Charlie Nicholas joined Arsenal in the 1980s but his international career was hampered by his transfer until Sir Alex Ferguson made a big call
Former Scotland striker Charlie Nicholas’ World Cup hopes were dead in the water until Sir Alex Ferguson came to his rescue.
Speaking to Jeff Stelling on the 'Football's Greatest' podcast, the former Sky Sports Soccer Saturday pundit revealed that manager Jock Stein did not select him for the national team. That was because he wanted Nicholas to sign for Liverpool, which boasted Scottish stars such as Graeme Souness and Kenny Dalglish.
"We had a discussion. Jock never really came and watched Arsenal, he would never come that far south. So he came to Anfield, and we always watched , and he had a word after with me saying I chose the wrong club. And I thought, 'There's nothing I can do about that now!’ Nicholas featured in two of the three 1986 World Cup group stage matches, playing against Denmark and Uruguay in Mexico. Unfortunately for Scotland, they failed to progress to the knockout rounds, having drawn their final match against Uruguay who were down to ten men and lost their previous two outings.
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