinner with friends and ended up playing a game of charades with the Frenchman. The pair have been best friends ever since.
When Dein left Arsenal in 2007 having fallen out with the board over his backing of , Wenger lost his closest ally, but they remain neighbours and speak all the time.
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