Manchester United legend visits Alvalade

Eric Cantona was a surprise visitor to Estádio José Alvalade this Sunday, accompanied by his brother and children. President Bruno de Carvalho of course didn't miss the opportunity to accompany the Manchester United and France legend.

"5,000 trophies is really impressive!", said Cantona in an interview after visiting the Sporting Museum, before going on to reveal that one of Alvalade's heroes is actually one of his own too: "Yazalde was an excellent player. He played in Marseilles after leaving Sporting. I used to go and watch Marseilles with my dad and brother and Yazalde was one of our heroes."

Cantona also spoke about how Sporting has developed in recent years: "I am a bit like this club: I want my children to have strong personalities. I am letting them develop their own personalities and if they want to play football then they can. I really like to see the big clubs focusing on their young teams. That is where everything starts and where you create your own playing style, like Barcelona, Manchester United and Sporting CP. I understand better now when I see Cristiano Ronaldo, Figo, Futre or Nani playing. They are all the same kind of player."