All time United Squad by squad number

Davìd Moyéz

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Have been playing Ultimate Team this year and currently have Cantona, Beckham and George Best in the squad. It got me thinking about who would wear number 7. This got me thinking about an all time United squad but you can only include 1 player for each squad number. Has to be the main squad number they wore. For instance, Rooney wore 8 for a while but he was predominantly number 10.

These I feel are fairly non-controversial but some may disagree:
1. Schmeichel
2. Neville
3. Irwin
4. Bruce
5. Ferdinand
6. Duncan Edwards
7. Cantona
8. ?
9. Charlton
10. Rooney
11. Best

13. Park

15. Vidic
16. Keane
18. Scholes
 
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You could have Rooney at 8. Also Best wore no 8 for 40+ games, so could have him as 8, so Giggs can be 11?

Of course it’s a bit of a fudge, but Best wore 7,8,10,11 - wore no 9 just once.
 
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ClaytonBlackmoorLeftPeg said:
You could have Rooney at 8. Also Best wore no 8 for 40+ games, so could have him as 8, so Giggs can be 11?

Of course it’s a bit of a fudge, but best wire 7,8,10,11 - wore no 9 just once.
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Yes, including players pre official squad numbers makes it more complicated but I think it should be based on which number they wore most. I don't think Rooney or Best as 8 is in the spirit of the concept. 8 probably is the least iconic United squad number of the 1-11.

There are some tough decisions further down. RVP or Solskjaer as 20?
 
Andersonson said:
20 is easy. OGS
32 Tevez
8 Bruno?
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Bruno is a good shout. I was thinking he would count as 18 but maybe he has now played more as an 8.

I think 20 is harder than you think. RVP had one of the greatest seasons ever by a United player and would be considered by most to be a better player than OGS. Ole an icon though so probably deserves it.

Tevez I consider a treacherous rat and would rather give the shirt to Victor Valdez or Mame Diouf
 
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Davìd Moyéz said:
Have been playing Ultimate Team this year and currently have Cantona, Beckham and George Best in the squad. It got me thinking about who would wear number 7. This got me thinking about an all time United squad but you can only include 1 player for each squad number. Has to be the main squad number they wore. For instance, Rooney wore 8 for a while but he was predominantly number 10.

These I feel are fairly non-controversial but some may disagree:
1. Schmeichel
2. Neville
3. Irwin
4. Bruce
5. Ferdinand
6. Duncan Edwards
7. Cantona
8. ?
9. Charlton
10. Rooney
11. Best

13. Park

15. Vidic
16. Keane
18. Scholes
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Non controversial??

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BeforeKeanetherewasRobson said:
Thought the name tag would say… I like Cantona but you don’t get a mural and called Captain Marvel for nothing.

One was the finishing touch to a team, one (at times) WAS the team.
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Hmm, his best was before my time if I'm honest but it is a worthy shout. 7 is surely the trickiest number to choose. Ronaldo, Beckham, Robson, Cantona, Best. Would be interested to see if many others would agree with you in ranking Robson ahead of that lot.
 
Davìd Moyéz said:
Hmm, his best was before my time if I'm honest but it is a worthy shout. 7 is surely the trickiest number to choose. Ronaldo, Beckham, Robson, Cantona, Best. Would be interested to see if many others would agree with you in ranking Robson ahead of that lot.
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Best I could live with (though as others have said, wore a few shirts)… Cantona > Robson… nah :)
 
Counting from 93/94 - 1. Schmeichel, 2. G Neville, 3. Irwin, 4. Bruce, 5. Ferdinand, 6. Stam, 7. Ronaldo, 8. Rooney, 9. Cole, 10. RVN, 11. Giggs, 12. P Neville, 13. JS Park, 14. Hernandez, 15. Vidic, 16. Keane, 17. Nani, 18. Scholes, 19. Yorke, 20. Solskjaer, 21. Herrera, 22. Romero, 23. Evans, 24. Fletcher, 25. Valencia
 
12. Smalling/Phil Neville
13. Park
14. Hernandez
17. Nani
19. Yorke
21. Herrera
22. JOS
23. Shaw
24. Fletcher
25. Valencia
26. Kagawa
27. Fellaini
29. AWB
31. Matic
39. McTominay
 
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Davìd Moyéz said:
Bruno is a good shout. I was thinking he would count as 18 but maybe he has now played more as an 8.

I think 20 is harder than you think. RVP had one of the greatest seasons ever by a United player and would be considered by most to be a better player than OGS. Ole an icon though so probably deserves it.

Tevez I consider a treacherous rat and would rather give the shirt to Victor Valdez or Mame Diouf
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I might even go for #8 Paul Ince over Bruno. Ince is a clown, but as a midfielder for us he was very good.
 
