Though he was aged 31 when he signed for United, Sheringham was a kind of strikers who matured and acquired even higher. He additionally had the boldness to deal with being seen as a substitute for Cantona, the undoubted catalyst to our interval of home dominance, and managed to realize one thing the fabulous Frenchman couldn’t handle in serving to Alex Ferguson’s facet carry Europe’s greatest prize.
“I am unable to consider any higher participant to interchange Cantona,” stated chairman Martin Edwards on the press convention, refusing to duck the plain query.
“They’re barely totally different in model however it’s one huge title out and one huge title in.”
Sheringham was additionally requested about his potential to fill the void left by the followers’ idol.
“I am positive folks will begin making comparisons between me and Eric,” he admitted. “However I can solely play my very own sport and hope it will likely be adequate for Manchester United.”
Historical past tells us that it most actually was.
