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Letter: Elland Road and the kung fu king

Jamie Tudor
Sunday 01 June 1997 23:02 BST
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Sir: David Aaronovitch claims that the "Ooh-ah Cantona!" phrase was invented and chanted by the fans at Old Trafford (30 May).

Tell that to the 35,000 amassed Leeds United fans who were chanting this at Elland Road, over a year before the kung fu king was a passing glint in Alex Ferguson's eye.

JAMIE TUDOR

Nottingham

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