The most gifted footballer of his generation was finished. Retiring in disgrace at 25, Eric Cantona seemed destined for exile from the sport he loved. Incapable of blind obedience, he bristled against conformity and was branded unmanageable in France. Yet his fire became the spark that ignited a dynasty at Manchester United. Thoughtful and explosive, Cantona reveals how Alex Ferguson channelled his brilliance. In a tale of friendship and fatherhood, their testimonies show how a man seen as hostile and unknowable was finally understood, loved and forgiven by football’s strictest disciplinarian.