Redcafe's favourite Manchester United Players - 2021

[Wumminator]

It is that time again! It is a chance for you to have a say in your favourite United player of all time.

'Favourite' is a subjective term. It can mean whatever you want it to mean.

Please list your top ten Manchester United players of all time.
a) Please list the numbers starting with your number one pick.
b) Please only use surnames (unless you are distinguishing between brothers)

So your list should look like:
1. Possebon
2. Fabio Da Silva
3. Goram
4. Rachbuka etc etc.

I then compile these lists and figure out an overall top list. Your number one pick is worth ten points. Your tenth pick is worth one point.
Previous years results are here:
2016:

Spoiler

56.Anderson
56.Crerand
56. Gregg
56.Rossi
56. Shaw
56. Sherringham
56. Stapleton
56. Tevez
50. Herrera
50. Martial
50. O'Shea
50. Pallister
50. Rafael
50. Schweinsteiger
48. Di Maria
48. Mata
45.Saha
45. Sharpe
45. Strachan
44. Yorke
42.Petrucci
42. Smith
39. Coppell
39. Kagawa
39.Nani
36.Buchan
36. Taylor
36.Valencia
34.Chicarito
34.Viollet
32.Van Persie
32. Whiteside
30. Carrick
30. McGrath
29.Berbatov
28. Kanchelskis
27. Bruce
26. Stam
25. Park
24.VDS
23. Cole
22.Hughes
21. Irwin
20. De Gea
19. Neville
18. Solskjaer
17. Rooney
16. Evra
15. Vidic
14. Edwards
13. Nistelrooy
12. Law
11.Ferdinand
10. Beckham
9. Robson
8. Schmeichel
7. Charlton
6. Best
5. Keane
4. Giggs
3. Cantona
2. Ronaldo
1. Scholes

2019:

Spoiler

95.Gary Bailey
95. Wes Brown
95. Pat Crerand
95. Eric Djemba Djemba
95. Jonny Evans
95. Falcao
95. Marcus Rojo
95. Luke Shaw
95. Tommy Taylor
90. Clayton Blackmore
90. Darron Gibson
90. Antonio Valencia
90. Billy Meredith
90. Gordon McQueen
88. Nicky Butt
88. Alex Stepney
84. Gordon Strachan
84. Arthur Albiston
84. Tom Cleverley
84. Jack Rowley
81. Roger Byrne
81. Jimmy Greenhoff
81. Ronny Johnsen
78. Marouane Fellaini
78. Jesper Olsen
78. Charlie Roberts
77. Chris Smalling
73. Nemanja Matic
73. Johnny Carey
73. Alan Smith
73. Bastian Schweinsteiger
71. Mick Duxbury
71. Joe Spence
70. Nobby Stiles
66. Daley Blind
66. Mark Robins
66. Frank Stapleton
66. Sandy Turnbull
65. Louis Saha
62. Shinji Kagawa
62. Henrik Larsson
62.Sammy Mcllroy
61. Gordon Hill
59. Paul Ince
59. Jesse Lingard
57. John O’Shea
57. Carlos Tevez
56. Danny Welbeck
55. Steve Bruce
54. Juan Sebastian Veron.
53. Duncan Edwards
52. Ray Wilkins
51. Gary Pallister
50. Teddy Sheringham
49. Diego Forlan
48. Brian McClair
47. Steve Coppell
46. Stuart Pearson
45. Martin Buchan
44. Lee Sharpe
42. Anthony Martial
42. Zlatan Ibrahimovic
40. Juan Mata
40. Paul McGrath
39. Nani
37. Marcus Rashford
37. Dwight Yorke
36. Rafael da Silva
34. Anderson
34. Javier Hernandez
33. Norman Whiteside
32. Darren Fletcher
31. Jaap Stam
30. Denis Law
29. Mark Hughes
28. Andrei Kanchelskis
27. Dimitar Berbatov
26. Edwin Van Der Sar
25. Gary Neville
24. Robin Van Persie
23. Ander Herrera
22. Andy Cole
20. Park Ji Sung
20. Paul Pogba
19. Denis Irwin
18. Peter Schmeichel
17. Michael Carric
16. Bobby Charlton
15. George Best
14. Patrice Evra
13. Bryan Robson
12. Ruud Van Nistelrooy
11. Nemanja Vidic
10. Rio Ferdinand
9. Wayne Rooney
8. David de Gea
7. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
6. Roy Keane
5. David Beckham
4. Cristiano Ronaldo
3. Ryan Giggs
2. Eric Cantona
1. Paul Scholes

