In his autobiography, former MU captain – Roy Keane shared unforgettable memories about his personality-rich teammate Eric Cantona.
Eric Cantona, former midfielder of Man Utd, is famous for his hot temper, especially with the story of hitting on a fan that many people have heard.
After listening to this story, readers will certainly feel that the story of MU’s legend once kicking a fan is too normal.
It’s the truth.
With a 3-3 draw in the first leg, the 0-0 result in the second leg at Gatalasaray Stadium meant MU was eliminated.
Police immediately intervened, and in the chaos, it was unclear who hit Cantona in the head.
`When he was dragged into the locker room, Eric still hadn’t calmed down from his madness. He decided to return to the field to defeat a policeman. Eric was broken and strong, I’ll be honest, he was perfect.
Many players and team assistants had to gather to stop him.
`Of course I’m sad because I was eliminated from the Champions League. But above all, I was beaten from behind by a Turkish policeman. It wouldn’t be strange if I beat him up` – Keane shared about
Another person also almost lost his life in King Eric’s brawl with a group of Turkish fans and police that day.
`I almost lost my life. We got on the bus to return to the hotel after a tiring match. I put my head against the car window to sleep and a brick was thrown straight into the glass. I was really lucky when
`Normally, the tunnel to the field is the sanctuary of each team. But on the way from the tunnel back to the dressing room, I saw a policeman hit Cantona in the back of the head` – Steve Bruce recalled.
That is a memory that Roy Keane and Steve Bruce cannot forget.
In 1995, Cantona entered Premier League history with a flying kick straight into the back of Matthew Simmons, a Crystal Palace fan.