Patrick Vieira insists the FA Cup remains as important as ever and recalled how seeing Ian Wright’s excitement at winning the competition helped confirm its significance.
After a week of thrilling European football, the FA Cup takes centre stage this weekend, with Vieira’s Crystal Palace side taking on Chelsea on Sunday.
‘Of course it still has a place,’ Vieira said without any hesitation.
‘It’s a really important competition that has been followed — especially in France, because the game has been on TV — regardless of how big the Champions League is.