A largely unknown player when he joined from Feyenoord for a paltry £650,000 who was labelled as another cheap foreign import, Larsson quickly started proving people wrong with a remarkable scoring record.

Larsson was also a very tough competitor, with an unrelenting desire to win as he proved by coming back from a broken leg and a broken jaw, injuries that would have brought to a premature end the career of a less determined player.