Eric Cantona has admitted he regrets not kicking Crystal Palace fan Matthew Simmons harder despite receiving a nine-month ban for his infamous moment of madness.
The former Manchester United forward was sent off in a Premier League clash between the sides at Selhurst Park in 1995, after a tussle with defender Richard Shaw.
He then launched a kung-fu style kick at Simmons, who had been abusing him from behind the advertising hoardings as Cantona walked down the touchline towards the tunnel.
Cantona was hit with the lengthy ban by the Football Association, stripped of the France captaincy and also handed a two-week prison sentence, which was later reduced to 120 hours community service for the attack.
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