Mark Viduka was once left petrified by Sir Elton John when the iconic musician almost let slip to thousands of fans at a concert he was in talks to join Manchester United from rivals Leeds United.
The Australian striker spent four years at Elland Road between 2000 and 2004, becoming a fan-favourite with his goalscoring exploits up front.
Sir Alex Ferguson was an admirer and ultimately tried to lure Viduka to Old Trafford at one stage, just like he managed with Rio Ferdinand much to the fury of Leeds supporters.
While negotiations over a potential transfer were in the pipeline, the Leeds forward was invited to a gig of Sir Elton’s in Manchester.
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