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00:00 If I could turn the clock back, I would probably have acted differently.
00:04 Pure and harsh regret is what a World Cup champion feels when he looks back and sees himself leaving Arsenal and signing for Barca.
00:13 Champion with France in the 1998 World Cup, Emmanuel Petit left the Gunners in 2000 when things were going well for him.
00:21 After three wonderful seasons at the London club where he arrived under Arsene Wenger, the Frenchman headed to Barca.
00:28 A decision he now regrets and which, as he confirmed in an interview, he made for a woman.
00:34 That same year, he married Agatha De La Fontaine, but she was more drawn to Barcelona than London and they ended up packing their bags for the Catalan club.
00:44 His time at Barcelona lasted only one year until 2001 and his marriage one more year until 2002.
00:53 After leaving the Catalan club, he returned to London, but not to Arsenal, but to Chelsea, where he played for another three seasons until his knee gave out in 2004, leading to...
01:06 "I should have stayed at Arsenal. Sometimes the grass is not greener elsewhere. It's better to stay where you are when you receive love, happiness and you are successful," said a regretful Petit.
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