Paul Scholes has won both previous awards. Our current overall top five goes:

1. Paul Scholes
2. Eric Cantona
3. Cristiano Ronaldo
4. Ryan Giggs
5. Roy Keane

Please use this thread to discuss past year's results; laugh at other picks and most importantly - Vote!

 

[Rozay]

It is that time again! It is a chance for you to have a say in your favourite United player of all time.

'Favourite' is a subjective term. It can mean whatever you want it to mean.

Please list your top ten Manchester United players of all time.
a) Please list the numbers starting with your number one pick.
b) Please only use surnames (unless you are distinguishing between brothers)

So your list should look like:
1. Possebon
2. Fabio Da Silva
3. Goram
4. Rachbuka etc etc.

I then compile these lists and figure out an overall top list. Your number one pick is worth ten points. Your tenth pick is worth one point.
Previous years results are here:
2016:

Spoiler

56.Anderson
56.Crerand
56. Gregg
56.Rossi
56. Shaw
56. Sherringham
56. Stapleton
56. Tevez
50. Herrera
50. Martial
50. O'Shea
50. Pallister
50. Rafael
50. Schweinsteiger
48. Di Maria
48. Mata
45.Saha
45. Sharpe
45. Strachan
44. Yorke
42.Petrucci
42. Smith
39. Coppell
39. Kagawa
39.Nani
36.Buchan
36. Taylor
36.Valencia
34.Chicarito
34.Viollet
32.Van Persie
32. Whiteside
30. Carrick
30. McGrath
29.Berbatov
28. Kanchelskis
27. Bruce
26. Stam
25. Park
24.VDS
23. Cole
22.Hughes
21. Irwin
20. De Gea
19. Neville
18. Solskjaer
17. Rooney
16. Evra
15. Vidic
14. Edwards
13. Nistelrooy
12. Law
11.Ferdinand
10. Beckham
9. Robson
8. Schmeichel
7. Charlton
6. Best
5. Keane
4. Giggs
3. Cantona
2. Ronaldo
1. Scholes

2019:

