‘I heard about Manchester United offer hours before facing England at Wembley’: Peter Schmeichel reveals how 'dream' move came about

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The hugely successful Red Devils legend Peter Schmeichel tells FourFourTwo when he first learned of interest from Old Trafford

Peter Schmeichel

Peter Schmeichel won five Premier League titles and the Champions League during his time at Manchester United – he first learned about his dream move just hours before he was due to play an international against England.

Schmeichel became a legend in eight years at Old Trafford, and is still arguably the Premier League’s greatest ever goalscorer. The Dane joined Manchester United in the summer of 1991, after four impressive years at Brondby, when he also established himself in the national team.

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Chris Flanagan
Chris Flanagan
Senior Staff Writer

Chris joined FourFourTwo in 2015 and has reported from 20 countries, in places as varied as Jerusalem and the Arctic Circle. He's interviewed Pele, Zlatan and Santa Claus (it's a long story), as well as covering the World Cup, Euro 2020 and the Clasico. He previously spent 10 years as a newspaper journalist, and completed the 92 in 2017.