Man Utd legend Cole: The day Eusebio wanted to meet me!
Manchester United legend Andy Cole has revealed how Eusebio gave him the thrill of a lifetime this week.
Cole is in South Africa as part of England's 2018 World Cup committee and wrote in his column for the Independent: "It happened on Monday evening when I was having a quiet dinner with a friend and someone approached our table and said there was a gentleman who would like to meet me. 'He's over at that table,' I was told, and I looked around to see Eusebio sitting there.
"I went over to him, and it was, quite honestly, surreal. I couldn't believe that I was talking to this utter legend, or more to the point I couldn't believe what he said to me. He said that HE was a fan of MINE! And this is a genius who won virtually every honour in the game with club and country and was a World Player of the Year.
"'I'm a big follower of Manchester United and have seen you play many times,' he said. His English was excellent. Then he started talking me through some of his favourite goals that I'd scored. How bizarre is that?
"Eusebio told me how much he admired Sir Bobby Charlton, how he followed United from afar, and I could only sit there thinking: "You are among the greatest players ever to have kicked a ball and you're making me feel like I was something special too." Frankly, I'm a minnow compared to him but it was a wonderful night."
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