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When Sir Jim Ratcliffe celebrated his 70th birthday, his colleagues put together a video containing messages from Sir Alex Ferguson, David Beckham and Eric Cantona.

Cantona is Ratcliffe's favourite player. The British billionaire even named the company that acquired up to 29 per cent of United, Trawlers Limited, as a reference to his famous speech.

Just a few months after Ineos' investment was signed off, Cantona was asked about the reference. He said he inspires a lot of people and described Ratcliffe as "a legend in his business".

However, Ratcliffe might need to reconsider his favourite player after some bruising quotes from Cantona over the last year. Ratcliffe has thick skin, but Cantona has not held back when discussing the Ineos regime, and his comments might cut

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