Henrik Larsson has revealed his sadness at not staying at Manchester United for a longer period.
“The only regret I have in my playing career was that I didn’t stay on [at Manchester United] for the rest of the season,” he told Sky Sports. “Because I think if I would have stayed on until the end of the season, I think I would have been offered a little bit more, maybe an extension.
“The problem was that I’d promised Helsingborgs to come home, and I wanted the kids to have something that they could call home, I wanted them to have a base.”
“He understood me, I think he really appreciated it,” Larsson said.
“For me, getting the chance to work with Sir Alex and all the players that were there at the time was a great experience that woke something up in me again.
“Playing back home in Sweden is professional, but it’s not the professional atmosphere, the aura about it as when I went to United. I felt at home there, even though I was there for a short time.
“Having had such a long playing career, if I only had one regret, then I shall have to learn how to live with it.”
