The Scot was asked whether he had really made that boast to his fellow countryman Arthur Albiston during United's momentous 3-0 victory over Barcelona at Old Trafford in 1984.
He replied, “Aye, that was a big pocket”, and added that it was probably said at half-time in the second leg of our crucial European Cup Winners' Cup quarter-final.
United had entered the return match trailing 2-0 from the away leg in Barcelona, where things hadn't gone entirely to plan for Hogg.
“I scored an own goal over there,” he admitted. “By God, what a goal it was!