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Living legend of Manchester United, where he left an unforgettable memory of his visit between 1992 and 1997, Eric Cantona has a careful look at what becomes of his old club. And what he has seen for a few years does not really enchant him.
Although still in the running in the Europa League, where he brought back the 2-2 draw of his trip to Lyon Thursday evening in the quarter-final first leg, the Mancunian club is not sportingly (13th in the Premier League). Above all, it is the management of the co-owner Jim Ratcfliffe that does not please Canto. The British billionaire, at the head of the petro-chemical company Ineos, has implemented an austerity policy within the club, which notably gave rise to the abolition of 450 jobs and an increase in prices of tickets to Old Trafford. In parallel, he plans to leave the legendary Old Trafford to build a new stadium with a capacity of 100,000 places.
The big family is no longer
“Since the arrival of Ratcliffe, the new owners want to destroy everything and respect no one,” said the King. Manchester United is a big family but since Ratcliffe has been there, it's quite the opposite. He wants proof of the fate reserved for Alex Ferguson, the manager who led the club to glory during his 27 years of reign. “He no longer wants Sir Alex as an ambassador,” said Cantona, on the sidelines of an event organized by FC United, a amateur club founded by fans disappointed by Manchester United, of which he is the co-owner.
Viscerally attached to this club with whom he won four titles of champion of England, the former number 7 cannot do much other than to call for change. Except for the stadium, of course. “I do not think that United can play in another stadium thanold Trafford,” concluded the King.
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