Absolute undisputed number 1 at flick passes. Be it with heels, either side of the boot, shoulder, chest, head, whatever. His sublime touch was and still is unmatched in that category.
Eric Cantona for me is the greatest foreign player ever to play in uk football, he actually changed the game in england, teams after cantona started to play with a creative centre forward ie zola, bergkamp etc, his skill level was sublime, what a lot of the videos on Cantona don't show as well is what he actually did defensively, he would literally clear balls off the line , we would be playing and he would pop up at full back lol, didnt get involved in the overall game that much but when he did it was pure magic, King Cantona in my own opinion the greatest ti ever play on these shores
Wonderful video. I was lucky enough to see most of this live. I loved Eric. One of the best first touches of any player. Vision, passing range and creativity to unlock defences and also a massive bull of a centre forward too with a shot like a rocket and every type of finish in the book. Phenomenal player. World class.
Eric is the reason why I supported Man utd as a kid. Thank you for the great memories in my childhood. The iconic No.7 shirt will forever be his!! Long live the King!
As a young United fan at the time there really was nothing better than Cantona. He was an absolute genius and tough with it. My first true hero. Long live the king 👑. Now time has gone on its amazing how many of our rival fans both Scouse and city all say they thought he was great. I like when a footballer can be that enigmatic that everyone remembers him so fondly. I think nostalgia plays a part as he wasn't just an icon for us reds, all the kids back then wanted to be Cantona in the playground regardless of who they supported. Great video, makes me feel so proud but with dull ache of remembering my youth. The 90's were good to us
That very last goal was iconic for me, as everything about it encapsulated the man. He was an artist, but not just as a footballer, and his response after scoring that goal was the air of a man who was entitled to score such goals.
This is wonderful. As a footy fan who only “discovered” the sport in the early 2000s, we often only see the same half-dozen highlights of the “greats” over and over without a lot of context. There needs to be more vids like this of pasttime legends. The “other” highlights that show why they were invaluable to the squad rather than their spectacular peak moments.
Eric played in a team of world class players ….but he stood out. Love his attitude and genius he provided to the game. I have followed United since 1968 …but he is one of 3 standout players …..thank you Eric!!
Le Football dans son essence la plus pure , dans le geste le plus beau , dans l'offrande la plus sublime , dans le coeur le plus révolutionnaire et dans le plus grand des respects . Cantona donne toujours ce même frisson , cette sensation unique d'avoir vu un joueur de Football , Artiste et Roi , animé par la passion , la ferveur et la beauté de ce jeu . Gloire à lui !
Cantona is the best footballer I’ve ever seen play in the premier league this guy was a genius. A big thank you to ur production team for putting this class video together it was a joy to watch. Long live the 👑
Henry is by far the best player to play in the Premier League. Ronaldo had about 3 seasons where he was almost unplayable but Henry did it consistently for longer. Cantona is definitely up there being one of the best to ever play in the PL but don’t think he can go ahead of Henry or Ronaldo
One of THE best players of all time. He was a fiery character but he wouldn't have been as good if he wasn't. He owned the pitch. One of my very favourite players. Skill, a football brain LEGEND.
Agree about his capabilities and trendsetting, but not the best....maybe the first foreign star. With all due respect, his arrogance cost him his national career.
Special after special moments by eric to the fans..eric stoods out in the early era of epl paving the way football has to be play..eric is unrivalled and unmatched..long live king eric👑👑👑
He was the master of the little touch. All he needed was a tiny touch of the ball and he could could carve open the defence for a team mate. A little flick or a head or a chest and that was it, they were off. The man was a legitimate genius.
I had no idea he was such an assist genius also and so good with his chest, head, control. All this alongside him being a ferocious striker comparable to Ibrahimovic in his prime. United fans must have felt like they were in a dream when he was playing
Unbelievable back heel passes... Most of the time defenders clueless about the ball movements and directions of passes. But credit goes to fellow players who reads the passes precisely... credit also goes to practice sessions...and Sir Alex
the GOAT for me personally!! this man single handed made this world interesting and exciting for me around 9years old when he signed for United he would get a place in any top team today his style of play is timeless
If I could go back in time to my playing days I would model myself on cantona the way he used his whole body to control the first touch ..chest ,knees thighs a genius !
