New Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he'd like to bring 'another Eric Cantona' to the club in the future.

Ratcliffe admits he was a big fan of Frenchman during his time at Old Trafford.

He told MUTV: "There's a certain type of player... when he gets the ball, you get excited because you're not sure what he's going to do with it it might be a bit of magic.

"Eric [Cantona] was one of those.

"He was so transformative for that Manchester United team and Alex Ferguson.

"They hadn't won the league for 25 or 26 years before Eric arrived. Then Eric arrived and he was the catalyst that really galvanised the team for the next 25 years.

"We are due to have lunch, so it'll be really interesting.

"He knows [INEOS Sport CEO] Jean-Claude [Blanc] well, so I'm really looking forward to that. He's quite a character I think it's important that a part of Manchester United is it's always had a glamorous aspect to it. Eric was a bit of glamour.

"He was a bit of a maverick, I suppose. David Beckham was, Bobby Charlton [too]. There's always been a glamour associated with the club, which is one of the reasons the brand is so well-known around the world."

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