A FIXTURE of Man Utd’s dominance of the 1990s surprised fans by showing up to The Celt Bar in Dublin.
The Red Devils won a laundry list of trophies from 1992 to 1999, including five Premier Leagues, three FA Cups, the Champions League, and four Community Shields.
Central to the early part of that success was Eric Cantona, who joined the club from Leeds United in 1992.
He was at Old Trafford until 1997 when he retired at the age of 30, but not before winning four league titles, two FA Cups – including doubles in 1993/94 and 1995/96 – and three Community Shields.
In the midst of his time at Manchester United, he infamously kung-fu kicked a Crystal Palace fan at Selhurst Park in January 1995, leading to an eight-month ban from football.
On Tuesday evening, fans were afforded the chance to take a trip down memory lane when the 57-year-old turned up at The Celt Bar on Talbot Street.
A photo of Cantona at the popular pub was shared to Facebook by the establishment, with a caption: “Eric Cantona legend from Manchester United in The Celt!”
The comments were full of supporters who praised Cantona and the pub itself.
Fabrice commented: “The king of Manchester . Né à Marseille” while Michael said: “I see a couple legends there”
Mark recounted: “I remember seeing him in a Celtic top at the Mark Hughes testimonial.” while Stephen declared: “Awesome! What a player and personality AND what a pub!”
James commented: “Ah no way” while Kojak said: “Ooh Ahh….Cantana”
The iconic forward recently revealed to fans the meaning of an infamous cryptic message of his.
SHortly after the kung-fu kick incident, Cantona was quizzed on it during a press conference.
Bizarrely, he responded to a question by saying: “When the seagulls follow the trawler, it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea.”
Laughter and noises of confusion followed in the press room when Cantona uttered the strange proverb, and now the 57-year-old has finally broken his silence on what he meant.
Speaking on French TV‘C dans l’air’, he said: “I didn’t want to but (Manchester United) said it’s important you have to speak to the press.
“So I said, OK I will speak to the press, in the sense that they want me to speak – I’ll say any old thing.
“You know, (the press) destroyed me. But in a way I have had my revenge.
“They were all trying to find a meaning and they all asked me to explain and I said nothing.”