@@nihilistlivesmatter In front of them all except Henry. The only debates there for an all-time 11 are between Rooney and Shearer and for me he easily tops them. Ronaldo was a winger in the prem. You can argue that Suarez is the most talented of them all but he had more impact at Barca and did fuck all in the prem. Cantona was far more impactful than Bergkamp while both being at the time the most aesthetically pleasing players in the prem. Hazard is not even close. Aguero great player, a better goalscorer but not a leader or as good an all-around player as Cantona (very different EC was more of a 10). Haaland has played 1 season. Man won the prem being the best player on the team in EVERY FULL SEASON he played in the prem. He was the catalyst that transformed United into the most dominant and successful English team of all time. He was the face of the prem for 5 years. Kids do not understand.
@@tris421 I disagree,,, he was the best player in the league at a when it was a poor league & MU were flat track bullies. Rooney was often pushed out to the LW so Ronaldo could play up top...he may have started as a winger but he grew into more Eric was a good player...& you're right did almost singlehandely at timess turm MU into a trophy winning outfit....like Drogba for chelsea But he was not world class...He wouldn't make the bench for on all time XI For me you can't look past Henry Suarez & Ronaldo with Rooney not far behind
Canto a ouvert les portes du championnat anglais aux joueurs français, qui peuvent lui dire merci ! A Manchester, il fut génial et sa contribution au club a été énorme voire magique !
Cantona is no doubt the most intelligent and talented player who ever played in England and till today nobody can match his enormous talent, he also coached the 92 generation.
He was an athlete artist who paints beautiful impressions on football tuff. His aura onnthe pitch is mesmerising to opponents and inspiring to his teammates.
I'm also a hockey fan and Canto reminds of a Wayne Gretzky as a playmaker with his one touch passing game. We call it "ice vision" to create offensive scoring chances out of nowhere.
This is great footage, thanks for showing us the true legend that he was. 6:00 had that have gone in he would have been a cemented Man UTD bicycle kick legend alongside Garnacho and Rooney.
Great video - how quickly one forgets how good he was......and this video didn't show how much fight/toughness he had to compliment his creativity and goal scoring. Those were the #ManUtd days of power. They were fun to watch.
I've never forgot that goal around 5:24, absolutely sensational skill and technique. He had all the flair in the world....and wasn't afraid to show it. Amazing player :)
Very underrated unfortunately, never heard of him. I came here thanks to someone who posted a video of him on IG… man!!! This guy got lots of skills and very on target when ever he shot the ball ⚽️, I wish I could see him playing!
@@venners77You wouldn’t say this if you really watch Berbatov week in week out. He had a classy touch but he was really frustrating to watch at times! Even Fergie got sick of him.
The Newcastle goal when we got smashed away ,and beat them ,absolute childhood memory 😊,had to be Cantona, also the goal v the scousers on his comeback for kicking that yob ,quality!!!
Cantona is probably the greatest prem player ever. He was absolutely world class. Controversial. Somethig always happened when he palyed from the sublime to the ridiculous
If I could have any player in history to slot into the current United team I'd pick Cantona. My favourite player, and for his name to be chanted on the terraces 30 years later, means that he's still the favourite player of a lot of United fans Also was a champion every full season he played in England 91-92 Leeds 92-93 Man Utd 93-94 Man Utd (94-95 banned from Jan-end of season and missed out on the title by 1 point) 95-96 Man Utd 96-97 Man Utd
Absolute undisputed number 1 at flick passes. Be it with heels, either side of the boot, shoulder, chest, head, whatever. His sublime touch was and still is unmatched in that category.
Eric Cantona for me is the greatest foreign player ever to play in uk football, he actually changed the game in england, teams after cantona started to play with a creative centre forward ie zola, bergkamp etc, his skill level was sublime, what a lot of the videos on Cantona don't show as well is what he actually did defensively, he would literally clear balls off the line , we would be playing and he would pop up at full back lol, didnt get involved in the overall game that much but when he did it was pure magic, King Cantona in my own opinion the greatest ti ever play on these shores
He was French but his heart was English and I'm telling you that from a Frenchman
He paved the way for your berkamp, Zola etc
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He made the premier League
He was a box to box forward. Amazing player.
Imagine the confidence he gave to the players around him. Pure class with perfect touch and weight of pass. A true legend and showman.
156 appearances, 70 goals and 56 assists. I think that says it all tbh.
That's what was so fun about Cantona. I think he literally saw no difference between an assist and a goal
Wonderful video. I was lucky enough to see most of this live. I loved Eric. One of the best first touches of any player. Vision, passing range and creativity to unlock defences and also a massive bull of a centre forward too with a shot like a rocket and every type of finish in the book. Phenomenal player. World class.
People never realise he was pretty quick also
Footballing genius is the only was to describe Cantona. His situational awareness was second to none.
I'm a United fan and I always cry watching these videos. They are never the same again.
