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Ian Wright talks the Fantasy Football Club through his #One2Eleven

Ian Wright
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Arsenal goalscoring legend Ian Wright was re-united with former team-mate Paul Merson on this week's Fantasy Football Club.

STRIKER - Dennis Bergkamp: He was the best I ever played with. He was a world-class player. We used to room together for two or three years; I remember the first time, he came out of the bathroom in full pyjamas and slippers (so I did it myself the next week!). I came back from the training ground and Dennis had signed and I didn't know, so I've gone to Clacket Lane services on the M25 and I pull in and there's a big 'Seven Series' parked on the wrong side of the petrol pump, so I was thinking 'who's done that?'. Then all of a sudden Dennis came out, so I leaned over to say hello and he said he'd just signed for us.... and I couldn't believe it! I was so excited! It was like the first day of school, going to training in pre-season, because, as Merse will tell you, we used to say: 'The Messiah! He's going to save us!' I don't think I've seen him have a bad touch.
STRIKER - Teddy Sheringham: There's people like Brighty [Mark Bright] who I played with when he arrived from 86-87, what he taught me - in terms of being a professional football and conducting yourself - was unbelievable. I owe him a lot. Alan Smith is the same, but I have to go with Sheringham because, in respect of a centre-forward, when people talk about his pace and what he's got up top, as a number nine, I still haven't seen anyone as good as he was in terms of his awareness, so I had to go with the Bear.