Former Leeds United striker Eric Cantona has looked back upon the time he spent at Leeds United and has called his controversial move to Manchester United in 1992 'a new step'.
The Frenchman spent just 10 months at Elland Road but managed to score 14 goals and provided 5 assists in his 34 appearances for the Whites.
On BT Sport's What I Wore series, Cantona was sifting through his old shirts throughout his career before landing on the 1992/93 Leeds United home shirt and discussing what it was like to play for the Whites.
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"Back in my day, it was different for foreign players. I could walk down the street or go to the bar without anyone really noticing me, or knowing who I was.
"But then after a few weeks, and a few games, I became a bit more popular - or actually the whole team because we were a great team with great players and we won the league [the season before]."
Cantona also had a turbulent exit from Elland Road - he was famously dropped by manager Howard Wilkinson in October 1992 for 'disrespecting' his teammates after walking down the tunnel having been substituted off against Rangers in the European Cup.
So angry at being dropped, Cantona faxed his transfer request to the club in November, saying he'd want to join either Manchester United, Arsenal or Liverpool.
He arrived at Old Trafford just two days later for a fee of £1 million, a move that Leeds fans were furious about. But Cantona remembers it slightly differently.
"I don't know how it happened but I arrived in Manchester United after Leeds and... it was just a new step. I felt the step, and I also felt the ghosts of the past in Manchester United.
"For some players it can paralyse them but for me, it was helpful. I felt the energy of the ghosts, I felt the energy of the past, it makes me even stronger."
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