Henrik Larsson was a player Celtic fans will never forget.
Every generation of Celtic supporter will remember the famous strike partnership of Chris Sutton and Henrik Larsson that left defenders in Scotland and Europe terrified.
However, Sutton also had a formidable partnership with Alan Shearer during his time at Blackburn where the strike duo won the English Premier League.
But when Sutton famously said in 2001 that Larsson was a better partner for him than Shearer was, the former England international has now been told the exact reason why the Swede was far superior to him.
27 Aug 2000: Henrik Larsson of Celtic in action during the Scottish Premier League match against Rangers at Celtic Park in Glasgow, Scotland. Celtic won the game 6 - 2. Mandatory Credit: Stu Forster /Allsport
27 Aug 2000: Henrik Larsson of Celtic in action during the Scottish Premier League match against Rangers at Celtic Park in Glasgow, Scotland. Celtic won the game 6 – 2. Mandatory Credit: Stu Forster /Allsport
Frank McAvennie says Celtic icon Henrik Larsson ‘worked more’ than lazy Alan Shearer
Frank McAvennie was told the famous quote by Chris Sutton and reacting to it, the former Celtic striker shared exactly why Larsson was a better strike partner than Shearer.
McAvennie told the Let Me Be Frank Podcast [32m], “Watching Henrik a lot and I saw Shearer obviously down south and all that, I just think he meant he works a lot more than Shearer.
“Shearer’s just a finisher. I think if you get beat 3-1 Shearer would be happy if he scored. I don’t mean that to be disrespectful to Alan because he was such a great finisher.
“But I think Henrik, as a partner, worked more to help Sutton. I think he worked a—- off, Henrik. I don’t know if Alan would do that, you know.
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“He just wanted to get the ball. He didn’t want to get involved in all the build-up and all that. Maybe I’m wrong.
“Watching Henrik watching and watching Shearer, I thought Shearer was a great goal scorer but he was a bit like Tony Cottee, he didn’t want to do anything else. He just wanted to score goals.”
What Chris Sutton actually said about Henrik Larsson and Alan Shearer at Celtic
Sutton scored 86 goals during his five years at Celtic which helped win three league titles, three Scottish Cups and one League Cup including the famous 2001 treble.
Sutton said at the time, “For me Henrik is the better player. He’s up and down the park and can do anything.
“He scores goals and has the pace to frighten anybody. Alan is a great player, but Henrik is quite simply superb.”
Larsson was an incredible striker for Celtic and it is highly unlikely fans will see the likes of him grace the Parkhead turf again.