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Charlie Nicholas

In 'Defining Moments', former Arsenal stars select the situations that defined their career with the Gunners.

This is a running feature and first appeared in the matchday programme.

Charlie Nicholas is next to recall his favourite memories.

NEARLY A SPUR...

Not a lot of people know this – in fact, I’m unsure if this has ever come out – but I could have ended up being a Spurs player. They came in for me before anyone else. It was December 1982 and Spurs legend Bill Nicholson contacted Celtic to ask to be kept informed of my situation.