Eric Cantona

Cult Hero In November 1992, Alex Ferguson made a signing that would take his Manchester United team to new heights. Andy Mitten recalls how King Eric inspired an entire club

LEGEND The former Manchester United forward was one of the Premier League's first true superstars – and he managed to cultivate an enduring legacy

QUOTES Eric Cantona is a man of brilliance on the pitch… and with a mic in his hand

QUIZ We all remember Eric Cantona at Manchester United - but do you remember who he played with?

King Eric wasn't just a great goalscorer, he was a scorer of great goals... and these are his greatest

EXPLAINED Eric Cantona won the league in his short spell at Leeds before he was promptly sold to Manchester United, where he added four more titles to his collectioon. So why did Leeds let him go?

Year Zero Hounded out of France as a troublemaker, distrusted by his manager at Leeds, the 26-year-old Cantona signed for Manchester United for £1.2m – and became a legend

Eric Cantona is known here for success at Leeds and Manchester United – but who else did he play for?

FLASHBACK Was it a trial? Sheffield Wednesday had the chance to sign Eric Cantona after he trained with the Owls – just days before he moved to Leeds

WTF?! Eric Cantona became a Manchester United legend in the 1990s – but only after a proposed transfer to Liverpool fell through...