Paul Scholes has revealed he considered joining Everton when he came out of retirement in 2012 - before Sir Alex Ferguson arranged his Manchester United return.
The midfielder was 36 when he hung up his boots in 2011 and even had an Old Trafford testimonial to honour 17 years at the club.
By the start of 2012, Scholes was coaching United's under-23 team at their Carrington base but felt he was still fit enough to continue playing.
It was at this point his former United team-mate and Everton captain Phil Neville tried to convince him to come to Goodison Park.