Cantona
Best
Schmeichel
Giggs
Ronaldo
Best
Schmeichel
Giggs
Ronaldo
Your Top 5 United Players Of All Time
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I'm just shocked at the number of times I've seen lists without Ole in them, yet you've got the likes of Ronaldo in them!
Are people really forgetting that this thread is about your favourite player rather than 'the best players according to you'..
Are people really forgetting that this thread is about your favourite player rather than 'the best players according to you'..
But I loved Ronaldo when he played for us. So I think that counts.
Ole has been on loads of peoples lists. He was just outside my one. But my choices of Cantona, Keane, Giggs, Scholes and Ronaldo was a tough one to get into
Favourite players: 1. Cantona 2. Keane 3. Beckham 4. Rooney 5. Ruud Van Nistelrooy
Ronaldo was/is a fantastic a player, and when he was with us, his ability was 2nd to none. But he was also a player who annoyed me a lot with his tantrums, diving antics and often 'all about me' attitude..
Thing is, I'd consider favourite players, players who you can never really ever get annoyed with. I don't think I've ever found myself pissed at Ole for anything and for me he's always been a player who never did, or can do no wrong, in that sense.
Absolute class act on and off the pitch..
From THAT night in Nou Camp, to joining Shareholders United...
absolute gem of a player, and a manager and supporters dream of a player in every way!
The best in order (in my time): Best, Ronaldo, Charlton, Cantona, Giggs.
My favourites in order: Charlton, Giggs, Best, Solskjaer, Law. (no. 5 could be Cantona or Stiles even).
Ask me tomorrow and both lists could change slightly.
My favourites in order: Charlton, Giggs, Best, Solskjaer, Law. (no. 5 could be Cantona or Stiles even).
Ask me tomorrow and both lists could change slightly.
If this is based on ability and all,Ronaldo should probably be in every list.
Cantona left United in 1997. Many fans, particularly foreign ones, were too young to follow United then.
The thread title states "Top 5 players of all time". Nothing about favourite players
Who are you? Louis Walsh?
Or just fuc*** glory hunters
Didn't realize that actually, and was just going with most of the posts that read 'my favourite players were'.
admittedly was wrong ..
Sorry that I didn't follow United when I was still in my mother's womb.Or just fuc*** glory hunters
i don't have Cantona on my list as there are players i like more. i know too simple
Cantona isn't on my list either, nor Giggs, or Schmeichel. If it was going on ability they would be there but I just picked my favourites.
It's a list based on emotion rather than facts and figures. When I grew up in the 70's I played football everyday believing I was the next Steve Coppell, was he the best winger United ever had, no, he probably wasn't the best winger in the team when Hill was on song. The fact was he was my hero at the time and therefore will make every list of my top (favourite) players.
When I see a list without Robson in it I can only think that the person was too young to see him play or they are borderline retarded. A list based on emotion and nothing else.
When I see a list without Robson in it I can only think that the person was too young to see him play or they are borderline retarded. A list based on emotion and nothing else.
Favourites in no particular order:
Cantona
Beckham
Sharpe
Giggs
Rooney
Those would differ completely from who are actually the best players though, clearly. The above have made me fall in love with the club and kept it that way. All entertainers who love(d) and enjoy(ed) their football.
Cantona
Beckham
Sharpe
Giggs
Rooney
Those would differ completely from who are actually the best players though, clearly. The above have made me fall in love with the club and kept it that way. All entertainers who love(d) and enjoy(ed) their football.
I have already done 5 best but 5 favs would be in no partic order
Ollie
Nobby Stiles
Whiteside
Big Jim Holton
Willie Morgan
Ollie
Nobby Stiles
Whiteside
Big Jim Holton
Willie Morgan
best list - yep - he was a truly staggering player - just imagine a midfield with him and Duncan Edwards in it ........droolsssssssssssssssss
Didn't see much of Nobby but heard a story that made him one of my faves. I can't remember who told it but basically a United player said that if he was having a rough day against his opposite number, Nobby would come over and say 'swap positions for 5 minutes'. 5 minutes later they would swap back and his opposite number was much slower and nursing an injury.
Your list is full of heart on their sleeve, United through and through type players. I like it.
1, Best, IMO the greatest footballer to ever kick a ball, and not just at United.
2, Charlton, a Rolls Royce of a footballer, and United through and through.
3, Robson, THE complete midfielder, there was never a lost cause with Robson around.
4, Cantona, Mister Mojo Rising. Knew what it meant to play for United.
5, Giggs, the best winger of his generation and, I'm afraid, the last of a dying breed.
2, Charlton, a Rolls Royce of a footballer, and United through and through.
3, Robson, THE complete midfielder, there was never a lost cause with Robson around.
4, Cantona, Mister Mojo Rising. Knew what it meant to play for United.
5, Giggs, the best winger of his generation and, I'm afraid, the last of a dying breed.
Cantona
Robbo
Giggs
Ronaldo
Ole
Robbo
Giggs
Ronaldo
Ole
Those two were the reason i fell in love with United.
