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George Best has been voted Manchester United's all-time cult hero by Football Focus viewers.

Best won with 40% of the vote, ahead of fellow United favourites Eric Cantona and Roy Keane.

Where nowadays we sit up when Wayne Rooney gets the ball, the expectation every time George jogged out was that he would take on the whole opposing team and back heel the ball into the goal within seconds of the kick-off. Add to this the looks and the reputation for playing much harder than he had to work at his football and you have the recipe of the archetypal Cult Hero, shown in George's status as a 60s icon.
Howard Johnston

What can you say? Everybody wanted to be George. His style on and off the field... he is one of the greatest players that ever played the game.
Alan and Carol Cope

Money, looks, after-shave TV ads and the ability to turn defences inside out. Sadly, he let it all slip away.
Ian Watt

The original playboy. Who knows how great he could have been, if he was committed to training and practice? But in my book he was great just the way he was.
Tony Crane

Everyone knows the legend that is Bestie. Described by Pele as the best footballer ever is enough in my eyes to gain cult status. His football was pure genius. He left players lying in his wake with his cheeky nonchalant jinking runs. The time when he took his boots off in a game when in possession of the ball was just arrogance at its highest level - but if you were blessed with the talent of George then you could be arrogant. As the "fifth Beatle" Bestie was also a legend off the pitch. He did everything a young working class man wanted to - the girls, the parties and the booze. He was the first superstar footballer with a rock-star lifestyle which ultimately was to be his downfall. Simply the Best!!!
Connor Owens

Simply the best . Could do everything. A couple of highlights - rounding the Benfica goalie in '68, 6 against Northampton Town... a genius.
John Austin

For producing so many moments of genius and being the best player of his day. For dribbling past umpteen players and scoring by heading the ball over the line. For scoring 6 in one FA Cup game vs Northampton Town. Always tried something special, and usually pulled it off.
Sean McGarraghy

His arrogance and persona embedded this super talented player into our minds during the seventies. The tragic figure of the game, he remains, in my eyes, the best player never to win an international medal. Cheers Georgie!
Alexander Perkins

The name says it all. I saw George play between 1969 and his premature retirement. I have never seen anyone come close.
Hadi Zarbafi

Dazzled opposition's defences ragged (even better than Giggsy does).
Amrik Singh

The King. I have chosen Eric Cantona because he truly was the catalyst to a great 10 years at Manchester United. By far the greatest Premiership player bar none! He had style, grace, will to win, arrogance, quality - EVERYTHING. If it hadn't been for Cantona, Manchester United would never have won as many trophies over the last 10 years+ as they have done! THE FANS STILL SING HIS CHANT NOW - 7 YEARS SINCE HIS DEPARTURE!
Vincent Galea

No matter what he was doing, Eric was always hailed as a hero for ending the trophy drought at Old Trafford. After his ban he was even more lauded by the fans, despite the powers that be seeing him as a loose cannon. Driving a clapped out Rover only added to the mystique surrounding Eric, surely the most enigmatic Premiership player.
Howard Johnston

The man is a legend and even today the fans chant his name. Old Trafford was made for this genius.
Barry Howarth

Mon Dieu, Eric was and still is God in the red of Manchester. That guy could walk down the Manchester Ship Canal (I mean walk on water). I'll never forget the goal he scored against Sunderland at OT and the way he turned to the Stretford End after scoring. Pure Genius!!
Andrew Clarke

His name is still sung in the terraces, even 7 years after his retirement.
Asmar Chaudhry

Brought new light to Man Utd, was a crowd pleaser. You never knew what you were going to get from him - a moment of pure genius or stupidity could turn a match on his head in a second. He changed the way we played. Changed to Gallic flare. It stopped the rot of not winning the league and made us the most successful team of the modern era.
Peter Steele

