Manchester United’s long history includes dozens of fantastic players; admittedly, we don’t know much about those who played before the Second World War. You won’t find them on this list.
But since the club’s greatest successes came after the wartime fury, particularly in the last few decades under manager Alex Ferguson, we will attempt to find the ten greatest footballers to have played at Old Trafford from 1950 to the present day. We think the following ranking can be described without much reservation as a selection of the best of the best who have donned the red jersey of Manchester United.
You will find all ten footballers in the following chapters. Please let us know about the selections in the comments section if you have any reservations about them.
In eight seasons at Manchester United, Denmark international Peter Schmeichel helped the club win the league title five times, FA Cup three times, Champions League and Super Cup finals. Four times he has won the European and twice the World Goalkeeper of the Year award. And he was brought to Old Trafford by Alex Ferguson from Brondby Copenhagen for just £550,000…