Arriving at Manchester United as a back-up to Ryan Giggs, Jesper Blomqvist was tipped for big things at Old Trafford. While the Swedish midfielder struggled to perform in Italy with AC Milan and Parma after leaving his homeland, Sir Alex Ferguson was desperate to bring him to the club. In the end, as he often did, Ferguson got his wish as Blomqvist arrived for a cool £4.4million in 1998.
Blomqvist's career up until that point had, largely, included short stints at several different sides, but there was a feeling that he could certainly offer something at United.
Given that the Sweden international was behind Giggs in the pecking order at Old Trafford, he wasn't expected to make too many appearances during the 1998-99 campaign. The midfielder was brought in as cover, but he ended up featuring much more frequently than initially predicted.
