‘I performed for Man Utd for 10 weeks – Alex Ferguson sorted a personal jet for me’
Celtic legend Henrik Larsson could have had a short keep at Manchester United – however it wasn’t with out its perks.
The Swedish icon loved a storied profession in Europe, experiencing stints at Feyenoord and Barcelona, whereas changing into a Celtic nice throughout his seven years on the membership.
Larsson, 52, gained the Champions League throughout his two-year spell on the Spanish giants, the place he assisted each targets in Barcelona’s 2-1 win over Arsenal, as he departed that summer season to return to Sweden to hitch boyhood membership Helsingborgs at 34 years of age.
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While it appeared like a picture-perfect ending to a glittering profession for the Swede, there was yet another shock in retailer for the previous striker who made the shock transfer to Manchester United on a short-term mortgage in January 2007.
While he made solely 13 appearances in all competitions, scoring three targets, the Red Devils had needed to maintain him longer however he determined to depart in March – simply months earlier than the English giants would safe a Premier League title.
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Three months is a short while to make reminiscences however that is what Larsson did because of Sir Alex Ferguson who selflessly made certain he might attend a household gathering again in Sweden after a recreation. Speaking to The Guardian, he mentioned: “When I joined Manchester United, my brother Kim had a christening for one in every of his boys.
“I requested Sir Alex if it was attainable. He organized a personal jet for me to get house after a recreation. I used to be solely there for 10 weeks however he made me really feel so welcome.”
While he joined the Premier League side in the latter years of his career, Larsson revealed that he rejected the advances of Sir Alex during his prime, instead wanting to carve out a legacy at Parkhead.
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“I had an opportunity to go to Manchester United in the 1990s from Celtic,” he admitted. “I would have earned more, maybe £10,000 or £15,000 a week more. But I had just come off three and a half years at Feyenoord where it had been up and down.
“I had simply discovered my ft [at Celtic] and I needed to go on with that. We’d performed within the Uefa Cup, I performed for Sweden, I didn’t really feel I wanted to go some place else.”
