Man Utd legend Paul Scholes has revealed that pop icon Mick Hucknall was allowed to train with the Red Devils squad by Sir Alex Ferguson.
Hucknall, who is the lead singer of Simply Red, is a huge Man Utd supporter and is often pictured at events or watching matches with legendary Red Devils boss Ferguson.
Ferguson always ran a tight ship at Old Trafford but the Scot let his guard down a bit when he chose to invite Hucknall to train with first-team squad ahead of their Champions League clash against Barcelona in 1994.
Scholes and former Man Utd team-mate Butt recalled Hucknall s visit to the training ground before the Red Devils lost to Barcelona 4-0 the following day, with a Hristo Stoichkov brace and further goals from Romario and Albert Ferrer securing the w…