Eric Cantona - Farewell to the Fans and his Lap of Honour

[@scalpscalp2922]

The true King of France and Manchester. The only French man who led hundred of thousands of Brits singing ‘la marseillaise’ with respect.

[@KryptonitetoallBS]

Goosebumps..........The single best thing that ever happened in the Premier League Era. No-one had more impact than Cantona, the most underrated player in PL history and the most loved French person ever in the UK and all around the world!!! God Bless you Eric...

[@davidknell8831]

Neutral Observer. He kickstarted the premier league! Absolute legend!

[@margaretcronin4073]

underrated, do me a favour dickhead

[@davidmarchant9386]

How can you say he was under rated ? Won the old 1st Div won 1st prem title got United the Double Double! And most loved French person in uk was Henry. But Cantona got me to love this sport he is a god to me

[@davidmarchant9386]

And how can you be the most loved Frenchman n be under rated at the same time? Biggest oxymoron going your statement

[@KryptonitetoallBS]

@@davidmarchant9386 Ok I'll take your points in order. 1. His achievements are unsurpassed in the PL. No-one has had the effect Cantona had with style and trophies, so he should be rated by everyone as supreme but some fans still to this day don't appreciate just how good he was........So that is why he was underrated BY SOME!!! 2. Henry is not as loved as Cantona so immediately your statement is flawed. Manchester United are a far bigger club than Arsenal and have a million times more fans so OBVIOUSLY Cantona is loved more than Henry. So there you go.....NO oxymoron. A player can be the most loved and most underrated at the same time. It's not rocket science.

[@Oscarspoem]

Never ever will a player be as loved at United as Eric was.

[@ciaranfraser4926]

Respect that he lost his passion for football so he retired from it he didn’t do it for the money what a man ooooh ahhhh Cantona

[@westsidecrew5578]

Yes exactly - unlike the money grabbing tattooed freaks of today

[@jimbehr2291]

The man, the myth, the legend......ooh aah Cantona!!!

[@muhammadarslanaslamsandhu6342]

he deserved to be the part of treble winning squad

[@chazliebaccour4250]

He was my favourite French player and will still forever.

[@juliegraham5033]

Greatest player to grace our football league in generations. That they still sing for him at Old Trafford every Christmas, is testament to the affection all us mancs have for him and the contribution he made to United's history. He is also a truly humble person and that speaks volumes about the man.

[@dayanandbahadoor9608]

Incredible, English people adoring a proud but genius French football player

[@laszlopunaflex6625]

My favourite player ever. We were fucking spoiled to watch him and the lads in the early 90s.

[@andrewjohnson8003]

It was a sad day when he had to say goodbye . The best player I ever had the privilege to see.

[@NemesisHonda]

Merci vous m’avez donné les frissons supporters anglais C’est vraiment un bonheur d’entendre la marseillaise à Old trafford Mes Amitiés à vous de la France

[@chokrizihi439]

King Éric ❤

[@davidevans3359]

There were a lot of tears shed that day. Thanks for the memories "KING"!

[@albertounited]

Nothing compares to him.

[@andrewconvey164]

Greatest player in football HISTORY

[@cliveuuking4602]

Surely, couldn’t be better than Duncan Edwards?

[@vmro9446]

WHAT A LEGEND, LEGENDS NEVER DIE !

[@trorisk]

an english stadium singing La Marseillaise...

[@Mikeb1001]

No, Eric’s home singing Ooh Aah Cantona

[@fourfouille3896]

Tu l'entends ou la Marseillaise ?

[@anthony76y]

​@@fourfouille3896 pas les paroles mais sinon oui

[@victorbahrami8456]

when a pro retire because he lost his passion, AND APOLOGIZE for that.. you know he is a legend

[@KryptonitetoallBS]

I want to like your post but as you have had 7 likes it seems appropriate to leave in right there 👍

[@hajarali2293]

That's how we treat our legends ooh aah cantona......GGMU the best club in the world.

[@KishorTwist]

The pitch lap was respectable.

[@flochforster88]

Goosebumps, truly legendary player

[@jonnythomas4885]

What a man! Gave me some of my best times watching United. Longue vie au roi.

[@Stormassacra]

Cantona, the only guy who succeeded to make the English sing the french national anthem ! Congrats bro.

[@mrhow22]

what a player !!!!

[@vanrpontes]

The best one of Premier League! My best from Brazil guys!!

[@hollymackenzie9923]

Definitely the best player to wear a United shirt. No other player has come close, in my eyes

[@westsidecrew5578]

Agreed - and best ever in the premier league

[@leonlewis3639]

Pre--Premier League- Best/ Best/ Charlton.

[@AsadKhan-fz9lf]

The 1 and only king in football.eric legend great best ma favourite cantona.

[@DonySheva]

King henry

[@westsidecrew5578]

@@DonySheva Cantona far superior to Henry

[@johnrider5701]

Farewell to an absolute legend and footballing genius 😢

[@scottstevenson173]

Legend plain and simple

[@ciaranfraser4926]

Wish I got to see Cantona play

[@ozanturkylmaz7229]

Sen benim çocukluk kahramanımsın... Senden dolayı hep 7 numarayı sırtıma geçirdim. King 💪

[@Streetdix]

1:17 he even touched the post while running .legend

[@INFACTparis]

a good guy

[@ndubestdestiny1552]

Sir Alex name this legend in his book if four best players in his career

[@Mobtheboss-]

Cantona, Ronaldo, Scholes and Giggsy

[@miamitten1123]

@@Mobtheboss-what a way to spit in Rooney face.