The man who was the catalyst for United's success over the past 12 years had it all. The way he strutted round the pitch with his collar up and chest out just oozed arrogance - he knew he was a special player. He was a genius on the pitch who scored some beautiful goals. His flicks and touches were just sublime. His fiery temperament never really endeared him to those outside of Old Trafford but we didn't care. He was ours!!! Off the pitch his comments about the seagulls following the trawler will go down in footballing history as one of the funniest moments ever!! Long live the king!!!
Connor Owens

I got goose pimples everytime he touched the ball knowing some footballing magic was being conjured up. I still chant his name while watching Manchester United.
Simon Benham

The catalyst behind United's success and the man whose legacy in instilled in the very walls of OT is easily the most influential player of my lifetime and a man whose name is still sung week in and week out. He simply needs no introduction. Eric was the missing ingredient that brought us our first title for 26 years and many more after. His dedication and attitude to training is still incorporated by those who are still at Carrington. He was the first to training, the last to leave (signing every autograph requested in the process) and influenced the class of '92 into demanding more from themselves. Eric also has to be (along with the great Dane) the best bargain EVER - �1.2M for over a decade of dominance speaks for itself. 8 out of 12 Premier league trophies is 1 outstanding return! His impact on English football will never be repeated. His arrival (and departure) was overnight and shook the club to it's foundations.
Nick Rowles

I can hardly imagine anyone else getting sent off and then getting applauded by his adoring fans for such a dirty tackle as Keane when he got his revenge on Haaland in a Manchester derby in 2001. I can hardly imagine anyone else not only getting away with calling his own supporters 'prawn sandwich eaters', but actually commanding respect as a result. The fans have always agreed with his criticism of his team-mates, particularly after the Champions League exits of 2001 and 2002. The fans were there for him when perhaps he needed them the most; when the world turned against him following his controversial autobiography in 2002, Old Trafford screamed at the top of her voice that indeed there is 'only one Keano'. Sorry Robbie.
Asmar Chaudhry

Gave his all, still does, for every match with snarling simplicity.
Chris Shaw

The fact that Roy is still thought on the same playing level as Vieira and Gerrard despite having 40% of his game taken away from him through injury speaks volumes about just how good a player he has been. At his peak no other player could live with him for passing, skill, tackling, running and leadership. When Keane was playing... the team were playing... as simple as that. He has overstepped the mark at times but you name any other professional that does not respect the man as the player he was/is.
Kevin A. Davidson

Another hot headed player who wears his heart on his sleeve. He has driven United forward for the last 10 years. His performance in the semi-final of the European Cup against Juventus said it all about the man. The way he picked himself up from the disappointment of having to miss the final to drag United through was something all United fans will be grateful for forever. Never scared to speak his mind, Keano has caused controversy off the pitch too. His comments on "that" tackle will always be remembered whether you like him or not and his bust-up with Mick McCarthy (spit!) divided the nation. There's only one Keano!!!
Connor Owens

He is straight to the point and the type that never gives up, a great captain that wont hesitate to put any underperforming player in their place.
James Nicholson

For leading the team, inspiring them to achieve more than they could have otherwise. For almost single-handedly beating Juve 3-2 in Turin in 1999 to get to the European Cup final, even though he knew he would be suspended for it. For that pulsing vein on the side of his head. For taking the dog for a brisk 10 mile walk after being sent home from the 2002 World Cup, leaving dozens of journalists struggling to keep up and pant questions at him.
Sean McGarraghy

A legend in his own time. World-class player whose desire and determination have been behind all that United have achieved in recent years. At 33, he's not the player he used to be, but at one stage was the best midfielder in the world and at times the sole reason for United's dominance in the Premiership.
Alan Pentony

For the past ten years he has put the "Devil" back into the Red Devils. As soon as he walks onto a pitch even now you can see the opposition midfield shaking in their boots. The crowd if down seem to be brought alive when he takes the game by the scruff of the neck or crunches into tackles, especially when it's Patrick Vieira.
Graham Hickson

100% Manchester United, 100% passionate and determined.
Amrik Singh