Sir Alex Ferguson interrupted Coronation Street to ask me to join Man Utd – but I’d already decided to join Arsenal

ARSENAL icon Alan Smith has revealed that helium was personally asked by Sir Alex Ferguson to articulation Manchester United earlier moving to northbound London.

Smith, 62, joined the Gunners from Leicester City successful 1987 and went connected to people 113 goals successful 340 appearances.

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Alan Smith has revealed Sir Ale Ferguson attempted to transportation him to articulation Man Utd earlier helium signed for Arsenal[/caption]

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The legendary United manager called him portion helium was watching Coronation Street with his mum[/caption]

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Smith scored 113 goals for Arsenal[/caption]

He famously scored successful the historical First Division title-deciding lucifer betwixt Arsenal and Liverpool astatine Anfield successful 1989 which saw George Graham’s broadside extremity their 18-year hold to beryllium crowned champions.

However, things could person been precise antithetic had the striker accepted an connection from Man Utd.

Speaking to ex-team-mate David Seaman connected the Seaman Says podcast with Betway, Smith revealed that helium received a telephone telephone from Ferguson regarding a determination to Old Trafford.

He said: “I spoke to Alex Ferguson. I was getting a spot of interest.

“One January evening, I was surviving with my mum and dada inactive and we were watching Coronation Street, I’ll ever retrieve it.

“The telephone goes successful the hallway and my mum picks it up and she says, ‘Alan, it’s Alex Ferguson connected the telephone for you.’ I thought she misheard the name.

“Alex had lone been astatine United for astir a twelvemonth and they were struggling. So it’s not similar it was ‘the Sir Alex’ calling but helium was evidently a large name, he’s the Man United manager.

“I went into the hallway and spoke to him. He said helium wanted maine to hold until the summertime erstwhile I would person been a escaped agent.

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“I said, ‘Mr Ferguson, I’m atrocious but I’ve made up my mind, I privation to articulation Arsenal.’

“Arsenal wanted to motion maine connected deadline day, I had already spoke to them successful a roundabout way.

“It was a abbreviated conversation, I enactment the telephone down and thought, ‘have I done the close happening there, saying nary to the Manchester United manager?’

“But they went 4 of 5 years truly without winning thing and Alex was adjacent to getting the sack.”

After an eight-year spell with Arsenal, Smith decided to bent up his boots successful 1995.

He is present a co-commentator and pundit for Sky Sports.