Manchester United legend Paul Scholes has hailed Henrik Larsson for the 'real impact' he had when he initially joined the club.
After leaving Celtic in 2004, the Swedish striker signed for Barcelona before completing a move back to Helsinborgs in his homeland.
He then joined Manchester United on a short-term loan deal in January 2007 and went on to make 13 appearances for the Old Trafford side.
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Although Larsson only scored three times for United, Scholes reckons he left a substantial mark in Manchester: "I can’t remember if Henrik Larsson was in the January window," he said (The Overlap).
"I know he didn’t score loads of goals, but he had a real impact because we were struggling at centre-forward.
"In training, especially, phowww. When you see a forward, you think, okay he was coming towards the end of his career a little bit, but you think ‘how good he must have been five or six years ago and what he did at Celtic and other clubs’.”
An undisputed legend in Glasgow's east end, Larsson scored 242 goals in 315 Celtic games, winning four league titles and as many domestic cups.
He was instrumental in the Parkhead side's run to the 2003 UEFA Cup final in Seville, too.
Larsson eventually retired in November 2009, putting an end to a long and successful career.
He has since dipped his toe in management, taking charge of the likes of Landskrona, Falkenbergs, and Helsinborgs before serving as Ronald Koeman's assistant at Barcelona for just over a year.
