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‘I grew up watching Wrighty at Highbury’

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She established herself as one of the greats of the women’s game - and while growing up, it was another Arsenal legend that Alex Scott idolised.

The defender first joined us when she was eight, and would regularly watch us in action at Highbury.

“We used to have a section at Highbury, so I used to go and watch every single game that I could,” she told Arsenal Player. “I still remember when Wrighty scored the record goal and he took off the shirt with the number on. I remember him running around and me jumping up and down.