Henrik Larsson on staying loyal to Celtic and his Man Utd regret! | Transfer Talk Podcast

Henrik Larsson reveals all on his playing career, including why he stayed loyal to Celtic and what happened when he TURNED DOWN Sir Alex Ferguson’s last-ditch attempt to keep him at Man Utd.

03:24 Arriving at Celtic and the role of Wim Jansen in the deal
07:00 Recovering from a double leg fracture for the Euros
09:45 How Martin O’Neill transformed Celtic into treble winners
17:26 Leaving Celtic to join Ronaldinho, Lionel Messi and Samuel Eto’o at Barcelona
26:23 Inspiring Barcelona to a Champions League final win over Arsenal
32:13 Surprise loan move to Manchester United explained
34:49 How Sir Alex Ferguson and Gary Neville tried to keep him at United
38:09 Cristiano Ronaldo vs Lionel Messi


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[capodicapi]

As a swede it gives me such a satisfaction to read the comments and see how much love the Celtic fans got for him, we shared and enjoyed him together, hail hail!!☘️🇸🇪

[bigchat]

As a Man City fan I have nothing but respect for Larsson. He was class at Celtic, class at Barca and class at United. The fact that he is so humble about it makes me like him even more. Even on his principles for him to say no to extending his loan at United when they were at their peak due to his promise to go back to the hometown club who signed him and loaned him out because of wanting a home for his children instead of money and trophy glory, he is to me a much bigger legend than Zlatan. Big respect to you Henrik.

[soaringbeyond]

The most overlooked and underrated player ever, such a gentleman and humble, loyal guy your commitment to my club Celtic will never be forgotten. A true Legend.🍀💪

[Harbinger-]

Don’t regret a thing Henrik, although short we were thrilled to see you in a United shirt for the time we did and we regard you higher than a lot of the players we’ve seen over the last 6 years.. nothing but respect for an absolute legend of the game

[kevinbuick]

As a Celtic fan, I rest easy knowing Henrik got European success eventually. I'd have hated for him to retire without that accolade. Would have loved to see him lift the UEFA cup but on a personal level I'm just glad he got to cross that off his list.

[Hew]

I genuinely couldn't be any more prouder to see Larsson go on and achieve what he did after Celtic.
That win in the champions league meant alot to the Celtic support.
He gave us his best years and served the club loyally.
An absolute legend of the club

[UnderAGlassMetropolis]

As a Rangers fan I've nothing but respect for Henrik Larsson, one of the finest players to grace the SPL and what a fantastic professional, he could do anything on his day and was easily in the top 5 strikers in world football in his prime.

[raymondbruce]

I've never known a man so loved by Celtic fans since Jock Stein and Jimmy Johnstone . A truly great player.

[davidzhong]

This guy single handedly broke Arsenal fan hearts in the 2006 CL final. As a gooner, I still remembered the pain and gets reminded of it every year we become more and more distant from the competition. But hands down, he should have been considered one of the bestest players every graced the game! Not only skills, but desire and work rate and consistency throughout his career! How I wished he played for Arsenal!

[Veronacelt]

I'm a 46 yr old man and I'm not ashamed to admit that this guy is my hero, if only more professional footballers of today showed the same committemnt and humility that this legend showed throughout his career then football would be a far better place!

[olanordmann]

That is the kind of character that players had before social-media made having lots followers more important than being a man of honor. Top player and top man.

[gfb]

As a Rangers fan I feel blessed to have watched this man play. Broke our hearts a few times, but what a talent. Laudrup and Gazza are the best I seen for us, Gazza in the 8 in a row season was world class, and Larsson was right up there, if not better. Just a joy to watch at times, I always feel staying with Celtic showed his great nature as a loyal man, as I feel he could have went to play for anyone in his prime, and stayed true. You don't get that in football anymore.

[thamigo]

Always be loved by celtic fans for his loyalty & master class of finishing. So happy I had the privilege to see this amazing man in the Hoops, Hail Hail King Henrik!!! Once a Celt always a Celt!!

[cfcdaviddcfc]

this man in his peak years would walk into any club around europe, the most underrated striker to have ever played the game, he is up there with the absolute best.

[htjwmos]

What a player, what a gentleman, what an inspiration. The best player ever to grace the football pitches of Scotland. LEGENDARY.

[BeatPoet]

I was gutted when he left Celtic but remember hearing that Barca were interested in him when I was on holiday in Greece. I was so proud. Going from Celtic to Barcelona at 32. Impossible. When he set up that goal in the CL final I almost burst through the roof. He was such a great player. Sixteen years since he left. F hell.

[dozzio]

Even as a Rangers fan, he's one of the top players ever to play in Scotland

[jackgers]

Met him at Glasgow airport got him to sign my passport and i`m a gers fan. Total respect for Henrik.

[rosshamilton]

Phenomenal. I'm a lifelong Celtic fan who is Australian born, so lucky to have seen him live and met him at the doors of Celtic Park. To recall what he achieved post Celtic is incredible. A true Celtic legend. A true footballing legend. Also so humble.
Henke 🍀

[gmaccruyff]

In an era when Celtic and Rangers were getting to European finals! Henrik is a fantastic human being!