Eric Cantona was a Manchester United legend on the pitch but will also be remembered for first jumping off feet at an insulting fan.
Three decades have passed to the day since Eric Cantona's infamous kung-fu kick on a Crystal Palace supporter at Selhurst Park – but it appears the intervening years have not served to brighten the Frenchman's prospects on that January evening in 1995 to soften.
Why did Cantona kick the fan?
The Manchester United striker retreated to the dressing rooms when the Manchester United striker had gone to the dressing rooms, having been kept away for taking a swipe at Palace defender Richard Shaw. K back to France ”.
Cantona responded by launching himself feet first at Simmons in a skirmish that also saw punches thrown. Let us remember that moment.
In the aftermath of the incident, United Star was fined and eventually banned for nine months, and sentenced to 120 hours of community service.
But speaking to Fourfourtwo magazine as part of an interview in which he answered readers' questions, Cantona remained unrepentant. “I didn't hit him hard enough,” the 49-year-old said. “I should have hit him harder.”
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