Nicky Butt has revealed how one Manchester United player received 'different treatment' from legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson.
Nicky Butt and Manchester United legend Sir Alex Ferguson Nicky Butt has revealed how former Manchester United striker Eric Cantona received ‘different treatment’ than other players from legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson. Cantona played a huge role in United’s success in the early stages of the Premier League era, helping the Red Devils win four league titles and two FA Cups.
‘The gaffer has gone, “do your tie up… you look like a tramp!” So I’ve done it and then Eric’s walked in with white jeans and Nike trainers on and a cap. Cantona scores on his long-awaited return to action in 1995 ‘The gaffer’s gone, “look how cool he is, he’s some man him”. I looked at him like, “what a p***k”, you’ve told me to do my tie up by an inch! ‘But that was Eric wasn’t it? He was very different and the genius of the manager was he understood that. I didn’t back then.
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