“Eric, you know where I am if you need me and now that you are no longer one of my players, I hope you know you have a friend.”
23 years ago today, November 26, 1992, Eric Cantona signed for Manchester United.
Eric Cantona signed for #mufc on this day in 1992 – the rest is history… https://t.co/5T8x4vkbJi
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) November 26, 2015
The man who would go onto be known as ‘The King’ by Manchester United fans had a profound effect on the club.
He helped the Red Devils to win their first league title in 26 years the following May, won a further three titles and two FA Cups and went onto achieve legendary status before a retirement that many deemed premature in August 1997.
To mark the 23rd anniversary of his signing, Manchester United today posted the letter sent to Cantona by Ferguson on his retirement 18 years ago, a letter which was one of a number of correspondence included in the archive section of Fergie’s latest book, Leading.
Read the letter Sir Alex sent Cantona following the Frenchman's retirement from playing: https://t.co/2NGFDbisHY pic.twitter.com/xQLkDyamOS
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) November 26, 2015
You can read part one of the letter above and see the rest on the Manchester United website here.