But they have Maguire
@@xavierharding8938 We have Maguire's brother. We had Pogba's brother briefly too (we being Crawley Town) :)
Just money money money now............ khanchelkis what a player
@@lea-rw5cbhe was so fast, could take them wide, cut inside, find a pass or direct to goal, he'd be unstoppable in the modern game!
Eric is the reason why I supported Man utd as a kid. Thank you for the great memories in my childhood. The iconic No.7 shirt will forever be his!! Long live the King!
Never be any one like him
Same here!
He was better with his chest than most players are with their feet.
I get goose bumps watching him , Eric was incredible.❤️❤️
Playing for Manchester changed him into a legend. He was meant to play for Manchester.
As a young United fan at the time there really was nothing better than Cantona. He was an absolute genius and tough with it. My first true hero. Long live the king 👑.
Now time has gone on its amazing how many of our rival fans both Scouse and city all say they thought he was great. I like when a footballer can be that enigmatic that everyone remembers him so fondly. I think nostalgia plays a part as he wasn't just an icon for us reds, all the kids back then wanted to be Cantona in the playground regardless of who they supported.
Great video, makes me feel so proud but with dull ache of remembering my youth. The 90's were good to us
My all time favorite footballer. You could not take your eyes off of him. His passing was sublime.
His big missfortune was that his weakest performance was his most important match against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League semi final 1997.
@@redblacktichy7713but he still made a dead list pass to Nicky butt who failed to score in a 1 on 1 against the goalkeeper
@@calcalb yes, but even Cantona missed some opportunities
@@redblacktichy7713Cantona retired in 1997 😂
@@im.tellingyou yes, right, Borussia vs MU semifinal was in 1997
That very last goal was iconic for me, as everything about it encapsulated the man. He was an artist, but not just as a footballer, and his response after scoring that goal was the air of a man who was entitled to score such goals.
This is wonderful. As a footy fan who only “discovered” the sport in the early 2000s, we often only see the same half-dozen highlights of the “greats” over and over without a lot of context. There needs to be more vids like this of pasttime legends. The “other” highlights that show why they were invaluable to the squad rather than their spectacular peak moments.
Eric played in a team of world class players ….but he stood out. Love his attitude and genius he provided to the game. I have followed United since 1968 …but he is one of 3 standout players …..thank you Eric!!
Who are the other 2?
@@MrMatt44000Was going to ask the same question!
Must be Best and Ronaldo.
@@ibrahims9871 Nope Best and Bobby Charlton
@@PhilipKerry what about Rooney and Robbo
Cantona brought others into the game, like no other. Messi, Pele or Ronaldo never done so like Cantona. That's why his the greatest..
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I'm a life-long City fan but loved watching that man play. He glavanised that Utd team and gave them something very special.
You are a humble man.
As a Man united fan, I loved watching Kun play for you guys.
Respect ✊
@@dkainer as a man utd fan i hated kun...
Le Football dans son essence la plus pure , dans le geste le plus beau , dans l'offrande la plus sublime , dans le coeur le plus révolutionnaire et dans le plus grand des respects . Cantona donne toujours ce même frisson , cette sensation unique d'avoir vu un joueur de Football , Artiste et Roi , animé par la passion , la ferveur et la beauté de ce jeu . Gloire à lui !
This man gives me goosebumps his aura is incredible
Cantona is the best footballer I’ve ever seen play in the premier league this guy was a genius. A big thank you to ur production team for putting this class video together it was a joy to watch. Long live the 👑
I fully agree! When the seagulls follow the trawler……
Shearer?
@@giuseppe397 Shearer was not so good in combination. He was a fantastic striker, but Cantona had a creative force as well.
You not watched much football then no?
Henry is by far the best player to play in the Premier League. Ronaldo had about 3 seasons where he was almost unplayable but Henry did it consistently for longer.
Cantona is definitely up there being one of the best to ever play in the PL but don’t think he can go ahead of Henry or Ronaldo
Not only was English football changed forever, football the world over was changed. This man changed the view of foreign transfer market hands down.
One of THE best players of all time. He was a fiery character but he wouldn't have been as good if he wasn't. He owned the pitch. One of my very favourite players. Skill, a football brain LEGEND.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Agree about his capabilities and trendsetting, but not the best....maybe the first foreign star. With all due respect, his arrogance cost him his national career.
@@johnarch6876 It was his arrogance that made him so much better than those who tow the line. Fergie let him play. No need for too many instructions.
@@ianh1263with skill like his he could afford to be arrogant. Although, his arrogance could be mistaken for supreme confidence in his own abilities.
