GRAEME SOUNESS made a triumphant return to former membership Galatasaray immediately.
That’s 27 years after virtually beginning a riot within the Turkish capital.
Graeme Souness has recreated his notorious flag stunt at Galatasaray
Souness virtually sparked a riot planting a Gala flag at Fenerbahce in 1996
Souness is a free man after leaving Sky Sports activities following his time as a number one pundit.
The fiery Scot bid an emotional farewell final month after watching his beloved Liverpool beat Spurs 4-3.
However Souness paid a go to to a different former membership on Sunday when he popped up at Turkish facet Galatasaray.
He was supervisor of the membership for the 1995/96 season.
And Souness virtually brought on a mass riot when he ran onto the pitch after beating metropolis rivals Fenerbahce within the Turkish Cup remaining.
He planted a Galatasaray flag within the centre circle of Fenerbahce’s pitch.
Souness relived the second immediately as his previous facet beat their identical rivals 3-0 at residence.
Two objectives from Italy star Nicolo Zaniolo and a strike from PSG loanee Mauro Icardi set champs Gala on their approach.
Souness not too long ago left Sky Sports activities as a punditCredit score: Rex
And Souness obtained a raucous welcome from the gang as he went onto the sphere waving an enormous membership flag.
He beforehand defined his considering behind his authentic flag stunt, claiming it was revenge for a Fenerbahce chief referring to him as a “cripple” after having open-heart surgical procedure.
Souness stated: “Considered one of their [Fenerbahce’s] vice-presidents had stated ‘what are Galatasaray doing signing a cripple?’, he was referring to the open-heart surgical procedure I had.
“So we play them 9 months later within the cup remaining, a two-legged cup remaining – we gained the primary recreation in our stadium 1-0, lose the second recreation 1-0 after ninety minutes.
“It goes to additional time, Dean Saunders – a very good participant and nice striker of the ball, earlier than he’s really made contact with it I’m up off my seat understanding he’s going to attain.
“We win the trophy and after the sport, all of our gamers ran down to 1 finish the place our supporters had been and that nice huge flag was handed over.
“All of the gamers took turns to wave it after which it’s my flip, I give it a number of waves after which turned handy it to somebody.”