Graeme Souness has told talkSPORT he turned down the chance to sign Eric Cantona while in charge of Liverpool.

When someone mentions Manchester United's iconic No. 7 shirt, the mind instantly turns to club legends including David Beckham, Cristiano Ronaldo and also Cantona.

But Cantona was close to signing for Liverpool before he went on to forge his legend at Old Trafford - and it was only Souness who stopped a transfer from happening.

Speaking to Jim White, who was filling in for Simon Jordan on talkSPORT's Simon & Souness podcast, Souness opened up on when Liverpool took on Auxerre in the UEFA Cup in 1991 with then-France manager Michel Platini attending.

"I'll tell you a story about Eric Cantona. I'm manager of Liverpool and we play Auxerre in the UEFA Cup," he said.

"We lost 2-0 there and we came back and beat them 3-0. I was in my office and a guy called Terry Littlewood, who was in charge of security from my office, he controlled the corridor.

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