The former Aston Villa striker died on Monday at the age of 48 after an incident involving police - Goal's Kris Voakes looks back at the career of one of the EPL's first stars
As it turned out, the very first Premier League season back in 1992-93 would be remembered most for the brilliance of Eric Cantona rather than Dalian Atkinson. It was so nearly a very different story, though.
Aston Villa was Manchester United’s closest challenger for the crown in the new division’s first season, with Atkinson and Dean Saunders firing the goals which had Sir Alex Ferguson’s side sweating for most of the campaign.