Eric Cantona has slammed Manchester United for ending Sir Alex Ferguson’s deal to be the club’s ambassador.
Ferguson ended a legendary 26-year spell as manager in 2013 after winning 13 Premier League titles and two Champions Leagues among a host of other major honours.
This was enough to establish himself as the biggest figure in the club’s history and arguably the club’s best football manager.
The Scot then quickly signed a deal to become the Red Devils’ global ambassador soon after, and has remained in the role ever since.
However, this deal, according to a value of 2 million pounds per year The Mirror – has now it’s over of Jim Ratcliffe and Ineos as they try to reduce United’s running costs.
Eric Cantona fumes over Man Utd’s Alex Ferguson decision
The news of Ferguson’s departure is likely to further sour a Man Utd fanbase already disaffected by their shocking start to the 2024/25 season.
Erik ten Hag’s men are currently 14th in the Premier League with just eight points on the board after seven matches, while they have drawn both of their Europa League games against FC Twente and Porto.
As a result, Ten Hag now finds himself under immense pressure to save his job.
But it’s not just the fans who are disappointed to see Ferguson go.
Indeed, club legend Eric Cantona, a defining figure in Ferguson’s early successes in the 1990s, has criticized Man Utd’s decision, claiming the 82-year-old should be given free rein at the club for the rest of the his life
“Sir Alex Ferguson should be able to do whatever he wants at the club until the day he dies,” Cantona wrote in one Instagram post that Man Utd great Patrice Evra also liked.
“So much disrespect. It’s totally outrageous. Sir Alex Ferguson will be my boss forever! And I throw them all in a big bag of shit!”
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