talkSPORT looks at key moments in football history, where events could so easily have taken a different course and asks, what if? This week we ponder what if Leeds United had not sold Eric Cantona to Man United…
The story
Cantona and Man United were a perfect fit. His arrival at Old Trafford coincided with them winning their first four Premier League titles, where they had previously gone 26 years without finishing top of the old First Division.
Not only did Cantona's presence influence matters on the pitch, it had a great effect on the younger players emerging from the famed United youth system.