ERIC CANTONA was at his brilliant and bonkers best when he received his award from Uefa looking like a farmer… and then gave a Shakespeare-inspired speech on the ageing of human body cells!

The Manchester United legend, 53, took centre stage to pick up the President's Award for his commitment to helping improve the lives of others ahead of the Champions League draw.

And then he burst into the staggering spiel, starting off by quoting from King Lear.

Donning a casual red shirt, jeans and a flat cap, Cantona said: "As flies to wanton boys are we to the gods. They kill us for their sport."

He added: "Soon the science will be able to slow down the ageing of the cells, to the state. Soon we will become eternal.

"Only accidents, crimes, wars, will still kill us.

"Unfortunately, crimes, wars, will multiply. I love football. Thank you."

Unsurprisingly, the great and the good of European football – including Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi – were left visibly baffled by the words of… err… wisdom.

Cantona famously left football fans baffled back in 1995 with another bizarre philosophical edict.

After winning an appeal against a two-week prison sentence for his kung-fu kick on a Crystal Palace fan – getting 120 hours of community service instead – Cantona spoke his infamous words.

"When seagulls follow the trawler it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea," he said before walking out of the press conference to laughter and confusion.

24 years later, plenty lauded the United icon on social media for his latest cod philosophising.

Others, though, could not get their head around what was going on.

One wrote: "Why does Eric Cantona look like he stepped off a fisherman’s boat? And now ranting about human cells?"

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