Wilson believes that defeats – and there have already been 10 this season - do visibly age Wenger. “Agony is the only word I can use to describe it,” he says. “He cares so much and has such a love for the club. He talks about it like a marriage. He believes that Arsenal has been his destiny. When I see his face, if we have won, there is a relaxation in every muscle. I see that same face after we have lost or not played particularly well and it is a man 10 years older.”