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‘I made my debut at Anfield – you don’t get much more daunting than one of the best stadiums in the world’ Arsenal legend opens up on his Gunners debut

Ray Parlour has opened up on the games that changed his life

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'The fans were very genuine. I find northern people a lot better than southern people because you know where you stand. Everyone was the same level. Playing football doesn’t mean I’m bigger than you': Ray Parlour reveals love for Middlesbrough spell

Ray Parlour enjoyed his time at Middlesbrough between 2004 and 2007, noting the "genuine" people as a highlight

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‘I’d train at Arsenal all week, go up on Friday, train with the lads, play Saturday and then go back to London – they had great fans and I was like a messiah’: Ray Parlour reflects on Hull City spell fondly

Arsenal kept Ray Parlour fit during the week as he starred for Hull City in the Championship during the 2006/07 season

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‘Everything he did, I clapped, saying, “What a player!” Then Dennis did it in the second half. Arsene Wenger must have been listening to us because he signed him!’: Arsenal legend reveals his brilliant Martin Keown prank

Arsenal defender Martin Keown was left seething as his team-mates praised a trialist during their training sessions

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'Winning the league at Old Trafford tops White Hart Lane – you can imagine Fergie saying, "Don’t let this mob beat us to win the title at our own stadium"': Arsenal legend preferred sealing 2002 title against Manchester United than in 2004 versus Spurs

Arsenal have managed to win the Premier League at both Manchester United and Tottenham, and one player who featured in both title wins has his say on which was better

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'My shot was so clearly over the line – like Lampard against Germany. I was more gutted for my mates, as they’d backed me as the first goalscorer!’: England star reflects on agony of not being awarded maiden Three Lions goal

England have twice been struck by officials failing to spot shots crossing the goal-line in the 21st century, with Frank Lampard's 2010 strike following a former star

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‘Tim Lovejoy was probably right, to be fair! I went to Ian Poulter’s stag do and knew Tim was going, so I took a big a poster saying, ‘It’s only Ray Parlour!’”: Arsenal legend's admission over iconic FA Cup final goal

Ray Parlour broke the deadlock in the 2002 FA Cup Final when he scored a famous Arsenal goal against Chelsea

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'My dad was a big West Ham fan. I scored at Upton Park once for Arsenal – my dad was in the home end and he was like, "What are you doing, son?"' Ray Parlour on growing up a West Ham supporter

Arsenal legend Ray Parlour was a boyhood West Ham fan but never got the chance to turn our for the Hammers

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‘He could have been another Thierry Henry if he’d stayed at Arsenal. It was up to him what he wanted because he was 6ft 1in, quick and unbelievable’: Ray Parlour claims Champions League winner could have enjoyed even greater success with Gunners

Arsenal legend Ray Parlour believes that the club had 'another Thierry Henry' in their ranks

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‘I wish I’d got more caps, but I really enjoyed playing for England and won loads of money playing cards. Alan Shearer was like Father Christmas!’: Arsenal legend reflects on limited opportunties for national team, but fond memories away from the pitch

Arsenal were one of the dominant sides in England at the turn of the millennium, but one player was often overlooked for the national side

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Arsenal greats Ray Parlour and Paul Merson join Jules Breach for FourFourTwo's 30th anniversary event in London

It's three decades since FFT began in 1994, so we had a special evening to celebrate, hosted by Classic Football Shirts, with drinks sponsored by Guinness

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The best English midfielders ever

Ranking the nation's greatest players in the middle of the park

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'When he's flying, he probably just about edges it' – Arsenal legend Ray Parlour picks the only member of Mikel Arteta's squad that would have started for the Invincibles

Former Arsenal midfielder Parlour finds it almost impossible to bench an Invincible team-mate for a current Gunners star

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'He had all the attributes to be a top, top manager' – Ray Parlour reveals the Arsenal Invincibles team-mate he was sure would become a successful gaffer

Arsenal legend Parlour is surprised that more of the Invincibles alumni didn't go on to manage at the highest level

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Gillingham’s Stephen Clemence: ‘My one regret is that Dad is not here to see this’

League Two club’s manager hopes to stun Sheffield United in the FA Cup, which his late father, Ray, won as a Liverpool and Spurs player

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Maggie Rae obituary

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Lens 2-1 Arsenal: Champions League – as it happened

After Gabriel Jesus’s early goal and Bukayo Saka left the field with injury, Lens picked off Mikel Arteta’s team for a famous win

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Newcastle told they will soon learn if they 'overachieved' amid question of 'where they go now'

Newcastle United are preparing for a return to the Champions League after a two-decade absence and pundit Ray Parlour has questioned the next set of targets for the Magpies

Daily Mirror

Ray Parlour tells Mikel Arteta exactly what Folarin Balogun will bring to Arsenal

The former Highbury hero has backed the Gunners academy graduate to provide Mikel Arteta with a different forward option ahead of a pivotal pre-season for the starlet

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Ray Parlour outlines demands facing Arsenal star in battle to win back first-team place

Mikel Arteta is set to have plenty of options in the new season amid a busy transfer window for Arsenal and one player desperate for an opportunity is midfielder Emile Smith Rowe

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Harry Kane set for crucial meeting with Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy amid £70m Bayern Munich bid

Harry Kane will discuss his future with the Spurs hierarchy on Wednesday

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Arsenal have already signed the next Martin Odegaard with 'great' Mikel Arteta deal

Kai Havertz could be an important signing for the Gunners in the 2023/24 season as he looks to improve on his Chelsea form in north London following a £65m move

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Ray Parlour recalls prank on Tim Lovejoy to get him back for his infamous FA Cup jibe

The Gunners hero has explained how he holds no grudges over Tim Lovejoy's "it's only Ray Parlour" line on commentary before the midfielder lashed home a stunner in the 2002 FA Cup final

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