1. Eric Cantona – Leeds United to Manchester United
One of Ferguson’s best talents as a manager was taking supposedly problematic players and nurturing them into world beaters.
After helping Leeds to the last ever First Division title, controversial Frenchman Cantona was sold to Old Trafford for £1.2m.
Rumours were that Howard Wilkinson had done this to disrupt Fergie’s team – although this was a myth – but the manager could not have predicted the impact the forward would have, leading United to four league titles in five years.
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