Emmanuel Petit picks his best team-mates XI 👀

[@PJayfour]

Damn, didn’t expect petit to straight up solve world peace at the end there

[@Devypocalypse]

Last minute of this he turned into a philosopher.

[@naelbi8870]

Here in France, he has that reputation of being deeper than football, a football great unanimously loved in France

[@Tiz3a]

If cantona has there when he said that he wouldve carried on 1hr

[@WillieMaze]

Emmanuel is a class act

[@gb_10]

Too thoughtful a man for Dave and Jamie to handle. They're lost with him 😆

[@apt9238]

Need to see him leave everyone mindblown on The Overlap!

[@TheHungryTrollRawr]

I think Jamie was kinda in awe of him slightly, like they are both very knowledgeable about the game, and Jamie let him talk and sat back and enjoyed listening I believe, shame the host rushed him in his answers

[@Cheximus]

@@TheHungryTrollRawr He even held his hand at some point.

[@betterluckchuck324]

Bro looks like he about to fight for the Iron Throne

[@DaveWalker-j6p]

Or protecting Frodo...😂

[@mycoshe]

Or auditioning for the role of Geralt in The Witcher.

[@Induna123]

@@mycoshe custom made for him

[@dayperthedisciple]

😂

[@josemourinho8916]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@marklawlor5444]

I was fortunate to meet him , chatted football for about 10 mins he was exactly like in this interview, great player and great bloke

[@rugbyanalyst1]

8:37 We must respect managers, the way Emmanuel speaks about their life shows how tough it is in that position.

[@LovenArtiste]

You can tell his answers were so honest and heartfelt.

[@Nicefakes]

berkamp and zidane wow imagine the elegance

[@josephwilliams2360]

That hair is straight out of house of the dragon. He speaks with true authenticity and grace. Great guy!

[@ExturePvP]

From the Witcher to the Monday night sofa fair play

[@seancollins7914]

He looks way more like Geralt from Witcher than a GOT character 💯

[@zombievikinggaming4258]

​@@seancollins7914An Elf from Lord of the Rings also

[@duncankowable]

Toss a coin to your pundit

[@modskillslebon]

Rattled by something other than short back and sides

[@Cole_GRE]

@@duncankowable 👏

[@FilJR99]

Such a gentleman, Petit. Great player.

[@xaviermcknight1510]

Yes, wore 17 his whole career because his brother passed at that age. Heart on his sleeve guy, doesn't hide anything, sometimes he says things about arsenal that I don't agree with, but I completely get where he's coming from because he's passionate, the things that arsenal could be doing I completely get why our fans are the way they are. Crazy club

[@steinrunenyblethansen1794]

Petit in 97/98 was so good. The pairing with Vieira. Sad to see him and Overmars go.

[@CH-iy3kd]

Why is a Petit appearance such a rarity? From start to end, a complete joy to listen to.

[@Jonathanmackessy]

No bulshit just honest what a guy and what a player he was the new generation have no idea the quality of players was from his era

[@caps8723]

Petit a deep thinker you can see that 🤔

[@nathancarpenter4232]

An absolute legend of the game!

[@declanosullivan8749]

Legolas out here teaching life lessons, what a head of hair as well, blessed

[@DrNath-j7n]

Desailly what an underrated CB. Not talked about enough

[@TomAndrews91]

Top player.

[@36thulsterdiv72]

Won the European Cup as a CDM for Milan.

[@DaBaronSamedi]

@@36thulsterdiv72 In that final vs Barca he played at CB with Maldini as Baresi and Costacurta weren't available, plus he won it the previous year with Marseille against Milan. Incredible player. Edit - Desailly was a CDM and not a CB in that game, my mistake

[@yaboyj2191]

Maldini would of played keft back then. He only moved into the middle the last few years

[@DaBaronSamedi]

@ That's right; in that final he moved to centre back as emergency cover

[@Benson-Aimar]

3:21 Petit with the best description of George Weah I've come across

[@ThomasApostol]

what a great man & player

[@judee6917]

Petite looking like elf's from Lord of the Rings 😂😂

[@TheMeloman79]

Merci Manu for reminding us of the impact of the 1998 World Cup: the scenes on the Champs Elysées- all as one! 1 million people flocked to celebrate success and quality. Merci les gars!

[@wills.1978]

Petit is a wise, wise soulful human being. AND When Viera, Cantona, and Claude Makelele are in your alternate 11, that's when you know you're a true legend.

