It was just before the millennium that Liverpool set off on a French revolution under Gerard Houllier.
Bernard Diomede, Djimi Traore, Gregory Vignal, Nicolas Anelka all joined the Reds under Houllier’s stewardship, as did Pegguy Arphexad, a name often forgotten by Liverpool supporters. Born in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe in the Caribbean, the goalkeeper first arrived in the Premier League in 1997 when he joined Leicester City.
An impressive display for the Foxes in a 2-0 win at Anfield in May 2000 helped to deny Liverpool a place in the following season’s Champions League - but also ensured he caught the eye of Houllier who snapped him up on a Bosman-style free transfer that summer.
