{"id":1109602,"date":"2019-10-06T13:23:04","date_gmt":"2019-10-06T12:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1109602"},"modified":"2019-10-06T13:23:04","modified_gmt":"2019-10-06T12:23:04","slug":"man-utd-harry-kane-eric-cantona","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/man-utd-harry-kane-eric-cantona\/","title":{"rendered":"Harry Kane and Eric Cantona have something in common, according to his old Man Utd teammate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Tottenham striker Harry Kane provides a similar impact on the north London club to the one Eric Cantona had at Manchester United, according to Lee Sharpe.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kane has grown from a Spurs academy product to one of the best strikers in Europe since breaking into the first team in 2014\/15.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Did Man Utd miss their chance with Kane? Five things to know&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Kane became a permanent member of Tottenham&#8217;s first team in 2014\/15 .<\/li>\n<li>The English striker scored 31 goals in 51 games, leading to links of a move to Man Utd.<\/li>\n<li>But he opted to stay put, improving his total Spurs tally to 171 goals in 263 games.<\/li>\n<li>Former Man Utd winger Sharpe believes the Red Devils should have done all they could to sign Kane.<\/li>\n<li>He went on to compare Kane to United legend Cantona due to the game-changing impact he can have.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7383312-alisson-is-the-golden-middle-of-the-goalkeeper-venn-diagram\/embed\/v4?image_option=full\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Englishman has so far scored 171 goals in 263 games for Tottenham and has been a key figure in their progress over the past few seasons &#8211; despite a poor start to the 2019\/20 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>After his breakthrough season, in which he scored 31 goals in 51 games, Kane was being linked with a move to Man Utd, though Spurs chairman Daniel Levy fought hard to keep his striker.<\/p>\n<p>But former United winger Sharpe believes the Red Devils should have done all they could to sign Kane when his price was lower.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking exclusively to <a href=\"https:\/\/metaratings.ru\/blog\/lee-sharpe-exclusive-united-will-regret-letting-lukaku-leave\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MetaRatings<\/a>, Sharpe said: &#8220;If they could have got Harry Kane for \u00a340million, they certainly should have offered the money and he certainly would have scored the goals.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He does go quiet in games, a bit like Cantona for us back in the day; he went quiet in games for 70-85 minutes at times. But when times got tough, he would invariably come in with a goal from nowhere and won us games 1-0 a lot of times.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That\u2019s what they\u2019re paid to do, and that\u2019s why they\u2019re such special players.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Despite Spurs&#8217; poor start to the 2019\/20 season which continued with a 3-0 defeat to Brighton &amp; Hove Albion on Saturday, Kane has managed seven goals in 10 games across all competitions so far &#8211; more than any Man Utd player.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Are Man Utd\u2019s Youth Good Enough? w\/Adam McKola\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TP6eXIbV2Vo?start=80&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Ferdinand urges Kane to think about future<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Although Spurs and Kane have grown over the past five seasons, the club remain without a trophy since 2008 &#8211; when they won the League Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Under Pochettino they have reached the League Cup final and a Champions League final, while also managing a runners-up finish in the Premier League but are still waiting to rubber stamp their progress with silverware.<\/p>\n<p>And former Man Utd defender Rio Ferdinand believes Kane needs to think about his future, and consider whether he wants to win trophies or be a one-club man.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It leads me to look at Harry Kane,&#8221; he told BT Sport ahead of Tottenham&#8217;s 7-2 thrashing against Bayern Munich in the Champions League.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1083376 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/10082310\/harry-kane-spurs-1024x616.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/10082310\/harry-kane-spurs.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/10082310\/harry-kane-spurs-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/10082310\/harry-kane-spurs-768x462.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/10082310\/harry-kane-spurs-66x40.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What are you in the game for? Are you in the game to be a one club man or to win trophies? Do Spurs look like a team capable of winning trophies?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t think so. They were a better team a couple of years ago.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Leeds is a similar example, I was maybe a year or two younger but I was in a team at a Champions League semi-final, nearly won the league, but I thought I had the opportunity to go.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I made a very quick decision to go and win trophies. Harry Kane is probably thinking about it and having those questions. They need answering soon.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s 26 and you only have a small window of opportunity, they come and go very quickly.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tottenham striker Harry Kane provides a similar impact on the north London club to the one Eric Cantona had at Manchester United, according to Lee Sharpe. 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