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'I should have gone to Manchester United': Emmanuel Petit says he regrets joining Chelsea in 2001 as he also reveals Arsene Wenger tried to persuade him to return to Arsenal

Emmanuel Petit admits he made a mistake joining Chelsea instead of Manchester United when he left Barcelona in 2001.

Petit joined the Catalan club from Arsenal a year before after three fine seasons.

However, he lasted one year before being linked with a move back to England, with United and Chelsea keen and Arsenal interested in a return.

He eventually opted to join the Blues but says that is a choice he now regrets.

'I had many clubs interested in taking me back to England [in 2001],' Petit told FourFourTwo.