Good News: Manchester United Finally Found A Perfect Replacement For Eric Cantona

Ex-Liverpool player Jamie Redknapp has recently drawn a comparison between Zlatan Ibrahimovic and legend Eric Cantona.

Ibrahimovic’s brace against West Brom on Saturday made his total goals for Manchester United in all competitions 16, since his arrival at the Old Trafford in July.

The Swedish legend reportedly enjoyed a humoured exchange with Cantona back in the summer, who claimed that there could only be one king in Manchester. Zlatan responded in typical Zlatan fashion, claiming that he would be the ‘God’ of Manchester instead.

Writing for the Daily Mail, former Liverpool midfielder Redknapp, stated that Zlatan reminds him of Eric Cantona so much.

“We had this idea that Zlatan was a bit of a bad boy but he is the ultimate pro. He has his own trainer and really looks after himself,” he said.

“He reminds me of Eric Cantona, who changed the mindset of younger players at United in terms of doing extra training and how to take care of yourself.

“Zlatan may be a stop-gap signing but United’s young forwards like Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford will learn a lot from him – especially now he has signed for another year.

“His two goals helped United get a good result against an in-form West Brom and, with their fantastic players hitting their stride, they are on a great run.”

If you should watch Cantona games back then for the red devils, you can’t but see some similarities between him and Ibrahimovic. Apart from personal charisma on pitch, both have the ability to change the scoreline in the twinkle of an eye.