[@Mobtheboss-]

@@miamitten1123 if that’s you in your profile pic then wow lol, btw I was going off facts not my opinion

[@chrisrobinson560]

This day I cried tears we loved this man

[@unitedworld4743]

Merci Eric!!

[@phil.7939]

I had a league match ticket book for the H stand (Now part of the SAF North Stand) for 4 years between 1991-1995. The best years. Cantona's header winner at Old Trafford in the 1-0 win over rivals Blackburn, was the last time I saw him play live, cause he kicked the Palace fan in the next game. I like to believe he knew it was my last season watching and kicked the fan in frustration, ha!

[@vashna3799]

Proof that not all English hate the French. But than he’s not a Frenchman, he is Cantona.

[@nicolarichardson6509]

God among men...

[@kotoe5633]

i am crying

[@Faucet_SL]

Goosebumps all over

[@alanmurray5963]

❤️❤️❤️❤️😊😊😊😊 the KING

[@PritishA82]

I remember me and my elder bro talking about his retirement..I was 16 and had just entered college..my bro was a hardcore MU fan then...it did seem the retirement was premature..may be he could have taken another 8 months off...but who knows these things... King Cantona 👑❤️

[@andysmallz1264]

all i can say is wow what a guy

[@whittaks215]

Can’t see the same for Lingard. God Bless the 👑 King.

[@jamesfagan7823]

Appreciation for brilliant football special special talent

[@abutahir8025]

legend

[@patdonohoe]

Our greatest man utd legend

[@aitorantunano3218]

Glory Glory Manchester United!!

[@kashifsalim3493]

Great player king cantana

[@rajeshkhanna5161]

The greatest.

[@coeurdelion5572]

Bravo les anglais qu elle public 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@marstonrobert]

Legendary

[@MJC69800]

When English people sang your national team in front of you, only one …

[@mikamike5461]

Legend😢

[@humberto958]

What a player

[@komenegbosi6575]

It's a beautiful game

[@Abdi-libaax]

Goat 🐐

[@adambarrett3566]

Fitting England win the World Cup and this guy is born in France, what a year shame when he retired

[@zorashki]

Crazy how he looks old already here while he was only 32!!!! 2 years ago he was domnating football... wat a shame of an ending.

[@adamwilliams5372]

Sad to hear my favourite ever player admitting he'd lost his passion for the game.

[@goldeneve]

The biggest alternate question of all…what if Eric play for France one more year in 1998

[@shah5757]

His retirement happened at exactly the right. The great player he was he just did not do it in European games for Man United. His departure opened the door for teddy sheringham. Again his availability at Tottenham came exactly at the right time when cantona was retiring. I don't think Man United would have done the treble with cantona and without sheringham. It was the other way round and they did it 🙂. Things really do happen at the right time and for a specific reason.

[@praetorianc130]

Passion. Exactement… Precisely what the Red Devil needs today!

[@slumdog87]

The F'in king

[@alancorbett1361]

Did he retire from playing in 1997?

[@albertounited]

yes

[@user-ur5xh9po4f]

Dhi Mancini The French team in 98 was probably better without him

[@telekoadmasu6353]

@@user-ur5xh9po4f no it was the other way round

[@user-ur5xh9po4f]

Teleko Admasu definitely not , don’t get me wrong he was incredible on the pitch but he was too problematic , plus the fact that he declined the Aimé Jacquet offer’s to play as number 9

[@currywurstislife4916]

LE ROI CANTONA

[@anilmagar5431]

Who is he??

[@spartiate7055]

Canto , un peu fada pour certains et adoré par d'autres ! Je ne le lui dirais pas en face , lol !

[@ninomediera1706]

And the legendary 7 went to a young celebrity who did a stupid thing to Diego Simeone in World Cup 98.

[@kylesmith3555]

Is that Ken Dodd?!

[@lyes215]

The guy stopped football cause he lost passion... Dont fuckin care about money. Pure pitch lover.

[@aurelienrottier9133]

Un roi un joueur un vrai joueur de foot l'argent pour lui pas intéressant! sont clubs ❤reste Manchester un français qui n'aime pas les club français 😂 bravo à lui car la france la rejette comme une merde sur la ligue 1

[@headshooter9156]

Quand est ce que la marseillaise a résonné dans un stade anglais pour un joueur francais la dernière fois??

[@panayiotispanayides2519]

No uno Georgi Best and then king cantona

[@mecatechap7239]

Being a little kid and shouting....Caannntonnnnaaa

[@Presidentringo]

A french more english than a english

[@frischregen3905]

i quit futbol because.... ?

[@0innerself0]

"I lost my passion for the game"

[@babalarassrah]

arsenal have henry, manchester have cantona

[@westsidecrew5578]

henry not in the same league as cantona. cantona was the most charismatic and stylish player ever aside from maradona...henry nowhere near.

[@Lunat1K_Fr]

Napoleon seeing an entire British stadium singing the anthem for a Frenchman : « So he succeeded and achieved what I couldn’t but by uniting the countries by peace, Hooray ! »