I loved watching him play.@@markkosmider2144
The only player to make me cry, the day he retired.
What a bummer of a day that was.
They were magic days growing up watching this team and Eric was the icing on the cake
This kind of video gives you a feeling of the excitement the fans would have had knowing he could do anything, anytime.
He’s the reason I’ve been a Manchester United supporter for 30 years
Special after special moments by eric to the fans..eric stoods out in the early era of epl paving the way football has to be play..eric is unrivalled and unmatched..long live king eric👑👑👑
Thank you for making this without music. Just Commentary, crowd noise and Cantona. Fantastic 👍🏽
He was the master of the little touch. All he needed was a tiny touch of the ball and he could could carve open the defence for a team mate. A little flick or a head or a chest and that was it, they were off. The man was a legitimate genius.
Cantona is my hero, gave me so many happy memories
I had no idea he was such an assist genius also and so good with his chest, head, control. All this alongside him being a ferocious striker comparable to Ibrahimovic in his prime. United fans must have felt like they were in a dream when he was playing
Wonderful touch & vision , would be worth a fortune in the modern game
One of the legends of my childhood, great player Cantona was... Thanks for sharing 👍
One of the greatest players ever!
Thank you for bring out such wonderful memory, Eric the King is my best MU player.
Unbelievable back heel passes... Most of the time defenders clueless about the ball movements and directions of passes. But credit goes to fellow players who reads the passes precisely... credit also goes to practice sessions...and Sir Alex
Eric was the best ever, definitely the GOAT. ❤🖤🤍
ERIC Premier League GOAT to this day !! Nobody else comes close !!!
the GOAT for me personally!! this man single handed made this world interesting and exciting for me around 9years old when he signed for United he would get a place in any top team today his style of play is timeless
Never forget that amazing billboard from my childhood - "1966 was a great year for English football. Eric was born"
wrong ! because I was born
Note : Eric was fired from the french squad , i was not .... and then?? ... we became world champion ;)
It was one of the great adverts.
A close second was when we commandeered the coke logo and changed it to enjoyed cantona
Such a brilliant team player, & considering how great individually he was that's a great compliment. The best.
If I could go back in time to my playing days I would model myself on cantona the way he used his whole body to control the first touch ..chest ,knees thighs a genius !
Best Cantona video I have watched. Thank you for a great video
Crazy to think Man Utd have had such high calibre players over the decades. Compared to the current crop.
So underrated these days. He's absolutely nailed into a greatest prem 11.
In front of Henry, Ronaldo, Rooney, Suarez, Aguero, Kane, Haaland, Bergkamp & Hazard?
@@nihilistlivesmatter In front of them all except Henry. The only debates there for an all-time 11 are between Rooney and Shearer and for me he easily tops them. Ronaldo was a winger in the prem. You can argue that Suarez is the most talented of them all but he had more impact at Barca and did fuck all in the prem. Cantona was far more impactful than Bergkamp while both being at the time the most aesthetically pleasing players in the prem. Hazard is not even close. Aguero great player, a better goalscorer but not a leader or as good an all-around player as Cantona (very different EC was more of a 10). Haaland has played 1 season.
Man won the prem being the best player on the team in EVERY FULL SEASON he played in the prem. He was the catalyst that transformed United into the most dominant and successful English team of all time. He was the face of the prem for 5 years. Kids do not understand.
@@tris421 I disagree,,, he was the best player in the league at a when it was a poor league & MU were flat track bullies.
Rooney was often pushed out to the LW so Ronaldo could play up top...he may have started as a winger but he grew into more
Eric was a good player...& you're right did almost singlehandely at timess turm MU into a trophy winning outfit....like Drogba for chelsea
But he was not world class...He wouldn't make the bench for on all time XI
For me you can't look past Henry Suarez & Ronaldo with Rooney not far behind
You could see the impact he had on Scholes aswell. People talk about that young team that won the league but they'd not have done it without Cantona.
That pass through to solskjaer against west ham is still one of my favourite ever moments from him. Absolute eye of the needle stuff.
No his best pass was into the fan that thought they abuse him, shame he didn't get his face
I forgot how unselfish this dude was.
People forget how good he was, left the game far too early, Le God ⚽️🙏🏾 The 🐐 🙌🏾
Eric had everything
What a player
Forever my idol. This brought so many happy childhood memories back!
Oooh ahhh CANTONA. Man that brings back memories !
Eric was a king, a man and a spirit....I often watch videos and I' m always fascinated...it seems so easy. Jojo from France
He had a better touch with his chest than most players have with their feet!