Rooney at 8 is a better fit. I think 10 for us is a goalscorer - i.e. Law/RVN
 
From memory:

1. Peter Schmeichel
2. Gary Neville
3. Roger Byrne
4. Steve Bruce
5. Rio Ferdinand
6. Duncan Edwards
7. Bryan Robson (Eric Cantona/David Beckham honorable mentions)
8. Bruno Fernandes
9. Bobby Charlton
10. Lou Macari (Denis Law/Wayne Rooney/Dennis Viollet runners up)
11. George Best / Ryan Giggs terror twins
12. Phil Neville
13. Ji Sung Park
14. Andrej Kanchelskis
15. Nemanja Vidic
16. Roy Keane
17. Nani
18. Paul Scholes
19. Dwight Yorke
20. Ole Gunnar Solskjær (super sub: Robin Van Persie)
21. Henning Berg
22. John O’Shea
23. Luke O’Shaw
24. Darren Fletcher
25. Antonio Valencia

I won’t take higher numbers than that seriously. Now I’ll peek …
 
sprezza said:
I might even go for #8 Paul Ince over Bruno. Ince is a clown, but as a midfielder for us he was very good.
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Nah ill give it to certain portuguese player who happens to create more chances than kevin fecking home alone de bruyne. The only light in these turd years of midtableyness
 
it's mine:

1. Schmeichel
2. Neville
3. Evra
4. Bruce
5. Ferdinand
6. Duncan Edwards
7. Ronaldo
8. Bruno Fernades
9. Andy Cole
10. Rooney
11. Giggs
12. Phil Neville
13. JS Park
14. Chicharito
15. Vidic
16. Keane
17. Nani
18. Scholes
19. Yorke
20. van Persie (or OGS)
21. Herrera (or Cavani)
22. O'Shea
23. Shaw
24. Fletcher
25. Valencia
26. Kagawa (or Greenwood)
27. Fellaini
28. Gibson
29. AWB
30. Sesko? (too early)
31. Matic
32. Tevez
33. Eagles?
34. Lindegaard
35. Lingard
36. Darmian
37. Mainoo
39. McTominay
42. Pogba
44. Januzaj
49. Garnacho
54. Greenwood
 
Grande said:
From memory:

1. Peter Schmeichel
2. Gary Neville
3. Roger Byrne
4. Steve Bruce
5. Rio Ferdinand
6. Duncan Edwards
7. Bryan Robson (Eric Cantona/David Beckham honorable mentions)
8. Bruno Fernandes
9. Bobby Charlton
10. Lou Macari (Denis Law/Wayne Rooney/Dennis Viollet runners up)
11. George Best / Ryan Giggs terror twins
12. Phil Neville
13. Ji Sung Park
14. Andrej Kanchelskis
15. Nemanja Vidic
16. Roy Keane
17. Nani
18. Paul Scholes
19. Dwight Yorke
20. Ole Gunnar Solskjær (super sub: Robin Van Persie)
21. Henning Berg
22. John O’Shea
23. Luke O’Shaw
24. Darren Fletcher
25. Antonio Valencia

I won’t take higher numbers than that seriously. Now I’ll peek …
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Nailed it.
 
Schmikes
Carey
Rio
Bruce
Byrne
Robson
Charlton
Edwards
Best
Law
Rooney

Stepney/vds
Irwin
Vidic/Pally
Scholes
Eric
Giggs
 
kudiak said:
it's mine:

1. Schmeichel
2. Neville
3. Evra
4. Bruce
5. Ferdinand
6. Duncan Edwards
7. Ronaldo
8. Bruno Fernades
9. Andy Cole
10. Rooney
11. Giggs
12. Phil Neville
13. JS Park
14. Chicharito
15. Vidic
16. Keane
17. Nani
18. Scholes
19. Yorke
20. van Persie (or OGS)
21. Herrera (or Cavani)
22. O'Shea
23. Shaw
24. Fletcher
25. Valencia
26. Kagawa (or Greenwood)
27. Fellaini
28. Gibson
29. AWB
30. Sesko? (too early)
31. Matic
32. Tevez
33. Eagles?
34. Lindegaard
35. Lingard
36. Darmian
37. Mainoo
39. McTominay
42. Pogba
44. Januzaj
49. Garnacho
54. Greenwood
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Cole as number 9 stands out here. Bobby Charlton pop your balloon or run over your cat?
 
