“I Wanted to Play” - Regret over Arsenal Departure, Gunners Emotions Shared

“I wanted to play” - Regret over Arsenal departure, Gunners emotions shared

Alex Manninger played for two clubs in England, initially making his name at Arsenal. The goalkeeper was signed by the Gunners from Grazer AK in 1997 as a highly-rated prospect. The Austrian also played 15 times in the Premier League during the 1999/2000 campaign. Hope of truly breaking through at Arsenal didn’t last long, and he was loaned out to Fiorentina in 2001. He was permanently sold to Espanyol in 2002 and ended up at Juventus several tr…

Ex-Juventus, Arsenal and Liverpool goalkeeper Manninger on experiences with Conte, Klopp and ‘sniper’ Del Piero

Former Arsenal, Juventus and Liverpool goalkeeper Alex Manninger has opened up on his experiences working with the likes of Arsene Wenger, Antonio Conte, Jurgen Klopp, Gianluigi Buffon and Alessandro Del Piero, and has explained why his first move to a Serie A club was a ‘mistake’.  Read Football Italia Ad-Free and get access to exclusive news and content – Free Trial – Click Here The former Austria international, who represented Fiorentina. Tor…