Andy Cole speaks out on move to Man Utd from Newcastle

On the pitch however, all was well, with Cole scoring an incredible 43 goals in 58 top-flight appearances.

After his impressive performances for the Magpies, rumours of a transfer started to mount and Cole began to hear rumours from some of the Manchester United players in the national team set-up.

“In the few England squads I got in, I talked to Incey [Paul Ince] and he always mentioned “the gaffer likes you” and I was like “Nah, no chance, Newcastle will never sell me”. For me it was just banter, I didn’t really take it seriously.”

Then it all changed. After a row with Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan before a game against Wimbledon in 1993, the relationship between them took a hit.

“I know me and Kevin and I had a fallout, he cheesed me off with the way he treated Clarky (Lee Clark) one day,” our former no. 9 explained.

“Then we lost a game and I was cheesed off because we lost, so when we came to the hotel Kevin told me to “do one”. And I said “alright, no problem”, I packed my bags and walked out. The relationship was never the same.”