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Former Bolton midfielder Jay Jay Okocha reminisced about his time in the Premier League.
Super Eagles legend Jay Jay Okocha recounted a comical event during his playing days, involving iconic Arsenal figures Thierry Henry and Patrick Vieira.
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What Okocha said
By way of playing for the Trotters in the English top flight, the Super Eagles legend faced the Gunners on multiple occasions. On one such event, he famously flicked the ball over Arsenal midfielder Ray Parlour.
Recalling the incident in an interview with the continent Premier League broadcaster, DSTV, Okocha revealed an earlier conversation with the two Arsenal stats that birthed the now heavily memed clip.
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⁵i haad a chat with Henry and Viera and they were like could you please try to something against Ray Parlour, so that during the week, you know, we'll have Okocha revealed.
*If the result was going our way, I'll figure something out.
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