Former Liverpool player and manager Graeme Souness told Ukrainian wingerAndrei Kanchelskis that 'he would regret' signing for Manchester United over Liverpool back in 1991, the ex-player has revealed.
Kanchelskis, who signed for United fromShakhtar Donetsk for£650k,went on to score36 goals in 161 appearances for the Red Devils before earning a record-breaking £5m switch to Everton in 1995.
But he could quite easily have ended up on the Red half of Merseyside, as Souness tempted and persuaded him in the early 90's while in charge at Liverpool.
Kanchelskis told888sport:Souness said if I went to Manchester United I would regret it and should go to Liverpool.
"He said United were not playing very well and told me about the Anfield crowds. But I was very happy to join United. Looking back at the trophies, I think it was good for the fans as well.�
Kanchelskis enjoyed a four-year spell at Old Trafford,winning two Premier League titles, the FA Cup and the League Cup.
His exit in 1995 came after a public fallout with manager Sir Alex Ferguson, who subsequently transfer-listed the winger leading to Everton's £5m purchase.
The 47-year-old, who now manages Russian third-tierside FC Solyaris Moscow, will be a keen onlooker on Saturday as his former side take on Arsenal at Old Trafford, a fixture he holds in high regard.
22 years ago today, Andrei Kanchelskis scored 3 goals as Man Utd won 5-0 v Man City in the PL. It remains the last hat-trick in this fixture pic.twitter.com/W5C74qjWWJ
Manchester United v Arsenal are always great games with great atmospheres. United need to win it because it's starting to look very difficult to get top four," he added.
"They need to play very tight because Arsenal are full of good technical players; they need to play aggressive because Arsenal don't like that.
"If this game was near the end of the season then United would 100% win because Arsenal are always very poor then.