Lucas Radebe on why he turned down Manchester United
Radebe played over 200 games for Leeds after joining the club from South African club Kaizer Chiefs in 1994.
And the 46-year-old claims Sir Alex Ferguson wanted to take him to Old Trafford but that the rivalry between the two clubs prevented him from doing so.
I wouldn't wear red.
Lucas Radebe
The rivalry is sometimes dubbed 'the Roses rivalry' due to the longstanding enmity between Lancashire and Yorkshire dating back to the War of the Roses.
And Radebe says he couldn't face the prospect of swapping the white rose of Leeds, for the Red Devil of United.
He told Supersport: "I wouldn't wear red.
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Lucas Radebe was a stalwart for Leeds
"Only the white rose, not the red rose.
"You know there was a great rivalry between the two, we never see eye-to-eye inside the field of play."
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