The Welshman, who played for the Reds in two periods from 1983-1986 and 1988-1995, recently told UTD Podcast all about his time on loan in the Bundesliga with German giants Bayern.
The season before, Sparky had made the move from United to Barcelona but it did not work out perfectly for the centre-forward in Spain. After one term at the Nou Camp, he was looking for a move away from the Catalan club.
“Well, United said that they wanted to bring me back,” Hughes told the UTD Podcast before he explained why he had to take a detour before he could return to Old Trafford.