Grande said:
From memory:

1. Peter Schmeichel
2. Gary Neville
3. Roger Byrne
4. Steve Bruce
5. Rio Ferdinand
6. Duncan Edwards
7. Bryan Robson (Eric Cantona/David Beckham honorable mentions)
8. Bruno Fernandes
9. Bobby Charlton
10. Lou Macari (Denis Law/Wayne Rooney/Dennis Viollet runners up)
11. George Best / Ryan Giggs terror twins
12. Phil Neville
13. Ji Sung Park
14. Andrej Kanchelskis
15. Nemanja Vidic
16. Roy Keane
17. Nani
18. Paul Scholes
19. Dwight Yorke
20. Ole Gunnar Solskjær (super sub: Robin Van Persie)
21. Henning Berg
22. John O’Shea
23. Luke O’Shaw
24. Darren Fletcher
25. Antonio Valencia

I won’t take higher numbers than that seriously. Now I’ll peek …
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Very good. Macari at 10 is interesting. How good was he? Did you watch him live? I never saw him and haven't even seen many highlights maybe because he didn't play during a very successful period of the club.

I'd also be interested to know how good Denis Law was from someone who watched him live. Included in the trinity but probably the least celebrated of the three?
 
Davìd Moyéz said:
Very good. Macari at 10 is interesting. How good was he? Did you watch him live? I never saw him and haven't even seen many highlights maybe because he didn't play during a very successful period of the club.

I'd also be interested to know how good Denis Law was from someone who watched him live. Included in the trinity but probably the least celebrated of the three?
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:D

Lou Macari was my favourite player as a kid! Bit of a fan favourite too, Scottish terrier with inconsistent touches of silky skill and a knack for popping up for crucial goals. Was a stalwart in the team that under Tommy Docherty won the second division in 1974 and put smiles back on the faces in Manchester. Protagonist of several terrace classics like ‘Skip-to-my Lou Macari’ and ‘Who put the ball in the Scousers’ net?’.

Bit of a subjective choice there, reckon most would have Law or Rooney …
 
Denis' cuff said:
Both full backs. How good are/were they to pick ahead of Irwin? Thank my upbringing and the old fella’s insistence.
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Johnny Carey and Gary Neville must compete for shirt number 2.

Denis Irwin, my favorite left back to watch in my lifetime slightly ahead of Patrice Evra, used to play with no 3, and must compete with legendary captain of The Busby Babes (and England) Roger Byrne. He edges it for me on hearsay alone!
 
Best is hard so I’ll go for the worst players. Probably as many contenders for the number 7 as the best team, which is depressing! Was tempted to put Hojlund at 11 too, how did someone so poor get not one by two iconic numbers?

1. Bayindir
2. Lindelof
3. Bailly
4. Amrabat
5. Rojo
6. Blanc
7. Sanchez (Depay, Di Maria, Owen)
8. Anderson
9. Hojlund
10. Rashford
11. Zirkzee (Januzaj)
12. Bellion
13. Grant
14. Goram
15. Reguilon
16. Casper
17. Miller
18. Davies
19. Djemba x2
20. Dalot
21. Antony
22. Powell
23. Clegg
24. Onana
25. Sancho
26. Obertan
27. Weghorst
28. Schneiderlin
29. Zaha
30. De Laet
31. Butland
32. Valdes
33. Bebe
34. Van de Beek
35. Lingard
36. Darmian
37. Love
 
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No.14 will always be the Jordi Cruyff number to me, which is fitting since his dad is synonymous with it.
 
Davìd Moyéz said:
Hmm, his best was before my time if I'm honest but it is a worthy shout. 7 is surely the trickiest number to choose. Ronaldo, Beckham, Robson, Cantona, Best. Would be interested to see if many others would agree with you in ranking Robson ahead of that lot.
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... Owen.
 
dcrompton said:
Best is hard so I’ll go for the worst players. Probably as many contenders for the number 7 as the best team, which is depressing! Was tempted to put Hojlund at 11 too, how did someone so poor get not one by two iconic numbers?

1. Bayindir
2. Lindelof
3. Bailly
4. Amrabat
5. Rojo
6. Blanc
7. Sanchez (Depay, Di Maria, Owen)
8. Anderson
9. Hojlund
10. Rashford
11. Zirkzee (Januzaj)
12. Bellion
13. Grant
14. Goram
15. Reguilon
16. Casper
17. Miller
18. Davies
19. Djemba x2
20. Dalot
21. Antony
22. Powell
23. Clegg
24. Onana
25. Sancho
26. Obertan
27. Weghorst
28. Schneiderlin
29. Zaha
30. De Laet
31. Butland
32. Valdes
33. Bebe
34. Van de Beek
35. Lingard
36. Darmian
37. Love
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Hahaha, lot of time for this. Some harsh ones in there though. Surely we've had worse 10's than Rashford
 
Davìd Moyéz said:
Hahaha, lot of time for this. Some harsh ones in there though. Surely we've had worse 10's than Rashford
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The only alternative for 10 was Zlatan but my memory was we signed him for another year after Lukaku was given the no 9 and then I think he got injured so not sure he ever really played in that number. Other than that our 10s have been solid and only 8 players have worn it in 34 years., Hughes, Beckham, Sheringham, RVN, Rooney, Zlatan, Rashford, Cunha.
 
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