#2 Eric Cantona
Eric Cantona, the legend of Barclay’s Premier League left an indelible mark on England’s biggest club. He played 5 seasons in the Premier League winning 4 titles and 2 doubles. With a mentality to conquer, Cantona led United to the 1996‑97 title, the fourth in his five years at the club.
With his attacking football, ingenuity, aggression and an utter insistence to win earned him the number 7 shirt for the rest of his Manchester United Career and which already had the iconic status of having previously been worn by club legends. From following the footsteps of his father who often played as a goalkeeper to playing up front, King Eric is one of the most entertaining players of the Premier League era.
Manchester United had not won the league for nearly 26 years and then came Eric Cantona and the rest as they say is history. The Frenchman proved to be the X-factor United craved for all those years and it is to Cantona's brilliance that United rose to the pinnacle of club football in the 90s.