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Emotions run high for Graham's return

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GEORGE Graham makes an emotional return to Highbury tomorrow - and admits he has no idea what reception he will get from the Arsenal fans.

Graham led the Gunners to six major titles in his nine-year reign at Highbury before being sacked in February 1995 in the transfer 'bungs' scandal.

Having served a one-year ban, Graham returned to football management at Leeds United on September 10 and takes his new club to North London in desperate need of Premiership points.

Looking ahead to tomorrow's Match of the Day, Graham said: 'I'm looking forward to going back to Arsenal because I still have great affection for the club.

'I was there for 15 years as player and manager and have too many wonderful memories and too many friends to be bitter about what happened.

'It will be an emotional time for me because of all the success we had there but I don't know what to expect from the fans.

'I only hope I remember to go into the 'away' dressing room and not the 'home' one.' Under Graham, Arsenal won the championship twice (1989 and 1991), the FA Cup once (1993), the League Cup twice (1987 and 1993) and the European Cup Winners' Cup once (1994).

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