Background: Having ended United’s 26-year wait for a league title, Alex Ferguson set his side the challenge of retaining it; a task they gleefully took to in the opening weeks of 1993/94. By the time QPR arrived at Old Trafford, the Reds were streaking clear at the top of the table, so it represented a substantial shock when Bradley Allen’s early opener had the visitors ahead at the interval. Early in the second period, however, the game would turn on a moment of magic.
The goal: David Bardsley’s infield pass was neatly headed away by Paul Ince, steered into the path of Eric Cantona, who met the ball on the halfway line and neatly bypassed Rs defender Alan McDonald with a deft touch.