Huddersfield Daily Examiner

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2018, they were made to work for it by a side who had to all intents and purposes been on a 48-hour bender just a few days previously.

With only the Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang strike separating the two sides, it meant there was no glorious free-flowing football or emphatic high-scoring result to remind Gunners fans what the side once were under the Frenchman, just further acknowledg­ement of what they had become.

In comparison, the day was another chance for Huddersfie­ld Town Football Club and their fans to showcase what they are all about as they continue to win hearts and minds of football fans across the globe.

While the guard of honour is customary for such an occasion, that was about the only thing standard about Town’s hospitalit­y towards the departing Arsene Wenger.

The leaving gift of a framed hybrid shirt of both clubs and matchday programme was a far cry from the usual vintage bottles of wines doled out to mark such occasions.

Not to leave it there – the acknowledg­ement of the manager’s final day was further enhanced by a minute’s applause in the 22 minute of the encounter alongside well wishing thoughts on the giant scoreboard.

Even the terrace banter was unique and original – Town fans cheekily singing “You two-faced b ******* , you wanted him out!”, citing the numerous protests and vitriol the Frenchman faced before

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