EDDIE Howe believes managers may struggle to match Arsene Wenger’s longevity and says his own job is only safe for the next two weeks.

Arsenal boss Wenger is the longest-serving manager in the country and is on course to celebrate his 20-year anniversary in charge in October, with the Frenchman having steered the Gunners to three Premier League titles and six FA Cup wins during his stint.

Howe, the 10th longest-serving boss in English football, has hailed the Frenchman’s achievements ahead of the teams’ clash on Sunday (1.30pm) and says that Wenger’s staying power will prove increasingly tough to emulate in the high-pressure modern game.

He told the Daily Echo: “I think it will be very difficult, I really do. Management is getting harder and harder, with the microscope placed on people day in, day out, especially at the bigger clubs.

“I do think it becomes more difficult. Full credit goes to him for having the durability to stay there and do the job he has done with the teams he has produced and the quality of football they have played. It’s been a remarkable time for Arsenal and for him.”

Howe added: “I think I’ve got a job for maybe the next two weeks but if it doesn’t go well then it can change in a click of the fingers.

“That’s modern football for you so I don’t feel I have a job for life at all. Far from it. I’m not immune to the pressures and opinions that every other manager is under.

“You are judged on what you deliver now rather than in previous years, which is how it should be.

“I’ve got to try and produce a team that wins games and you are analysed game by game. I always say to the players that you can’t look back on performances you produced a year ago, you are judged on what you deliver now and I am the same.”

While Howe is the second longest-serving Premier League boss, he argues that is not a statistic that is healthy for football.

He said: “It is an amazing thing when you say it like that. I don’t feel that I have been here a long time in my second spell, I just feel that time goes so quickly, you get into a rhythm of games and seasons seem to fly by.

“I don’t think it’s healthy for the profession that I’m up there. I don’t think it’s a good thing that managers are changing so quickly – philosophies change and players change and there are continuous cycles of movement.

“But it seems to be the way the game is going.”

“I think the dream is to have longevity in management. It’s the hardest thing to do so that is why I am full of respect for Arsene and the fact he has been able to stay at a top club under that kind of scrutiny. You can learn a lot just by analysing what he has done and how he has done it.

“There are certain principles that he sticks to and he is very strong in his beliefs about how football should be played.

“They are the main things to take from it.”