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“SIGNING BERGKAMP WAS A GAME-CHANGER”

JAMIE CARRAGHER ON FACING DENNIS

“It wasn’t until you got onto a pitch with Dennis Bergkamp that you realised how big and powerful he actually was. You watched him on TV, saw what a silky player he was and thought, ‘Well OK, you can maybe bully him’. But he was so strong.

“He had a nasty streak in him, as I found out once – he caught me with a couple of hefty tackles and got sent off at Highbury.

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