KUALA LUMPUR: Former Chelsea and Barcelona star Eidur Gudjohnsen has quipped that Manchester United colossus Jaap Stam still gives him nightmares, more than two decades after their fierce Premier League battles.
Speaking at the media conference for the AllStar Legends clash on Saturday at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MITEC), Kuala Lumpur, the 48-year-old Icelandic icon was asked if there was any opponent he was particularly wary of facing in Saturday's match.
Without hesitation, Gudjohnsen pointed across the panel to Stam, the anchor of United's historic 1999 treble-winning defence.
"Now, I know who I'm afraid of," Gudjohnsen said.
"I was afraid of Jaap Stam when I first met him. I was afraid of him when I played against him with Chelsea against Manchester United. And to be honest, I'm still afraid of him now!"
