Liverpool legend Graeme Souness rolled back the years as he returned to former club Galatasaray to revive his famous flag celebration that once caused furious fans to send him death threats. The Scottish ex-footballer and manager travelled to his former club in Turkey for the Istanbul derby and relive his iconic moment.Back in the 1995-96 season, Souness nearly sparked a riot when he planted a Galatasaray flag in the middle of the Fenerbahce pitch during his time as a boss in Turkey.Graeme Souness carrying the giant Galatasaray flag he planted in Fenerbache’s centre circle in 1996 after Galatasaray beat Fenerbache to win the Turkish league title is one of the moments of the season 🇹🇷🏆 pic.twitter.com/RWOyAw7P1w— ESPN UK (@ESPNUK) June 5, 2023 In a display of revenge to a Fenerbahce executive who had mocked him shortly after he had undergone surgery, the Scot decided to get his revenge by waving the flag on their pitch.And some 27 years later, days after Galatasaray had clinched the Turkish Super Lig title ahead of their derby clash with Fenerbahce, the 70-year-old was brought out onto the pitch again to wave the flag at the Nef Stadyumu.Graeme Souness plants a Galatasaray Flag on Fenerbahce’s pitch, 1996. pic.twitter.com/Wgf32qevqF— 90s Football (@90sfootball) November 16, 2022 Souness told the tale of how he needed to be escorted down the tunnel by police after nearly inciting a riot, explaining his reasons for his anger towards Fenerbahce.”One of their vice-presidents had said ‘what are Galatasaray doing signing a cripple?’, he was referring to the open-heart surgery I had,” Souness recalled to Sky Sports, via The Mirror.##NAJAVA_MECA_7304063##”So we play them nine months later in the cup final, a two-legged cup final – we won the first game in our stadium 1-0, lose the second game 1-0 after ninety minutes. It goes to extra time, Dean Saunders scores.”We win the trophy and after the game, all of our players ran down to one end where our supporters were and that great big flag was handed over. All the players took turns to wave it and then it’s my turn.”And we all saw how that ended up… So, now was the time for the replica.💛❤️ Graeme Souness is leading title celebrations for Galatasaray! Waving the iconic flag that he planted in the centre-circle of Fenerbahçe’s stadium after winning the Turkish cup back in 1996. pic.twitter.com/Y1G3KdmU8M— EuroFoot (@eurofootcom) June 4, 2023
