Welcome back to Stick to Football, brought to you by ARNE.
In this episode, Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher, Roy Keane, Jill Scott and Ian Wright are joined by Henrik Larsson for a conversation about an incredible career and his relationship with the game today.
Henrik looks back on his early days in football and the journey that led him to Celtic, where he became a true club legend. He speaks about settling into life in Glasgow, the bond with the fans and some of his favourite moments wearing the famous green and white shirt.
The conversation then moves to his time at Barcelona, playing alongside a young Lionel Messi, before reflecting on his spell at Manchester United, where he shared the pitch with Cristiano Ronaldo during a short but memorable stint.
To finish, Henrik opens up about life after football and why he feels he has fallen out of love with the game. He explains what has changed for him, the parts of modern football he struggles with and what he would like to see done differently.
What is your favourite Henrik Larsson moment? Let us know in the comments and don’t forget to like and subscribe so you never miss an episode of The Overlap.
00:00 Intro
19:38 Celtic and Memorable Moments
33:53 Discussing Career Low Points
42:28 Joining Barcelona and Playing with Legends
52:57 Returning to Sweden and Joining Manchester United
58:23 Thoughts on Modern Football
01:06:09 Quick Fire Questions and Final Thoughts
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50 Comments
Who is the most underrated striker of all time? 🤔
Good episode!!
He can grow hair?
Very humble guy scored soo many goals
Fantastic footballer!
Brilliant episode
Henrik with hair looks much older, right?
Padel isnt a new sport lol
He was just world class!
What a top episode and such a lovely person Henrik is. bravo!
Bro is such a chill guy
Bluenose here. Larrson was top quality class, great player, lovely guy. Pity he didn’t play for the Gers 🤣 best celtic player since Dalglish
What a guy! He could also make a killing with Hypnosis 😅
Never seen the whole crew so attentive. Great episode.
this was one of the best interviews. Henrik Larsson is so gentle and calm. Very enjoyable. Love his outlook on life! The way he speaks about his family is so genuinely loving!
One of the coolest guys man, great interview
Fantastic Celtic player and very loyal 😮
Love seeing the human side of these footballers. Not sure how the current generatipn would match up.
🐐.
Loved by a whole world ❤ The greatest swedish player of all times
The king of kings 💚🤍👑🇸🇪
Big Celtic for decades the best Celtic legend I’ve ever seen wonderful player “he gave everything for THE FAMOUS GLASGOW CELTIC 🍀
If this guy was any more laid back, he would fall over
https://youtu.be/pAI7kgK-yIA?si=f1iKSHnGRj3n8PwJ
20 years on and this is the adulation he still gets. Broke down crying with it. The King of Kings.
So impressed. So cool and smooth. Smart and caring about his family. Loyal. And naturaly a great player! 12 points from the nowegian jury. Ty for the program.
Henrik Larsson so laid back hes practically horizontal, Good guy
king of kings doing podcass .cmon celtic get him teaching strikers
What a great character and a great Player
Absolute legend ❤
Larssons won more trophy's than all them put together
Very fun interview I enjoyed it a lot what funny guy and player he was.
Arteta's tactics are ruining football.
A beautiful human being.
Larsson put Swedish footballers on the map. I'll never forget his World Cup performances.
Henrik larsson is one of the best deadliest strikers of all time god bless celtic
I remember his debut at Easter Road well. Hibs won 2-1, never thought I'd hear Chic Charnley mentioned on the Overlap!
John Ford , Google it
Really enjoyed that Henrik is so laid back he's chilled me out.
Love the fact that Lubo is the best he'd played with. Lubo: A Gift From God 🍀
7:20 anyone shocked Ruud Gullit isn't humble with it 😂😂😂 he's a legend. Told Keane his back hurts from lifting trophies
27:15 😂 even though Darren should've 😂😂😂
Henrik Larsson, a legend of football.
Loved this episode
Great player. Great man
Wow!
Class player. Class individual.
Top class human, one of my favourite strikers
Jari Llitmanen next! God damn he was underrated…
Room temperature dropped 3 degrees when he entered. So, so cool.
Keane is so starstruck
He stuck the landing 😂