Ed Woodward is great at marketing but not great at football – Eric Cantona reveals Manchester United rejected his proposal to become president of football at Old Trafford × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Football EPL 2022-23 News

Ed Woodward is great at marketing but not great at football – Eric Cantona reveals Manchester United rejected his proposal to become president of football at Old Trafford

By Jack Spedding Modified 26 Sep 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Eic Cantona makes startling Manchester United claim Former Manchester United forward Eric Cantona has claimed that the club rejected his offer to become its president of football. During an interview with The Athletic, the legendary French forward slammed former Red Devils chief executive Ed Woodward. The English investment banker was appointed chief of commercial and media operations of Manchester United in 2007. Fabrizio Romano@FabrizioRomanoEric Cantona: “I met Ed Woodward a few times. But they didn’t accept me becoming Man United President of Football”, tells @TheAthleticUK. #MUFC

“I still think me or somebody else, Man Utd should have somebody for football”, says to @AdamCrafton_.9757835Eric Cantona: “I met Ed Woodward a few times. But they didn’t accept me becoming Man United President of Football”, tells @TheAthleticUK. #MUFC“I still think me or somebody else, Man Utd should have somebody for football”, says to @AdamCrafton_. https://t.co/wKwztRf46Y Woodward was ultimately promoted to executive vice chairman of the club and oversaw football operations, including a vast number of high-profile signings. He broke the world transfer record to sign Paul Pogba from Juventus in 2016 (€105 million) but oversaw several disastrous purchases during his time. Following his failed attempt to get Manchester United into the doomed European Super League, Woodward resigned in 2021, with many dubbing his time in charge as a failure. While the club may have floundered on the pitch over the past decade, its revenue and value have gone from strength to strength under Woodward. Red Devils icon Cantona has now claimed that he offered his services to the club to help them return to their former glory as he stated: “Last year, I proposed to the club to change their way. Ed Woodward is great at marketing but not great at football." He added: “United should have a chairman and then they should have a president of marketing and then a president of football, who is in charge of all the decisions in football. So I proposed to them that I should be president of football.” The United Stand@UnitedStandMUFCEric Cantona: “Last year, I proposed to the club to change their way. Ed Woodward is great at marketing but not great at football." [@AdamCrafton_]2685106Eric Cantona: “Last year, I proposed to the club to change their way. Ed Woodward is great at marketing but not great at football." [@AdamCrafton_]

Eric Cantona claims he feels responsible for Manchester United not winning one more Premier League title

The enigmatic Frenchman was banned for nine months in 1995 after he infamously kung-fu kicked a Crystal Palace supporter in the crowd. United ultimately missed out on the league title by a point to Blackburn Rovers that season and Cantona claims he feels responsible for the miss. The legendary forward proclaimed (as per The Mail): "I think when a player is missing you can play one game without that player. But if you don’t play with one of those players for a few weeks, I think it can make the difference. We didn’t win it because we are all used to playing together and one piece was missing." "If it had been Schmeichel or Irwin, Paul Ince or Roy Keane, it would have been exactly the same. It’s why we lost it so it was my fault. I don’t regret the thing I did. I feel guilty because we didn’t win the league."utdreport@utdreportEric Cantona: “Can you imagine Old Trafford becomes a new stadium called by a brand? If they do that, I’m sorry but I’m not a fan of #mufc anymore. And I quit football forever! But please, don’t call this stadium Nestle, or Amazon — Old Trafford is Old Trafford.” [@TheAthleticUK]6803662Eric Cantona: “Can you imagine Old Trafford becomes a new stadium called by a brand? If they do that, I’m sorry but I’m not a fan of #mufc anymore. And I quit football forever! But please, don’t call this stadium Nestle, or Amazon — Old Trafford is Old Trafford.” [@TheAthleticUK] Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Ritwik Kumar × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout No Results Found Get the free App now Manage notifications Popular ‍ Sports (30+) CricketCricket HomeScheduleT20 World CupT20 warm upIND vs SAENG vs PAKAUS vs ENGLegends LeagueECS T10 CroatiaWBBL 2022ECC T10SMAT 2022Bukhatir LeagueNZ T20 Tri-SeriesWomen's Asia Cup 2022ECT10 FootballFootball HomeNewslettersSK Experts ScheduleEPLNations LeagueLa LigaLigue 1Champions LeagueFIFA WCMLS Bundesliga Serie A WWEWWE HomeNewslettersRumor RoundupRAWSmackDownResultsRosterChampionsWWE Crown Jewel 2022PPV ScheduleAEW EsportsEsports HomeMinecraftOverwatch 2RobloxGenshin ImpactFortniteGTAStreamersFree FirePUBGValorantBGMIPop CultureAnimeGaming TechWiki Guides TennisTennis HomeTennis calendarTennis Results TodayATP RankingsWTA RankingsRoger FedererRafael NadalNovak DjokovicSerena Williams MMAMMA HomeUFC NewsONE ChampionshipUFC Fight NightScheduleRankingsResultsUFC Fights TonightONE Championship ResultsONE Championship ScheduleONE Championship Rankings KabaddiKabaddi HomePKL 2022PKL SchedulePKL Points TableKabaddi Rules WikiWiki HomeMinecraft WikiNaruto WikiTikTok WikiYoutube WikiGTA WikiTerraria WikiOne Piece Wiki MoreSportsBasketballIndian FootballNFLMinecraftFormula 1NascarPop CultureCollege FootballHockeyGolfAthleticsBadmintonGymnasticsWrestlingSwimmingTennisShootingBoxingArcheryWinter SportsRobloxFree PicksSkateboardingKho KhoLifestyle LINKS About Us Write For Us Policies Editorial Standards Journalism Awards Fact Check Affiliate Program Careers CSR Privacy Policy Contact Us Edition: English हिन्दी