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.
From the turn of the millennium, the icon of English football played eight complete seasons at Old Trafford and won the English Premier League title six times with the team. David Beckham once drank from the Champions League trophy.
His club stats include 394 games and 85 goals. Many of these came from direct kicks, which he could take like few others.