Ten British players featured in his first XI at Blackburn in October 1996.

Arsene Wenger took charge of his last Arsenal game at Huddersfield on Sunday as the curtain came down on his long reign as Gunners boss.

A total of 222 players represented Arsenal during the Frenchman’s reign of 1,235 games over almost 22 years.

Here, Press Association Sport compares his first starting line-up to his last.

FIRST XI – v Blackburn Rovers, Ewood Park – October 17, 1996

David Seaman, Lee Dixon, Tony Adams, Steve Bould, Martin Keown, Nigel Winterburn, Paul Merson, David Platt, Patrick Vieira, John Hartson, Ian Wright.

Wenger took over a team which had an established defensive unit as stalwarts such as Adams, Bould and Keown all started in Lancashire.

There was a hint of things to come, too, with the inclusion of France midfielder Vieira – signed before Wenger’s arrival but only after the new Gunners manager had identified his compatriot as someone who could add to his squad.

England striker Wright showed Wenger he knew how to find the back of the net as he struck both goals as the visitors won 2-1 to get his reign off to a good start.

LAST XI – v Huddersfield, John Smith’s Stadium – May 13, 2018

David Ospina, Hector Bellerin, Rob Holding, Shkodran Mustafi, Sead Kolasinac, Granit Xhaka, Aaron Ramsey, Alex Iwobi, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Alexandre Lacazette.

Just two British players in Wenger’s final team – Rob Holding and Aaron Ramsey – proved a small indication of how the game has changed in the intervening years with Vieira the only non-Briton in the first starting XI.

The likes of Petr Cech, Jack Wilshere and Nacho Monreal were missing as three of his final signings all started in attack with Mkhitaryan and Aubameyang supporting Lacazette.

Unlike his original line-up, there remain question marks over the quality of his defence with the jury still out on the likes of goalkeeper Ospina and Germany defender Mustafi.