The Ivorian attacker struggled in north London but the former Roma ace is back in Serie A and already looking like the signing of the season
Gervinho had never seen George Weah's iconic, coast-to-coast goal for AC Milan before last weekend.
"I was nine at the time and we didn't have a TV in my home in Ivory Coast," he revealed to Gazzetta dello Sport after being shown footage of the Liberian's famous solo strike for AC Milan in 1996.
"It was already enough if there was something to eat.
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"Anyway, Weah's goal was a masterpiece, although mine against Cagliari, it wasn't too bad, right?