Laudrup: I was LFC fan
Swansea boss Michael Laudrup has revealed how visiting Anfield on Wednesday night will be extra special - because he supported Liverpool as a kid.
Laudrup almost joined Liverpool in 1983 after holding talks with Anfield chiefs, but the move collapsed.
Instead, the then 19-year-old moved to Italian side Juventus and never got to play at our famous stadium.
Laudrup said: "Liverpool were my team as a kid. I watched them on television back home in Denmark.
"I loved the team, the atmosphere, but I never got the chance to play there, because Liverpool were banned from Europe for a long time after Heysel.
"I've only been there once, with Spanish television when they played Barcelona a few years ago.
"Now I'm looking forward to being involved there - even on the touchline."