A Premier League legend has revealed Sir Alex Ferguson called him twice to try and persuade him to join Manchester United.
That includes a phone call that was beyond last-ditch as he claims Ferguson rang him two weeks after he had joined Chelsea.
The 1998 World Cup winner served Arsenal and Chelsea for three years each and won the title with the Gunners in 1997.
Emmanuel Petit is the player in question and he has revealed that Claudio Ranier's persuasive charm convinced him to move to Chelsea, not United, from Barcelona in 2001.