Eric Cantona.

Biography

“Le Roi”.“Le Dieu”. Or good old – but never, ever, plain old – Eric. Whatever you want to call Monsieur Cantona, the Frenchman’s four-and-a-half seasons at Old Trafford are the stuff of legend.

  • Position

    Forward

  • Country

    France

  • Date of birth

    24 May 1966

  • Joined

    26 Nov 1992

  • United debut

    6 Dec 1992

    v Man City (H) League

  • Left United

    1 May 1997

Who did Bruno overtake in our scoring list?

 Article

It was a special afternoon in more ways than one for Fernandes, who reacted to his achievement with MUTV.

  • published time Nov 24News

Classic match: Fenerbahce 0 United 2

 Video

MUTV ARCHIVE | Our first match against Fenerbahce was a 2-0 win in 1996, with Beckham and Cantona scoring the goals...

  • published time Oct 24Video

The Top 20 goals at Wembley

 Video

UPDATED COUNTDOWN: Where does Kobbie Mainoo's finish v Man City rank in our top 20 goals at Wembley? Find out...

  • published time Aug 24Video

Serbian Red explains Belgrade's bond with United

 Article

One of our supporters in Serbia, Pero Radovanac, explains how Cantona, Vidic and Munich led to him becoming a fan.

The Top 20 goals by French Reds

 Video

NEW TOP 20 | Our latest countdown taps into United’s legendary French connection…

  • published time Jul 24Video

Eric Cantona: The definition of imperious swagger

 Article

When it comes to performance, ambition and owning the stage, has anyone done it better than the French legend?

Watch King Eric in our new kit

 Video

Eric Cantona stars in Snapdragon’s promo video for the new home strip and look out for a cameo from Sir Alex…

  • published time Jul 24Video

A legend in our new kit

 Video

"Some think it's the number on the back of a player's shirt that matters..."

  • published time Jun 24Video

Cantona's UTD Podcast is epic! Watch it in full

 Video

UTD Podcast | Another chance to watch our unmissable episode with Eric Cantona, who fans still refer to as The King...

  • published time Jun 24Podcast

Which Brazilian was Mainoo's idol?

 Article

Kobbie could make his England debut against the nation from where his football hero hails.

  • published time Mar 24News

Fourth-round classic: United 5 Wrexham 2

 Article

The Reds were reeling from Eric Cantona's seismic sending-off at Selhurst Park, ahead of this FA Cup tie in 1995.

Who is United's best-ever penalty taker?

 Article

We put the case forward for five Reds, as you're asked to answer a ridiculously tough question...

Reds' international streaks

 Article

We look at United men who have enjoyed purple patches for their countries over the years.

Twelve great ‘nearly’ United goals

 Video

From Cantona's lob to Ibrahimovic's volley, relive a selection of classic goals that never were…

  • published time Oct 23Video

Strikers' first Champions League goals

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Watch our collection of Reds strikers' maiden goals in the Champions League for the club...

  • published time Sep 23Video