Eric Cantona king of Old Trafford
Platini Zidane Cantona 3 greatest french players of all time.
His first touch is insane
Canto a ouvert les portes du championnat anglais aux joueurs français, qui peuvent lui dire merci ! A Manchester, il fut génial et sa contribution au club a été énorme voire magique !
Didier Six au moins avant lui ;)
Mental control, volleys and passing.
Cantona is no doubt the most intelligent and talented player who ever played in England and till today nobody can match his enormous talent, he also coached the 92 generation.
Imagine having Denis Irwin in the team. Simply unbelievable
He was an athlete artist who paints beautiful impressions on football tuff. His aura onnthe pitch is mesmerising to opponents and inspiring to his teammates.
I'm also a hockey fan and Canto reminds of a Wayne Gretzky as a playmaker with his one touch passing game. We call it "ice vision" to create offensive scoring chances out of nowhere.
God I miss him . Genius.
This is great footage, thanks for showing us the true legend that he was.
6:00 had that have gone in he would have been a cemented Man UTD bicycle kick legend alongside Garnacho and Rooney.
god the gulf between the players we used to have and what we have now...jesus
The king of the Premier league and always will be - hus presence alone made him a superstar
Favourite player of all time my hero growing up in the 90s as a kid. I miss the old Premier League vibes.
At his best. Which was more often than not he was the best ever. He done things everyone else dreamed of
He's movement and forward play were unmatched legends read the game before things happen and he's that good
Great video - how quickly one forgets how good he was......and this video didn't show how much fight/toughness he had to compliment his creativity and goal scoring. Those were the #ManUtd days of power. They were fun to watch.
I've never forgot that goal around 5:24, absolutely sensational skill and technique. He had all the flair in the world....and wasn't afraid to show it. Amazing player :)
If your talking about goals watch stevie g goals against utd villa Middlesborough etc those are goals that Cantona can't even score in his dreams
Eric is a creator he creates space and i think inesta molded his game around Eric's style of play
That last goal is just the perfect summary of Cantona
He's always said that that pass to Irwin was the best goal he ever scored
Very underrated unfortunately, never heard of him. I came here thanks to someone who posted a video of him on IG… man!!! This guy got lots of skills and very on target when ever he shot the ball ⚽️, I wish I could see him playing!
his personality is behond your imagination in sport he maybe unique he is a good actor too I recomand you to make some research about the king
Underrated? And never heard of him??? Wow
Hahaha THE KING underrated lolz.
“Now what’s he going to do...there is your answer” 😂😂😂
he would be even better in modern football
Zidane vs Cantona for the most stylish player of all time almost like they both on a movie set rather than a football pitch.
Berbatov also.
@@venners77You wouldn’t say this if you really watch Berbatov week in week out. He had a classy touch but he was really frustrating to watch at times! Even Fergie got sick of him.
Cantona for a few seasons, single handedly almost, won a couple of Premier League titles for the Reds.
The Newcastle goal when we got smashed away ,and beat them ,absolute childhood memory 😊,had to be Cantona, also the goal v the scousers on his comeback for kicking that yob ,quality!!!
Glory FC Manchester United ❤...
Cantona is probably the greatest prem player ever. He was absolutely world class. Controversial. Somethig always happened when he palyed from the sublime to the ridiculous
Crazy to think a team had Cantona, Giggs, Beckham, Schols in one attack (and Cole I suppose).
ole as well
Giggsi always have fun with him..
What a moment for him
Love CANTONA King 👑 of Premier League ❤ Maverick Genius Artist who changed the way the game was played in England.
Those were the days.
simply put sheer genius
Long live the king. What a player
So good, so great
United were frightening!
those assists are so underrated
Eric will always be the king 👑
the king thanks to england from france for your loving he was my kid hero and before england his career was over !
love this channel. deserves way more subs
If I could have any player in history to slot into the current United team I'd pick Cantona. My favourite player, and for his name to be chanted on the terraces 30 years later, means that he's still the favourite player of a lot of United fans
Also was a champion every full season he played in England
91-92 Leeds
92-93 Man Utd
93-94 Man Utd
(94-95 banned from Jan-end of season and missed out on the title by 1 point)
95-96 Man Utd
96-97 Man Utd
Yes, it's sometimes hard to believe it's nudging 30 years since THAT incident at Crystal Palace.
might be the most underrated player ever
A great football player and an even greater man.
Undoubtedly the best to play in premier league. You know him as king Eric... Also known as God 🙌
The catalyst for 20 years of United dominance, that 96 double season the man was on a mission, Legend in every sense of the term
So much similarity in movement to his fellow countryman ZZ.