'On the way down to London, I cried like I was 12': Shaun Wright-Phillips admits he was left 'emotionally broken' after joining Chelsea from Manchester City... and that he had previously snubbed Arsenal to make the move

Shaun Wright-Phillips has admitted he planned to spend his whole career at Manchester City before he was caught off guard in being sold to Chelsea.

The forward was one of England's rising young stars at the time of the 2005 move that cost Jose Mourinho's newly crowned Premier League champions £21million.

Despite a series of excellent showings for City that had helped him force a way into the England side, Wright-Phillips - the son of legendary Arsenal striker Ian Wright - admitted he though his sale to Chelsea was because City no longer wanted him.