When Arsène Wenger first spotted Patrick Vieira, he knew that the Frenchman would go on to become a world-class footballer.
Wenger was in charge of Monaco at the time and after seeing the 17-year-old midfielder make the experienced Claude Puel “look weak”, he did everything he could to secure Vieira’s signature.
“Claude was a fighter defensively,” he told Arsenal.com. “So after the game I went straight away to ask the manager of Caen, who is this guy? And I told him straight away this guy would make a big career, and very quickly he made a move to Milan.