Spoiler

95.Gary Bailey
95. Wes Brown
95. Pat Crerand
95. Eric Djemba Djemba
95. Jonny Evans
95. Falcao
95. Marcus Rojo
95. Luke Shaw
95. Tommy Taylor
90. Clayton Blackmore
90. Darron Gibson
90. Antonio Valencia
90. Billy Meredith
90. Gordon McQueen
88. Nicky Butt
88. Alex Stepney
84. Gordon Strachan
84. Arthur Albiston
84. Tom Cleverley
84. Jack Rowley
81. Roger Byrne
81. Jimmy Greenhoff
81. Ronny Johnsen
78. Marouane Fellaini
78. Jesper Olsen
78. Charlie Roberts
77. Chris Smalling
73. Nemanja Matic
73. Johnny Carey
73. Alan Smith
73. Bastian Schweinsteiger
71. Mick Duxbury
71. Joe Spence
70. Nobby Stiles
66. Daley Blind
66. Mark Robins
66. Frank Stapleton
66. Sandy Turnbull
65. Louis Saha
62. Shinji Kagawa
62. Henrik Larsson
62.Sammy Mcllroy
61. Gordon Hill
59. Paul Ince
59. Jesse Lingard
57. John O’Shea
57. Carlos Tevez
56. Danny Welbeck
55. Steve Bruce
54. Juan Sebastian Veron.
53. Duncan Edwards
52. Ray Wilkins
51. Gary Pallister
50. Teddy Sheringham
49. Diego Forlan
48. Brian McClair
47. Steve Coppell
46. Stuart Pearson
45. Martin Buchan
44. Lee Sharpe
42. Anthony Martial
42. Zlatan Ibrahimovic
40. Juan Mata
40. Paul McGrath
39. Nani
37. Marcus Rashford
37. Dwight Yorke
36. Rafael da Silva
34. Anderson
34. Javier Hernandez
33. Norman Whiteside
32. Darren Fletcher
31. Jaap Stam
30. Denis Law
29. Mark Hughes
28. Andrei Kanchelskis
27. Dimitar Berbatov
26. Edwin Van Der Sar
25. Gary Neville
24. Robin Van Persie
23. Ander Herrera
22. Andy Cole
20. Park Ji Sung
20. Paul Pogba
19. Denis Irwin
18. Peter Schmeichel
17. Michael Carric
16. Bobby Charlton
15. George Best
14. Patrice Evra
13. Bryan Robson
12. Ruud Van Nistelrooy
11. Nemanja Vidic
10. Rio Ferdinand
9. Wayne Rooney
8. David de Gea
7. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
6. Roy Keane
5. David Beckham
4. Cristiano Ronaldo
3. Ryan Giggs
2. Eric Cantona
1. Paul Scholes

Paul Scholes has won both previous awards. Our current overall top five goes:

1. Paul Scholes
2. Eric Cantona
3. Cristiano Ronaldo
4. Ryan Giggs
5. Roy Keane

Please use this thread to discuss past year's results; laugh at other picks and most importantly - Vote!

 

[Wumminator]

I run the award! I am allowed to do what I want!

It just makes it a lot easier to sort if people only use surnames!

 

[sullydnl]

1. Keane
2. Beckham
3. Mata
4. De Gea
5. Evra
6. Van Nistelrooy
7. Scholes
8. Solskjaer
9. Ronaldo
10. Vidic

 

[Wumminator]

1. Keane
2. Beckham
3. Mata
4. De Gea
5. Evra
6. Van Nistelrooy
7. Scholes
8. Solskjaer
9. Ronaldo
10. Vidic

Thank you.
You have voted in a perfect way.
Having Mata that high is obviously mental, but I can’t deny you follow instructions well.

 

[sullydnl]

Thank you.
You have voted in a perfect way.
Having Mata that high is obviously mental, but I can’t deny you follow instructions well.

 

[Rozay]

1. Ferdinand
2. Cantona
3. Beckham
4. Kanchelskis
5. Evra
6. Ighalo
7. Persie
8. Solskjaer
9. Van Nistelrooy
10. Morrison

 

[OleBoiii]

1. Scholes
2. Beckham
3. Park
4. Solskjær
5. Ronaldo
6. Van Der Sar
7. Keane
8. Vidic
9. Evra
10. Rooney

 

[LovelyLittlePanda]

1. Ibrahimovic
2. Rooney
3. Van Nistelrooy
4. Scholes
5. Giggs
6. Beckham
7. Pogba
8. Bailly
9. Martial
10. Schmeichel

 

[TrustInOle]

1. Scholes
2. Keane
3. Cantona
4. Beckham
5. Giggs
6. Ronaldo
7. Rooney
8. Solskaer
9. Ferdinand
10. Vidic

 

[Stack]

Favourites meaning players I loved watching

1. Best
2. Robson
3. Ronaldo
4. Buchan
5. Strachan
6. Macari
7. Scholes
8. Carrick
9. Jordan
10. Charlton

 

[JMack1234]