[@jamesdunne3626]

Soo glad he put in Bergkamp. One of the greats for me

[@joshuac3576]

Living legend. Thanks Emmanuel , a true invincible ❤️

[@Mockingbird04]

Class act on & off the field, his partnership with Vieira helped usher in the golden era of Premier League football. He was an excellent, well-rounded player, who always found Arsenal's pacy forwards with that left footed diagonal ball, whilst ebabling Vieira to get forward & link play. His words at the end about football bringing people together were beautiful as well, very poignant too, given all that is happening in the world today.

[@A-F93]

💯% nearly brought tears to my eyes, a damning assessment of how society is now

[@PaddyVieira4]

Manu so humble, respect 👏

[@thewildformosanformosan]

Petit and Paul Ince are not talked enough about when it comes to best DMs and CMs in the history of EPL

[@amelderian5491]

8:00 beautiful words from the class legendary Emmanuel petit ❤

[@O.H100]

He was dancing and flirting with the ball 🖤

[@marzipanmonkey]

Damn, the thought of Zidane and Bergkamp in the same team combining... elegant and enchanting football at it's best. 😎

[@ianaspinall7948]

I loved Petit, but his absolute peak was in that monstrous partnership with Viera, far far better than Xavi

[@VladBochkor]

what a player, what a person and with great experience and memories.

[@jamesparry6481]

Love Petit. One of my greatest footballing memories was his goal in the World Cup final. He’s so eloquent too, hope he can feature more often on sky sports

[@mewbsss]

I thought Geralt of Rivia was a guest

[@swetclan3662]

I thought Daemon Targaryen joined you guys for a second

[@rachelmoses3059]

Or Annatar? But seriously why are you the first person to say this?

[@chris-8696]

Absolute class. Great player and a great man

[@zhrikanth]

Emmanuel-You Know-Petit!

[@donnys9259]

Powerful words at the end. Petit is such a gentleman.

[@tt99football56]

An amazing team, hard to think of a player that can put a better one. Even his second team is great to.

[@yashsingh4664]

I just can't get over just how many times Petit says "you know" I don't know mate

[@TheHungryTrollRawr]

Damn he's so intellectual, love hearing him talk proper football! I would happily have an hour of him chatting about each team mate like this. He has all his prioritys bang on, if you consider Pep for a classic example right now. And Petit the player isn't mentioned enough, he was a great midfielder, in that Arsenal team that was absolutely stacked with talent in every single position! Horrible time to play Arsenal back then! That Arsenal team would dominate this current era I have no doubt whatsoever!

[@Afghamistam]

RIP Pat Rice. Legend.

[@HamsaT12]

He's not dead.

[@forumknight]

@HamsaT12 you need to watch the longer video

[@HamsaT12]

​@@forumknight What happened?

[@KwameAboagye-o3j]

Pat Rice is still alive.

[@forumknight]

@HamsaT12 Petit said RIP Pat Rice

[@robertclarke4096]

Can't believe Gandalf didn't stick Aragorn up top

[@17_to_16]

one of the finest answers i've ever heard re: why not be a Manager

[@mukeshC164]

So glad Emmean Targaryen has found some time to come all the way from Westeros for this video.

[@dadodjurovic8206]

You can just see how good was football back then. So many great players.

[@rb9366]

Can't believe Aragorn and Frodo Baggins don't get a mention 😢

[@charliemarqfj]

Got to have Vieira in midfield

[@meskahmusic]

Can’t top xavi and Zidane unfortunately

[@TheGreatDrummerLevi]

Yeah love viera but it's xavi and zidane, they're all timers.

[@kevinsayce2248]

Got to win the ball first to allow Xavi or ZZ to flourish. So it’s Vierra for me and bring ZZ on when the lead is enough.

[@meskahmusic]

@@kevinsayce2248 counter argument: you can play xavi 6 and never lose the ball...

[@jamesdunne3626]

So is Viera

[@maniackolder]

To be fair this man could make 2 Title or World winining teams

[@itscooks1195]

Manu said "y'know"/"you know" a total of 53 times this video Thats an average of 1 "y'know/"you know" every 10 seconds

[@adam_p99]

At the start, they’re laughing about his comments on Pat Rice. He said RIP, thinking he died. He’s alive and well.

[@KevinAdebanjo]

George weah was goated

[@KevinAdebanjo]

Only african player to win the b'alon dor he's so underrated

[@finess2012]

3:10 Henry passed and barged Desailly to the floor. Before scoring against Chelsea. Easy work 😂😂

[@lozcontreras]

Every time he says 'you know' take a shot...what a drinking game that would be!

[@roypaul4104]

What a class act Petit is

[@Erisen.]

White Gandalf is so wise and his got great team.

[@Devypocalypse]

What a lad Petit is.

