Arsene Wenger admits he has fallen in love with English football over his two decades with Arsenal.

The French tactician will lead the Gunners for the 20th campaign in 2015/16 and has touched on the changes he has witnessed since he took the reins in north London back in 1996.

Wenger told the club's official website that things have changed dramatically in the past 19 years as he strives to continue improving in his role as manager of one of England's biggest club.

"I have learnt to love English football," he said. "I was always impressed by it [before] but I think I've learnt the culture of the country much better and the culture of Arsenal Football Club.

"There is a mixture in England that is absolutely special. It's this respect for tradition that makes you feel as though the game was created here.

"The Premier League has always moved forward and Arsenal has as well. There's that mixture that is right in England and I hope we can keep that.

"The competitiveness of the league has become much stronger in the last 20 years," he added. "The change of structures inside the club has unbelievably changed, and the interest of the media and popularity of the sport has grown so much.

"On the other hand, the clubs have taken a different dimension. When I arrived Arsenal Football Club was 80 people. Today it's 537. That tells you how much football has changed and that is tremendous. Hopefully in 20 years we will be 2,500."