Eric Cantona has paid a surprise visit to a Manchester pub ahead of its reopening on Thursday afternoon.
The Manchester United legend dropped into the Peveril of the Peak pub, in Manchester city centre, in his first appearance in the city since lockdown.
We’ve had a special visitor today to mark our first day of re-opening. We’ll be opening up later on, around 5pm 🍻 pic.twitter.com/RNBcghVlav
— Peveril of the Peak (@ThePeveril) April 22, 2021
Eric Cantona
Pictures emerging on social media also appear to show him meeting current United maestro Bruno Fernandes during filming.
Eric Cantona meets Bruno Fernandes 👑 pic.twitter.com/J2gk9B6CVj
— utdreport (@utdreport) April 21, 2021
The last we heard from Cantona was on Monday, when he came out in opposition to the proposed Super League, which has now fallen by the wayside.
Cantona's former teammate Gary Neville lashed out at the role of United's owners in the Super League. He claimed the Glazers were "scavengers" who needed to be "booted out" of Old Trafford, and of English football.
"I'm going to say something about the European Super League," Cantona said on Instagram.
"For one year, we have seen games on TV with the best clubs in the world, and the best players in the world, and it was so boring.
"And it's still so boring. Because the fans are not there.
"The fans singing, jumping, supporting their teams. So the fans are the most important thing in football. They have to be respected.
"Did these big clubs ask their fans what they thought about this idea? No, unfortunately. And that's a shame."
Joel Glazer
Manchester United Joel Glazer provoked the ire of fans this week with an apology over the failed Super League.
"Over the past few days, we have all witnessed the great passion which football generates, and the deep loyalty our fans have for this great club.
"You made very clear your opposition to the European Super League, and we have listened. We got it wrong, and we want to show that we can put things right.
"Although the wounds are raw and I understand that it will take time for the scars to heal, I am personally committed to rebuilding trust with our fans and learning from the message you delivered with such conviction.
"We continue to believe that European football needs to become more sustainable throughout the pyramid for the long-term. However, we fully accept that the Super League was not the right way to go about it."
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