The one Arsene Wenger record that not even Pep Guardiola could buy

In a world where Man City's records and triumphs are under the microscope for examination, it's important to remember the records that not even money could buy.

There are certain achievements in sport that are won through hard work, and others are won through cheating. It really is as simple as that - you're welcome for the groundbreaking analysis, folks.

Man City may not have cheated on the pitch, but they cheated off the pitch. Sure thing, they're going to appeal. They have the right to do that, but every football fan already knows the unavoidable stain they've left on English football.

Pep Guardiola's Man City couldn't buy Arsene Wenger's record

Arsene Wenger was right all along - certain clubs have never respected the financial rules of the game. Wenger, unlike some other managers, was around before financial doping, and he set records back then that not even financially doped clubs could match.

Arsene Wenger holds the record for the longest unbeaten record in Premier League history. His Arsenal team, between the years of 2003 and 2004, went 49 Premier League games without losing a single one. More than two decades later, no manager has done the same, not even when applying financial cheat codes that Wenger never did.

Of course, any achievement set by Pep Guardiola at Man City should come with a big, red and unavoidable asterisk. Even if they came after Man City's breaches, he still benefited from those breaches.

Even with the asterisk, though, Pep Guardiola couldn't make the top three, which is all made up of clubs that followed financial rules. Well, the top two did, anyway.

The "Red Cartel" is an attack disguised as a defence

You may have seen the term "Red Cartel" doing the rounds on social media lately. This refers to Arsenal, Liverpool and Man United - all red clubs that tend to oppose financial doping in football. It's a loaded term, and one that assumes guilt on Arsenal's, Liverpool's and Man United's end.

It's a misplaced term, but one you can understand. Some Man City fans do not see that they are harmed by the actions of their club. If you are a football fan who cares about the sanctity of the game, you should be offended by the way Man City have acted as a club.

Yes, the way that the Red Cartel operates is different to how financial doping clubs operate. That's because the Red Cartel genuinely cares about holding English football to the standard it deserves.

Arsene Wenger was a breath of fresh air

Look, Arsene Wenger wasn't perfect. Even he would admit that.

What he was, though, was fair. At the core of everything he did were the values he wanted to uphold for Arsenal, as well as football as a sport.

The same cannot be said for any club that bends the rules to tilt the playing field in its favour. As Arsenal fans, we can look back on any record Wenger set with pride. His records come with a period, not with an asterisk.

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