Cantona wanted to 'kill f****r' who attacked him - and Ferguson restrained Man Utd star
dailystar.co.ukManchester United with Sir Alex Ferguson at the helm, they had one hero called Eric Cantona.The Frenchman donned the No. 7 shirt and wore it with style as he regularly put teams to the sword with his skill and panache.
He oozed quality and has been heralded by United fans as one of their best players of all time.But from time to time, the forward was known to lose his head and one infamous incident has since been confirmed by the former Red Devils star where he had to be pulled away from one fight by Fergie.
It relates back to a trip to Istanbul for a Champions League clash against Galatasaray.After drawing the first game at Old Trafford 3-3, United needed a win in one of the most boisterous stadiums in the world but they could not find a way to break the Turkish team down.
With the game edging its way to full-time, the home team were pulling out all the tricks including some classic time-wasting.That did not please Cantona one bit, who kicked out at one coach who had held onto the ball too long which prompted a red card before full-time - when chaos ensued.
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