What Gerard Houllier told Sir Alex Ferguson before Manchester United signed Eric Cantona
manchestereveningnews.co.ukstraight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United and Sir Alex Ferguson have paid tribute to former Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier who has passed away aged 73.Prior to his six-year spell at Anfield, Houllier worked as assistant manager to France national team boss Michel Platini, working closely with one of the best players to ever represent United in Eric Cantona.Houllier was pivotal in Cantona moving to England, believing the notorious forward needed to leave France after a turbulent period in his homeland which resulted in him declaring a temporary retirement from football in 1991, aged only 25, following a spat with the French Football Federation.The former Liverpool boss convinced Cantona to leave for a Premier League club.
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