1. Rooney
2. Giggs
3. Scholes
4. Keane
5. Van Der Sar
6. Vidic
7. Ferdinand
8. Evra
9. Fernandes
10. Carrick

 

[Jeppers7]

Robson
Ronaldo
Scholes
Keane
Beckham
Giggs
Hughes
Schmeichel
Cantona
Stam

 

[Andycoleno9]

1. Rooney
2. Keane
3. Cole
4. Ferdinand
5. Giggs
6. RVP
7. De Gea
8. Evra
9. Scholes
10. Shaw

 

[GueRed]

1. Robson
2. Cantona
3. Rooney
4. Giggs
5. Schmeichel
6. Keane
7. Ferdinand
8. Scholes
9. Beckham
10. Evra

 

[BeforeKeanetherewasRobson]

It is that time again! It is a chance for you to have a say in your favourite United player of all time.

'Favourite' is a subjective term. It can mean whatever you want it to mean.

Please list your top ten Manchester United players of all time.
a) Please list the numbers starting with your number one pick.
b) Please only use surnames (unless you are distinguishing between brothers)

So your list should look like:
1. Possebon
2. Fabio Da Silva
3. Goram
4. Rachbuka etc etc.

I then compile these lists and figure out an overall top list. Your number one pick is worth ten points. Your tenth pick is worth one point.
Previous years results are here:
2016:

Spoiler

56.Anderson
56.Crerand
56. Gregg
56.Rossi
56. Shaw
56. Sherringham
56. Stapleton
56. Tevez
50. Herrera
50. Martial
50. O'Shea
50. Pallister
50. Rafael
50. Schweinsteiger
48. Di Maria
48. Mata
45.Saha
45. Sharpe
45. Strachan
44. Yorke
42.Petrucci
42. Smith
39. Coppell
39. Kagawa
39.Nani
36.Buchan
36. Taylor
36.Valencia
34.Chicarito
34.Viollet
32.Van Persie
32. Whiteside
30. Carrick
30. McGrath
29.Berbatov
28. Kanchelskis
27. Bruce
26. Stam
25. Park
24.VDS
23. Cole
22.Hughes
21. Irwin
20. De Gea
19. Neville
18. Solskjaer
17. Rooney
16. Evra
15. Vidic
14. Edwards
13. Nistelrooy
12. Law
11.Ferdinand
10. Beckham
9. Robson
8. Schmeichel
7. Charlton
6. Best
5. Keane
4. Giggs
3. Cantona
2. Ronaldo
1. Scholes

2019:

Spoiler

95.Gary Bailey
95. Wes Brown
95. Pat Crerand
95. Eric Djemba Djemba
95. Jonny Evans
95. Falcao
95. Marcus Rojo
95. Luke Shaw
95. Tommy Taylor
90. Clayton Blackmore
90. Darron Gibson
90. Antonio Valencia
90. Billy Meredith
90. Gordon McQueen
88. Nicky Butt
88. Alex Stepney
84. Gordon Strachan
84. Arthur Albiston
84. Tom Cleverley
84. Jack Rowley
81. Roger Byrne
81. Jimmy Greenhoff
81. Ronny Johnsen
78. Marouane Fellaini
78. Jesper Olsen
78. Charlie Roberts
77. Chris Smalling
73. Nemanja Matic
73. Johnny Carey
73. Alan Smith
73. Bastian Schweinsteiger
71. Mick Duxbury
71. Joe Spence
70. Nobby Stiles
66. Daley Blind
66. Mark Robins
66. Frank Stapleton
66. Sandy Turnbull
65. Louis Saha
62. Shinji Kagawa
62. Henrik Larsson
62.Sammy Mcllroy
61. Gordon Hill
59. Paul Ince
59. Jesse Lingard
57. John O’Shea
57. Carlos Tevez
56. Danny Welbeck
55. Steve Bruce
54. Juan Sebastian Veron.
53. Duncan Edwards
52. Ray Wilkins
51. Gary Pallister
50. Teddy Sheringham
49. Diego Forlan
48. Brian McClair
47. Steve Coppell
46. Stuart Pearson
45. Martin Buchan
44. Lee Sharpe
42. Anthony Martial
42. Zlatan Ibrahimovic
40. Juan Mata
40. Paul McGrath
39. Nani
37. Marcus Rashford
37. Dwight Yorke
36. Rafael da Silva
34. Anderson
34. Javier Hernandez
33. Norman Whiteside
32. Darren Fletcher
31. Jaap Stam
30. Denis Law
29. Mark Hughes
28. Andrei Kanchelskis
27. Dimitar Berbatov
26. Edwin Van Der Sar
25. Gary Neville
24. Robin Van Persie
23. Ander Herrera
22. Andy Cole
20. Park Ji Sung
20. Paul Pogba
19. Denis Irwin
18. Peter Schmeichel
17. Michael Carric
16. Bobby Charlton
15. George Best
14. Patrice Evra
13. Bryan Robson
12. Ruud Van Nistelrooy
11. Nemanja Vidic
10. Rio Ferdinand
9. Wayne Rooney
8. David de Gea
7. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
6. Roy Keane
5. David Beckham
4. Cristiano Ronaldo
3. Ryan Giggs
2. Eric Cantona
1. Paul Scholes

