Eidur Gudjohnsen was involved in one of the most heart-stopping moments Anfield has witnessed this century.
In the Champions League semi-final second leg back in 2005, Liverpool were seconds away from reaching the final at Chelsea’s expense, leading 1-0 on aggregate.
Then the ball fell to Gudjohnsen in front of the Kop in stoppage time, and he looked certain to break Reds’ hearts and send the newly-crowned Premier League champions through.
Instead, the Iceland legend fired inches wide of Jerzy Dudek’s post and Rafa Benitez’s men sealed a place in Istanbul – the rest, as they say, in history.
It turns out that Liverpool fans could have been spared from witnessing that horrific moment completely, had Gudjohnsen joined the Reds.
Speaking to Sky Sports News, the 41-year-old revealed that he nearly moved to Anfield before Stamford Bridge:
"I thought I was going to Liverpool" @Eidur22Official on how his career could have been very different
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Gudjohnsen was a superb player – one who tormented Liverpool a few times – so it’s a shame we never got to see him in a Reds shirt.
A subsequent move to Barcelona further shows how good he was, in a career littered with goals and trophies.
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