Cristiano Ronaldo, Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs and Pavel Nedved... that's how Manchester United's midfield could have lined up in the mid-2000s had the latter joined the club.
Juventus legend Nedved has revealed he had the opportunity to swap Turin for Manchester in 2006 following the infamous Calciopoli scandal that rocked Italian football.
However, the Czech Republic chose to remain loyal to the Italian giants despite their demotion from Serie A to Serie B that summer.
Nedved, who helped Juve win Serie B that subsequent season, has opened up about the opportubnity he had of playing for Sir Alex Ferguson at Old Trafford.
'I've always appreciated English football and the Premier League, I've always liked it,' he told The Telegraph.
'My agent received some offers and I have always been a great supporter of Manchester United and Sir Alex Ferguson, specifically, at that time.
'They were certainly one of our greatest opponents and also a great source of inspiration and drive and desire.
'He (Ferguson) achieved great things, unprecedented things and I don't know if anyone else in the future will be able to achieve what he did.'
The 46-year-old finished his career at Juve, retiring in 2009, and is now a director at the club.
