The scene was shot on the balcony of a high-rise tower block in Hulme, just south of Manchester city centre. It was the type of location the director Ken Loach had used in so many of his films, which ...

Here's a first bunch: Peter: 4-4-2. Van der Sar, Irwin, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Beckham, Scholes, Keane, Giggs, Rooney, Van Persie. Simply the best balanced and most ...

Recollections vary about the provocation for Eric Cantona’s attack on a fan at Crystal Palace 30 years ago. In court Cantona’s version of events was that Matthew Simmons, the man he kicked, had ...

Thirty years ago, on November 26, 1992, Manchester United signed Eric Cantona and changed the history of the club. It is difficult to fully appreciate just how different United were when he arrived.

English football’s fiercest rivalry resumes on Monday, as Manchester United take on Liverpool at Old Trafford. With 133 major trophies between them, including 39 league titles, this is unquestionably ...

‘King Eric’ became an icon at Old Trafford for his brilliance on the field, yet he was just as mercurial away from it Cantona was responsible for one of the most bizarre press conferences in ...