[@Chaddaz96]

Petit always been class

[@deelak2329]

Petit just seems like a cool guy

[@Jemwelsh789]

His alt 11 beats his first choice pretty comfortably

[@Eatos_17]

Thought the thumbnail was Matt Smith’s Daemon Targaryen for a second… 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@bicks82]

Very cool guy 😍

[@rajendranadarajan8931]

Manu's got some sensational hair for a 55 year old man.....

[@mohammedosman5366]

Was great seeing him in our midfield with Viera

[@SGKingPhill]

The way he processes his thoughts and speaks is so tuff

[@DJObiSmalls]

I will say... That team has NO DEFENSIVE balance. But then you look at Thuram and Desailly, who can step up in that holding role.

[@Brandywine92]

Exactly. If you have a defence that good you can get away with it probably. As a gooner, as much as I love Viera, I would also choose Xavi. Opponents would have a hard time getting the ball back from that midfield.

[@abbichips903]

This guy doesn’t look like he is from this realm

[@isaacmensahboadu9218]

He is from middle Earth 😂😂

[@Sarang-w7z]

I got him in DLS 25 and bro is amazing

[@whitters1980]

Petit is a wise man

[@petehoki2111]

xavi, zidane, bergkamp... the amount of football iq in this team is over the roof

[@Cheximus]

2:10 - that hand movement, yep, Emmanuel, totally know.

[@leechotv2970]

This guy built the avengers

[@TheWasp30]

No Bixente Lizarazu.......... emanuel must have played with amazing players

[@danielhackett1581]

Haven't watched yet but will be the French 98 team with bergkamp up front, seaman in goal and Adams ahead of blanc

[@bricktop2461]

Who knew Legolas played with all of these legends!

[@tommymurphy6753]

Didnt know Daemon Targareyn balled like that!

[@ps5andstuffhere]

Crazy good team

[@davidrose96]

Draco Malfoys ould fella was a serious baller 🇫🇷

[@TheWorldClassStamp]

Love Manu 🫡❤️

[@manormachine100]

I'm surprised Aragorn and Gimli didn't make the cut.

[@SamXLVII]

first time hearing this man speak. sweet soft voice y'know

[@pranaye.p6049]

Didn't expect to see Daemon Targaryen here....Fair dues

[@liquidh5226]

I used to mistake him for Legolas back in the early 2000s😂

[@r4h4al]

He oozes class.

[@Zz2br]

Damn he looks like a striker for Slytherin Fc

[@donalio123]

Why are French footballers all part time philosophers 😂😂

[@Slaphappy1975]

It's a great selection but realistically you'd want Viera in there for probably Rivaldo otherwise you'll just get overrun defensively.

[@PlainLazyZitu]

Can't get enough of Lord Viserys

[@harrypyne9657]

Genuinely thought that was Daemon Targaryen at first

[@Hdex2024]

What a surprise. Carragher questions a Chelsea player in the first 11, despite JT being hands down the best defender in English football history.

[@stannats2637]

Ending was deep

[@finnocarroll]

Wind’s howling

[@martinjasper7650]

Picking Barthez in goal is a disgrace, worst keeper EVER at United and lets ask Roberto Carlos what he thought of him with that free kick..

[@stannats2637]

Great pundit

[@DjDown1984]

Didnt realise Malfoys dad played pro level footie

[@TheWasp30]

His comments regarding defenders back then compared to now. Strikers in the late 90s early 2000s had to face adams, keown, rio, vidic, ledley king, desialley, terry, carvallho, carragher, hyppia, jaap stam etc to name bit a few. Now days theres VVD. Thats it in the prem. Yet people say haaland is the best striker in prem history. Give your heads a wobble. VVD wouldve been on the chelsea beanch in 01,02,03 same for united.

[@Tom-mk7nd]

It's also because the game has changed dramatically. Penalties are awarded for the slightest of physical of contact so defenders can't be as physical and confident in one-on-one situations. Also, many modern coaches require defenders to be more balanced and have better skills with the ball.

[@TheWasp30]

@Tom-mk7nd right

[@ascarby]

Gabriel

[@TheWasp30]

@ascarby you having a laugh??? Compared to all the above, Gabriel wouldnt make the bench. Hes nowhere near top 10

[@TheWasp30]

@@ascarby Gabriel falls into the kolo tourre, phil jagielka, gary cahill category

[@gabrielbetas5162]

Didn't know Legolas knew so much about Football

[@linuslin2718]

I thought this is a game of throne video, just by looking at the thumbnail

[@MichaelSmith-ti3zb]

You know, you know, you know. Yes Manu, we know.