Wenger signed the attacking midfielder from Stuttgart in 2005, with Hleb going on to make 130 appearances for the Gunners in all competitions. His performances in north London earned Hleb a move to Barcelona in 2008, but he struggled to replicate his Premier League form in La Liga. And, reflecting on a career which ended last year, the former Belarus international says Wenger helped him bring the best out of him at Arsenal. "It's hard for me to imagine Arsenal without Wenger because to me Wenger is Arsenal and Arsenal is Wenger," Hleb said in a documentary. "When Wenger was signing me, he just wanted me to adapt as quickly as possible and to have fun with the game, to do...
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