'...I always had faith in them...' - Eric Harrison on coaching and developing the legendary 'Class of '92'
He's been described as 'one of the greatest coaches of our times' - and the man who helped develop the famed 'Class of '92'.
David Beckham, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes - they were all coached by former Manchester United youth coach Eric Harrison, who has died at the age of 81. The footballing world has been paying tribute to him throughout the day - so we thought it was only appropriate to hear from him in his own words.
So here's Eric, speaking to Sportscene's Richard Collinson on a visit to the Channel Islands back in 1997 - after a number of those players played for England against Italy in a World Cup qualifier.
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