Paul Scholes has won both previous awards. Our current overall top five goes:

1. Paul Scholes
2. Eric Cantona
3. Cristiano Ronaldo
4. Ryan Giggs
5. Roy Keane

Please use this thread to discuss past year's results; laugh at other picks and most importantly - Vote!

My favourite thread

Was just thinking about this the other day as I had an idea for a thread (similar, not the same). Might do soon.

Especially like the write ups and we get to remember the post 60s/pre 90s players - Buchan, Whiteside, Hill, McGrath and a certain midfielder

I'm guessing they'll be dropping off and replaced by more current players like Bruno, Rashford and .... .... Martial

 

[BeforeKeanetherewasRobson]

Favourites meaning players I loved watching

1. Best
2. Robson
3. Ronaldo
4. Buchan
5. Strachan
6. Macari
7. Scholes
8. Carrick
9. Jordan
10. Charlton

That's a great list

 

[Eire Red United]

1. Keane
2. Rooney
3. Ronaldo
4. Scholes
5. Vidic
6. Solskjaer
7. Park
8. McTominay
9. Rashford
10. Fernandes.

 

[kettledrumhamster]

1. Keane
2. Cole
3. Evra
4. Hughes
5. Cantona
6. Vidic
7. Giggs
8. Scholes
9. Solksjaer
10. Ronaldo

 

[Trex]

1. Ronaldo
2. Van persie
3. Rooney
4. Beckham
5. Pogba
6. Nani
7. Fernandes
8. Scholes
9. Giggs
10. Berbatov

 

[The Cat]

1. Best
2. Cantona
3. Charlton
4. Law
5. Keane
6. Scholes
7. Sharpe
8. Giggs
9. Stam
10. Coppell

 

[Lappen]

1. Strachan
2. Sharpe
3. Giggs
4. Irvine
5. Vidic
6. Cole
7. Nistelroy
8. Rooney
9. Rashford
10. Pogba (before he left us)

 

[bosnian_red]

Will only do players I properly remember watching, so since early 2000's. Too young to remember 90's properly. Ibra only one in for general one of my favorite players more so than what he did for United.

1. Rooney
2. Scholes
3. Ronaldo
4. Beckham
5. Giggs
6. Rashford
7. Evra
8. Ferdinand
9. Keane
10. Ibrahimovic

 

[Drizzle]

1. Cantona
2. Robson
3. Keane
4. Scholes
5. Giggs
6. Whiteside
7. Hughes
8. Van Nistelrooy
9. Rashford
10. Rooney

 

[clean-sheet-culkin]

1. Scholes
2. Giggs
3. Vidic
4. Schmeichel
5. Ronaldo
6. Rooney
7. Van Persie
8. van der Sar
9. Keane
10. Irwin

Was a little surprised I ended up with two keepers, but the best ones win you trophies, and the fact we we were lucky enough to have had two absolute titans is not lost on me.

