Players Arsenal wish they hadn't sold - the transfers that came back to haunt them

Some players always have impacts against their former teams, making them wish they hadn't sold them in the first place. This happens a lot on the red side of North London. Here are my top four 'I really wish we hadn't moments':

1. David Bentley - Tottenham V Arsenal

He may not have had the most successful spell at the White team in North London, but he will always be remembered fondly by their fans for his sensational strike against bitter rivals, and his original club, Arsenal. The match was as exciting as the goal, finishing 4-4 with two late goals for spurs. However, the goal of the match came from the right foot of the English man who lashed in a volley from a full 40 yards, lobbing the keeper in the process. It was a stunner!

2. Emmanuel Adebayor - Man City V Arsenal

The match finished 4-2 but it will always be remembered for Adebayor's goal and the subsequent celebration. At the time it was 2-1, Clichy (who now plays for City) lost the ball deep in his own half, it was crossed and Adebayor leapt well to head home. He then ran the whole pitch in order to celebrate in front of his "tormentors", the Arsenal fans. Since then he has played for Tottenham and scored against the gunners, before being sent off and giving Arsenal a 5-2 win.

3. Robin Van Persie - Man Utd V Arsenal

This summer, Arsenal's captain and talisman left to join bitter rivals, Utd. In his first match against his old team, he scored the opener, capitalising on a mistake by new Arsenal leader, Thomas Vermaelen. He cooly finished between the defender's legs and into the far corner. Arsenal will really value him at more than 24million now!

4.Sebastian Larsson - Sunderland V Arsenal

Larsson's goal ultimately didn't make much difference to the eventual outcome of the match, but it ensured there was a nervy half hour of the match before Arsenal retook the lead and won 2-1. Arsenal had gone 1-0 up thanks to a 28 second goal from RVP but minutes before HT, Sunderland won a free kick in a dangerous position and Larsson duly stepped up to slot an unstoppable effort past the keeper. That effort would then be matched by a late RVP free kick to win the gunners the game but Larsson will be pleased to have shown his former employers what he could have done for them.

For Arsenal's sake, they hopefully won't let any more players go that will come back to haunt them!