Andrei Kanchelskis: Everyone was scared of us

“In midfield, Paul Ince, Roy Keane and Ryan Giggs. Cantona, Hughes. Every player was a brilliant player, it was a great team, an excellent team.

“We played more relaxed, because everyone was scared of Manchester United. We play away or at home, it doesn’t matter, we knew if we concentrated we could win every game, it’s no problem for us.

“Now if you see Man United, teams aren’t scared, but in 1993/94 everyone was scared because it was a great team, with excellent players. That’s why we won trophies, and the FA Cup.”

That side may have swept all before them domestically, but the following season they failed at the group stages of the Champions League, something Kanchelskis puts down to the foreigner rule enforced by UEFA until the Bosman ruling came into effect.