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Arsenal legend and former Crystal Palace boss Patrick Vieira joins Eagles fans in the pub ahead of Conference League tie

Former Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira joined Eagles supporters in a local pub before his former side's crunch Conference League clash with Strasbourg in France.

Vieira, who was part of the Arsenal Invincibles side that won the Premier League in 2004, managed the south London side from July 2021 to March 2023, having led them to the FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley in 2022 and 12th-place in the Premier League.

After he was replaced by predecessor Roy Hodgson and then current manager Oliver Glasner, Palace qualified for the Europa League by winning last season's FA Cup, but were demoted to the Conference League due to multi-club ownership issues.