 

[Sultan]

Edvin V Saar
Evra
Rafael
OGS
Best
Law
McGrath
Ferdinand
RvP
Park
Irwin

This is not based on ability.

 

[Foxbatt]

Favourites meaning players I loved watching

1. Best
2. Robson
3. Ronaldo
4. Buchan
5. Strachan
6. Macari
7. Scholes
8. Carrick
9. Jordan
10. Charlton

That's a team. Didn't you see The Lawman? Sammy, the last of the Busby Babes?

 

[Dr. Mowinckel]

1. Cantona
2. Keane
3. Ferdinand
4. Evra
5. Best
6. Schmeichel
7. Beckham
8. Saha
9. Scholes
10. Rashford

 

[pablo__p]

1. Scholes
2. Cristiano Ronaldo
3. Robin van Persie
4. Beckham
5. Keane
6. Rio
7. Vidic
8. Rooney
9. Carrick
10. Evra

 

[DWelbz19]

1. Rooney
2. Scholes
3. Evra
4. Ferdinand
5. Keane
6. Giggs
7. Valencia
8. Nani
9. Pogba
10. Rafael

 

[manutddjw]

1.Keane
2. Scholes
3. Van Nistelrooy
4. Vidic
5. Rooney
6. Giggs
7. Van Persie
8. Ibrahimovic
9. Beckham
10. Berbatov

 

[simplyared]

1. Best
2. Law
3. Buchan
4. Keane
5. Charlton
6. Giggs
7. Robson
8. Rashford
9. Cantona
10. Ferdinand

 

[davidbackham7]

1. Beckham
2. Schmeichel
3. Solskjær
4. Scholes
5. Giggs
6. Keane
7. Rooney
8. Cantona
9. Pogba
10. Shaw

 

[Tom Van Persie]

1. Scholes
2. Ronaldo
3. Charlton
4. Beckham
5. Rooney
6. Giggs
7. Ferdinand
8. van Persie
9. van der Sar
10. Fernandes

 

[Stack]

That's a team. Didn't you see The Lawman? Sammy, the last of the Busby Babes?

Yeah I did but the memories have faded a bit with respect to Law, I dont remember him being a favourite of mine, although he probably should have been as my Dad played with law in their school team when they were about 12 years old in Aberdeen. There is a team photo somewhere among mums photos.
I loved Sammy, he should be in there to be honest. I need another 10 spots on the list.. I cant believe I missed Cantona too

 

[Jeffchin]

1. Cantona
2. Whiteside
3. Ronaldo
4. Robson
5. Beckham
6. Keane
7. Rooney
8. Van Der Sar
9. Ferdinand
10. Van Persie

 

[Yakuza_devils]

1. Cantona
2. Ronaldo
3. Keane
4. Giggs
5. RVP
6. Vidic
7. Ferdinand
8. Schmeichel
9. Yorke
10. VDS

 

[Schmeichel's Cartwheel]

1. Beckham
2. Keane
3. Ruud
4. Evra
5. Ronaldo
6. Stam
7. Schmeichel
8. Rio
9. Rooney
10. Scholes

 

[Jim Beam]

1. Cantona
2. Robson
3. Charlton
4. Law
5. Keane
6. Scholes
7. Best
8. Solskjaer
9. VDS
10. Carrick

 

[P-Nut]

1. Scholes
2. Rooney
3. Ronaldo
4. Ferdinand
5. Vidic
6. Cantona
7. Cole
8. Ji-Sung
9. Carrick
10. Solskjær