Morning all. Back in the summer of 2000 – French midfielder Emmanuel Petit was approaching 30 years old. He'd been with us for three seasons and together with Patrick Vieira, he bossed our midfield with great success. That summer, he moved to Barcelona. Injuries and playing in defence didn't help him during his first season, so much so, he didn't stay a second. Instead, he returned to England. London, Chelsea! In 2002, on FA Cup Final day, there he was dressed in blue and facing his old club Arsenal. Ray Parlour and Freddie Ljungberg stole the day. In January 2003, Petit lined up for his Chelsea side and even got on the score-sheet on 86 mins to give his side a hope of a draw having...
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