'The lads just started laughing.' Arsene Wenger did not seem to appreciate Ray Parlour's sense of humour AFC
Ray Parlour has revealed he was turned down by Arsene Wenger after he cheekily asked to replace Partick Vieira as Arsenal captain.
“After the game, I said [to Wenger] ‘boss I’ve got to have a word’ – it all went quiet,” Parlour told talkSPORT.
Arsenal went on to top their Champions League group ahead of Lokomotiv Moscow in second place but the Gunners were eventually stopped in their stride at the quarter-final stage, losing to Chelsea 3-2 on aggregate.
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