Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was presented with a framed collection of photographs from his time with Monaco by vice-president Vadim Vasilyev as he made his return on Monday . Wenger faces the club he first managed in 1987 on Tuesday night when Arsenal try to overturn their 3-1 defeat from the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie . The Frenchman left Monaco in 1994 , six years after winning the Ligue 1 title in his debut season , but Wenger will put sentiment aside as he tries to inflict defeat on the club he still remembers fondly . Monaco vice-president Vadim Vasilyev presents Arsene Wenger with a framed collection of photographs . Arsenal manager Wenger was in bullish mood ahead of their Champions League showdown in Monaco . Arsenal boss Wenger walks on the pitch at the Stade Louis II on Monday night ahead of his team 's match . Wenger , ahead of his first competitive return to Monte Carlo , said : 'For me personally , it ’ s a very special moment . ' I was a young coach here and was here for seven years . But tomorrow we have a Champions League game and the experience I gained here can help me . ' I am able to separate the importance of the game for my club and the pleasure I have at coming back . 'The best way to enjoy it most is to do well and to turn it around . 'My real pleasure would be to come back here more to see friends when there is not a match . I ’ m here for work and job is for the club to win . ' I have lots of respect for Monaco and I want to thank the club because they gave me my chance as a young trainer . ' Wenger 's seven years in Monaco saw him deliver the title in 1988 and the Coupe de France in 1991 , but he will have to make history again on Tuesday night if Arsenal are to qualify . No team in the Champions League era have come back from a two-goal home deficit in the first leg and gone through . The last team to do so was Ajax in 1969 when they came from behind against Benfica and went through following a replay . Even worse for Arsenal is Monaco have not conceded three goals at home in a match for three-and-a-half years , and Wenger has his work cut out for him at his former club . Wenger 's seven years in Monaco saw him deliver the title in 1988 and the Coupe de France in 1991 . A younger-looking Wenger celebrates a goal in 1990 as he was given his chance as a young coach in Monaco . Wenger returns to Monaco looking to cause an upset as Arsenal must come back from a 3-1 first-leg defeat . Wenger pictured in 1990 during a training session taking place during his time as Monaco manager . VIDEO Monaco favourites to progress .
Monaco vice-president Vadim Vasilyev welcomed Arsene Wenger with a framed collection of photographs from his time there . Wenger faces the club he first managed in 1987 on Tuesday Tuesday night . Arsenal manager will try to use experience gained at Monaco against them . 'For me personally , it ’ s a very special moment , I was a young coach here and was here for seven years , ' Wenger admits .