Hang on, Potter, the cavalry is arriving

Before Chelsea kick off at Manchester City in the FA Cup’s third round on Sunday, there will be a moment shared and a tear shed in memory of Gianluca Vialli.

The

passing of the Italian at 58

will cast memories back to a very different Chelsea, to recall how the arrival of Juventus’ Champions League-winning captain in the summer of 1996 helped alter the horizons of what had become an unfashionable London club.