Alan Pardew praises Arsène Wenger and hopes to reinforce West Brom’s arsenal

• Wenger to break record for number of Premier League games on Sunday
• Pardew wants January attacking additions to haul West Brom out of trouble

When Arsène Wenger breaks the Premier League record for number of games in charge on Sunday afternoon Alan Pardew will be the first rival manager to congratulate him. The new man in charge at West Bromwich Albion has had the odd run-in with his Arsenal counterpart in the past – “It was just the one run-in, there have been plenty of games before and since where nothing’s happened” – but has worked out a plan to acknowledge Wenger’s milestone.

“Before the game I’m going to shake his hand and say: ‘Well done’,” Pardew said. “Then hopefully at the end I’ll be able to shake his hand again and say: ‘unlucky’.”

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