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Cantona and Rush decry prospect of football without fans amid coronavirus

Eric Cantona and Ian Rush are divided by club loyalties but share the same view on behind-closed-doors football - it will not bear comparison to the real thing.

If the 2019-20 season in Europe is to be concluded, it seems certain many matches will have to go ahead without spectators due to ongoing coronavirus pandemic worries.

While Liverpool great Rush admits it would be wrong for the Anfield table-toppers to be awarded the Premier League title without the campaign playing out, the idea of empty stands leaves him cold.

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For Manchester United legend Cantona, the absence of supporters would take away a vital element of the football experience, and players would suffer.