Here’s Fergie’s best XI after a quarter of a century at Old Trafford
To mark the 25th anniversary of his time in charge at United, here’s who we think are the eleven greatest players to ever play under Sir Alex.
Peter Schmeichel (goalkeeper)
Denis Irwin (left back)
Gary Neville (right back)
Steve Bruce (centre back)
Nemanja Vidic (centre back)
Ryan Giggs (left wing)
Cristiano Ronaldo (right wing)
Roy Keane (centre midfield)
Paul Scholes (centre midfield)
Eric Cantona (centre forward)
Wayne Rooney (centre forward)
Honorouble mentions: Bryan Robson, Ole Gunnar Soslkjaer, Rio Ferdinand, Edwin Van der Saar, David Beckham, Andy Cole, Ruud van Niestelrooy, Mark Hughes.
And the worst: Massimo Taibi, Eric Djemba Djemba, William Prunier, Mal Donaghy, Kleberson, Liam Miller, Mame Biram Diouf.
*As chosen by Adrian Russell and Paul Fennessy
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Van Niestelrooy deserves an honourable mention for his goalscoring surely? All the more given he wasn’t in a great United side at the time.
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There’s no doubting he was an important player Megan, but I just don’t think he had quite the same level of influence on games as Ronaldo.
As for Van der Saar, leaving him out was difficult, but I can’t quite remember him making as many brilliant saves as Schmeichel. He also had the advantage of a better defence playing in front of him.
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Agree with you totally Paul – picked mine before I read yours and had the same 11! Only one I had to stop and think about was Beckham v Ronaldo, other 10 were certs for me. Great shape to the team so then make a call on the right wing – Beckham’s laser-guided crosses of ’99 or Ronaldo’s 42 goals in 2008? Hmmm …. I’m going to give it to Ronaldo’s goalscoring ability (no sign of it letting up yet either!), but when Beckham was on form his right foot was unreal!
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Surely Bebe should be in the “worst” team rather than Diouf?
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