You don’t turn Manchester United down. That was always an unwritten rule, certainly when I was playing. If you heard within the game there was interest from Old Trafford in someone, it was odds-on that is where they would go.
The only way you didn’t end up at Old Trafford was if you were at Liverpool or Manchester City. I heard there were strong rumours about Sir Alex Ferguson wanting to sign me and had I played for anyone else other than City, I would have swum to join him.
United was the pinnacle.