Morten Gamst Pederson was a cult hero at Blackburn Rovers, but he could have been one at Manchester United had it not been for Ryan Giggs, who ultimately stopped Sir Alex Ferguson signing him
Blackburn Rovers icon Morten Gamst Pedersen could have been a Manchester United player – had it not been for the evergreen Ryan Giggs .
"There were loads of rumours and everything," he told Sport Bible. "I know they were following me during my time at Tromso and in my best times at Blackburn as well. I know there was some interest. They were watching me from the stands. "We saw him play and had some good reports on him. We just didn't think he was what we wanted at the time because we had just signed Cristiano Ronaldo, we already had Ryan Giggs - and Kieran Richardson was coming through as well.
"The thing that really struck me was he was just a nice guy. Every time I met him, he was in a good mood. I think he liked me as a person. I never had any problems with him. He always said nice things about me."
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