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Man Utd legend Cantona on Leeds exit: I couldn't work with Wilkinson

Eric Cantona admits his move from Leeds to Manchester United was caused by a row with manager Howard Wilkinson.

"I had a bad relationship with the manager, Wilkinson," Cantona told FourFourTwo.

"We didn't have the same views on football. I am more like a Manchester footballer. At Leeds, football was played the old way - I think you say kick then rush. But it was very important to play for Leeds at first because I learnt a lot with this kind of football. And we had success.

"If I don't feel the environment is good, I don't want to be there.

"It's like with a woman: sometimes you can't find love, sometimes you can, but it's still not right, you want more, you want to give, you want to receive. I'm not sure that I would like to be with a woman who is like some of the chairmen I met."

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