Winning last season's FA Cup final gave the Gunners their first piece of silverware in nine years, a trophy drought which had seen some question whether the 64-year-old Frenchman was still the right man to take the club forward.
Having delivered three Premier League titles since taking charge in 1996, Wenger has also overseen a move to the Emirates Stadium - a decision which left the club unable to compete financially with other title rivals for almost a decade.
In the intervening years after leaving Highbury, Wenger still managed to guide Arsenal to top-four finishes in every season and finally ended his trophy jinx with a 3-2 win over Hull in May.
With the purse strings also loosened as the loans taken out to build their new home were repaid, Wenger has finally been able to flex his muscles in the transfer market - breaking the club's transfer record last year to sign Mesut Ozil and acquiring Chile forward Alexis Sanchez this simmer.
But it was those years of battling against free-spending sides like Chelsea and Manchester City, as well as rivals such as Manchester United and Liverpool, which Wenger admits he may remember more fondly in the years to come.
"I accepted the challenge when I signed my contract knowing what would happen," he said.
"Personally, I think it was the most sensitive and important period of my career here - it was exciting to keep the club at the level with less resources.
"Did we do well or not? The only thing I can say is that we were consistent at that level but maybe we lacked some quality to really win it.
"The only thing I can assure you is that I gave absolutely everything to do as well as I could
Is it enough? You'll never know
Could someone have done better? You never know."
With the FA Cup success behind him, Wenger penned another contract extension at the club, with the new three-year deal taking him up until 2017.
Negotiations over the deal were lengthy and, although Wenger is adamant he always wanted to sign, he would not be drawn on whether victory in the cup final played a part in his decision.
"I don't want to answer that question," he replied when asked if there would have been doubt over his future without the trophy win.
"Was it always going to happen? Certainly
I always said the same thing, I want to think that I have done well for the club
My motivation was never at stake, I always wanted to stay.
"But as well I wanted to feel that I had done a good job
The fact that we could not win was going on my mind and it was important for me to feel like I was doing a decent job.
"I never look behind me at what is done
I look in front of me
I'm always turned forward
We have won the cup but we want to win more and we want to come back and fight for more, what is done is done."
A fourth Premier League crown would be Wenger's ideal target for this coming season, with another assault on the Champions League also in his mind.
With the extra money now at his disposal, he believes things are more even in Arsenal's fights with the elite.
"I would say that the balance of power is a bit more even than it was five or six years ago," added Wenger.
"With the financial fair play added to the fact we have more financial power than five years ago it gives us a better chance.
"The last two seasons it has changed because we had the financial power to do it, the seasons before we could not and I was sitting here saying where do we go next, but we managed to get into a better position."
Source : PA
Source: PA