Meh. Robbo was by far the more effective captain. Always put the team before his own personal glory/vendettas.
yep spot on Ralphie -with Keane his own agenda made him a much poorer player than Robson for United. The Shitty foul was a classic example of Keane forgetting his team responsibility and so getting himself banned. Then compounding the error by glorifying it in his book and getting further bans
Only from what I've seen
Roy Keane
Eric Cantona
Peter Schmeichel
Bryan Robson
Denis Irwin
Roy Keane
Eric Cantona
Peter Schmeichel
Bryan Robson
Denis Irwin
We have been blessed to have so many legends & great characters/entertainers at this club.
Favourite players 1986-2009:
Giggs
Beckham
Cantona
Schmeichel
Robson
They all made football exciting and beautiful.
Giggs
Beckham
Cantona
Schmeichel
Robson
They all made football exciting and beautiful.
Giggs
Keane
Cantona
Scholes
Ronaldo
Keane
Cantona
Scholes
Ronaldo
Ole - A number one reason for a forlorn Noggy to start following United, and the way his love has grown and manifested itself is a mirror image for many of us, even though most of us didn't start off as Pool fans
Cantona - His demeanour alone was legendary, nevermind his influence and love for the club.
Giggs - One of our biggest legends ever and always exciting.
Fletcher - May come off as slightly controversial, but he always had his head down and I always felt for him, with his injury and seeming to be just a fraction off a second from having what he tried come off, and I've enjoyed his rise to prominence and consistency tremendously.
Scholes - A beautiful footballer and a humble and exemplary man. Him and Giggs are prolly the two biggest ones in terms of having grown up in Manchester, having excelled for us throughout all of their career and never given us one ounce of problem. Ole is the adopted child of this family.
Cantona - His demeanour alone was legendary, nevermind his influence and love for the club.
Giggs - One of our biggest legends ever and always exciting.
Fletcher - May come off as slightly controversial, but he always had his head down and I always felt for him, with his injury and seeming to be just a fraction off a second from having what he tried come off, and I've enjoyed his rise to prominence and consistency tremendously.
Scholes - A beautiful footballer and a humble and exemplary man. Him and Giggs are prolly the two biggest ones in terms of having grown up in Manchester, having excelled for us throughout all of their career and never given us one ounce of problem. Ole is the adopted child of this family.
My Top 5 favourite players:
Sammy McIlroy
Mark Hughes
Mike Duxbury
Gary Neville
Darren Fletcher
I agree....and Robson scored three times as many goals
Good compilation, but apart from few moments of brilliance not all can be attributed to his dribbling skills, its more about strength on the ball and his running ability to blaze past defenders.
He remains my favourite United player after Keane.
rooney
scholes
keane
stam
cantona/ole
scholes
keane
stam
cantona/ole
I’ve judged these players on not only who I have seen but who I feel were or are central figures that the team could not function properly without. I could understand the inclusion of players such as Olly if we were judging on favourites but let’s face it; he was warming the bench most of the time. In my eyes, if any of the following players were not on the team sheet in their time, you would think “Oh no that’s shit”.
1. Ronaldo (Judged purely because he was simlpy the best player on the planet and was on another level)
2. Robson (If Robson didnt play United or England didnt play)
3. Cantona (A genious and the catylist to great things)
4. Keane (We haven’t replaced him)
5. Rooney (This current team needs him more than any other player)
1. Ronaldo (Judged purely because he was simlpy the best player on the planet and was on another level)
2. Robson (If Robson didnt play United or England didnt play)
3. Cantona (A genious and the catylist to great things)
4. Keane (We haven’t replaced him)
5. Rooney (This current team needs him more than any other player)
Where's the Ruud love?
I've had a season ticket since 86, this is a nightmare question, probably one I've answered before and probably one I'll answer differently tomorrow.
Top 3 'favourite' players without a doubt
1. Cantona
2. Scholes
3. Rooney
4 and 5 very difficult
maybe Ronaldo and Beckham.
On the bench at 6,7,8,9,10,11
Stam
Robson
Ole
Kanchelskis
Giggs
RVN
Top 3 'favourite' players without a doubt
1. Cantona
2. Scholes
3. Rooney
4 and 5 very difficult
maybe Ronaldo and Beckham.
On the bench at 6,7,8,9,10,11
Stam
Robson
Ole
Kanchelskis
Giggs
RVN
Giggs
Cantona
Ronaldo
Neville
Scholes
Keane just misses out.
Cantona
Ronaldo
Neville
Scholes
Keane just misses out.
Possibly my favorite united player of all time.Where's the Ruud love?
On a side note, berbatov should watch some videos of ruud and look at the way he has always got goal scoring on his mind firstly, with berbatov its the other way around he thinks of the pass first, needs to be more direct and selfish.
I mentioned him in my top 5 list. What a player he was, the best striker I've ever seen at United, hands down. He epitomizes what a striker is about and every other striker should take some lessons from him. We were lucky to have him, really. Proper United legend IMHO.Where's the Ruud love?
My top 5 in no order:
Cantona
Schmeichel
Ronaldo
Giggs
Keane
Cantona
Schmeichel
Ronaldo
Giggs
Keane