Steve Walsh's classic match – Bergkamp was brilliant but Leicester City had the last laugh

My fifth classic Leicester City match is one of the most memorable of my league career – the 3-3 draw against Arsenal in the first few weeks of the 1997-98 Premier League season.

It was an evening kick-off in August, and the atmosphere at Filbert Street was absolutely electric.

The game is always remembered for Dennis Bergkamp's superb hat-trick, but it was the City players and fans who had the last laugh as we grabbed a rare point against the Gunners deep into stoppage time.

Every time we played Arsenal back then, it was a tough game. They were the only big team in the Premier League we did not beat.

They had such a strong side with experienced pros like Lee Dixon and Tony Adams in defence, Ian Wright and Bergkamp up front, and some impressive Arsene Wenger signings in midfield, like Patrick Vieira and Marc Overmars.

It was no surprise they went on to claim the league and cup double that season.

But that game was all about Bergkamp. He was on fire and it was one of the finest individual displays I ever came up against.

When I was playing for Wigan Athletic, John Aldridge scored all five goals against us for Newport County in one game, but Bergkamp's display that night was simply on another level.

His first goal came after nine minutes, when an Overmars corner was played short to the edge of the area. Bergkamp had drifted out a little deeper and took one touch before he curled an unstoppable 25-yard strike past Kasey Keller into the far top corner.

The non-flying Dutchman bagged his second just after the hour mark when he dinked a great effort over Kasey, who again had absolutely no chance.

Luckily for me, Dennis always seemed to drift over to Matt Elliot's side of the pitch, which meant I did not have to mark him.

I was left with Ian Wright who, on his day, could be a real handful, but was not in the same class as Bergkamp. I always seemed to be able to handle Wrighty pretty well.

Emile Heskey scrambled a goal back for us after 84 minutes with a close-range finish and then, three minutes into stoppage time, Elliot slammed home the equaliser with a low drive after my flick-on.

We thought that was it, but there were still two more minutes and two more goals remaining.

A minute later, Bergkamp saved his best for last to grab his hat-trick. After a lofted pass from David Platt, he killed the ball instantly with a great right-foot touch before flicking it over Elliot's head with his left foot and curling it past Kasey.

It was a sublime piece of skill, good enough to win any match . . . well, apart from that one!

Despite Bergkamp's awesome display, we gave Arsenal a real run for their money and, spurred on by some great support, we just did not give up.

It was a great feeling to grab the equaliser after six minutes of stoppage time. It came from a good ball into the box and, after a bit of head tennis with Spencer Prior, I nodded it past David Seaman into the net.

People always ask me about the celebration and what happened with Wright after the final whistle.

Me and Wrighty had enjoyed a bit of banter throughout the game and he had been dishing out plenty of stick. He was getting frustrated as I had kept him fairly quiet and Bergkamp was running the game.

Wenger subbed him and Wrighty went off moaning. When I scored, I headed straight for the dug-outs to celebrate with Martin O'Neill, but also to send a little message to Ian.

He was not best pleased and after the final whistle he came storming onto the pitch. There was a bit of scuffle and Vieira intervened.

Vieira was always a handful and we would always try to wind him up as we knew he could be a hot head. I did not take too kindly to his involvement and Wrighty was well pumped up.

The scuffle between me and Wrighty continued as we went off the pitch and into the tunnel.

The pair of us were handed an FA charge afterwards and summoned to appear at FA headquarters at Lancaster Gate.

I saw Wrighty outside before the hearing and he suggested it was nothing and we would be okay.

He was spot-on. We both got away with small fines, and a few days later a signed Ian Wright shirt arrived in the post for me, which was a nice touch from Ian.

Next week, I will be switching my attention to European football and our UEFA Cup first-leg tie with Atletico Madrid at the Vicente Calderon stadium, when I was up against another feisty forward, the Spanish international Kiko.