Hoddle worked under Wenger at AS Monaco for four years, winning the 1988 Ligue 1 title and 1991 French Cup under Wenger's leadership.
And so influential was the Frenchman, that when Hoddle was England manager and Arsenal searching for a new boss in 1996, he backed Wenger's appointment at Highbury.
Hoddle told PA: "It was enthralling playing for him (Wenger), I enjoyed every single second.
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David Dein asked me about Arsene
Glenn Hoddle
"Arsene introduced so many new things to me, his training methods, the warm ups and the warm downs. In all my years at Tottenham, we had never done a warm down.
"We had vitamin injections, all legal of course, all the thinking was way ahead. The physio, Michel Franco, opened my eyes to so many things, he really was a miracle worker.
"Years later, I know Spurs fans don't like it, but when I was England manager, [Arsenal vice-chairman] David Dein asked me about Arsene, and I just said, 'go and get him. He will be successful'."
Wenger won the Premier League title in his second season at Arsenal before clinching the trophy again in 2002 and 2004.
He also boasts five FA Cup triumphs and five Community Shield wins.
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