The former-Argentina international was most recently seen at Boca Juniors, where he won two league titles and scored 31 goals across three seasons with his boyhood team. He has gone on to have a successful career elsewhere, however, with Ipswich Town, Derby and now at Rangers, where he made his Champions League debut in September. Former Blackburn Rovers and Manchester United defender David May retired from playing in 2006 after a spell playing in non-league football with Bacup Borough. All rights reserved. Alex Ferguson once famously called Brown "without question the best natural defender this club has had for years. Djemba Djemba, despite his great name, had an abysmal 18-months at Manchester United before moving on to Aston Villa and then to places like Qatar, Denmark, Israel and even Scotland. However, since joining the Red Devils he has already posted 12 times since February 2. McMenemy was very honest with me. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Roy Keane - Premier League Appearances: 366 | Goals Scored: 39. Wayne Rooney183Ryan Giggs632 Having formed one of the best central defensive partnerships in Manchester Uniteds history with Steve Bruce, Gary Pallister left the club in 1998 to join his former club Middlesbrough. Ryan Giggs109Paul Scholes499 Other than this, the Uruguayan's career didn't rise to prominence until he joined Villarreal in 2004. After a distinguished career which included spells at six different Premier League clubs, Louis Saha retired from playing in 2013 after a short spell with Lazio. In his old age, Forlan has played numerous games on the right of Internacional's offence. While the current squad recently captured the 2012/13 Premier League title, how does a lineup of ex-United stars fare against the real team? Goalkeeping legend Peter Schmeichel finally hung up his gloves in 2003 after finishing his illustrious career atManchester City. I thought City would win the league and United would finish second two or three months ago. He ended his career at Kerala Blasters in 2018. Mitchell is now at Hibernian, having left Blackpool earlier this year. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. The 23 former Manchester United players still in the Premier League. I still think City are going to win the league even though Arsenal, the closer it gets but 14 games is still a long way to go. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. Grammar school-educated, he was spotted by Leyton Orient scouts playing in tournaments in East London with Os then manager Jimmy Bloomfield a big influenceearly on. Manchester United visit Liverpool in the Premier League at Anfield on Super Sunday; kick off 4.30pm. He was arguably never the same player, and left United a year and a half later. Since departing, Tosic has helped CSKA Moscow to a Russian Premier League title win and two cup triumphs, suggesting he could have been an exciting addition to United's ranks if he remained at the club. However, he found first-team opportunities rare, appearing in four Champions League matches and just once in the Premier League. One of the few South African footballers to feature in the Premier League, former Manchester United midfielder Quinton Fortune retired from playing in 2010 after a short spell playing in the lower English leagues with Doncaster Rovers. FORMER full-back Dennis Rofe had the company of two Best men for his wedding weekend in 1972. Now at Dover Athletic, Martin's career has dwindled since being handed a rare Premier League debut by Ferguson during the 2008/09 after a series of loans. Rachubka made his Premier League debut for United in 2000 against Leicester City, but departed the club to join Charlton Athletic in 2002. "I am pretty sure it has been mentioned that a lot of United players have contractual obligations in their contracts regarding social media as well.". As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Bayern seem like they dont. It was a no- brainer for me to rejoin my old boss. Before speaking about Gabriel Heinze, a disclaimer is needed: I couldn't bring myself to include Danny Simpson in this best XI, so this formation will start with three at the back. Arsenal's dramatic win over Liverpool in the Community Shield has teased everyone with the return of English football and now we're just an international break away from the season proper.. A glittering 24 year playing career withManchester Unitedwhere he amassed an incredible 35 winners medals finally ended in May 2014 when Ryan Giggs officially retired from playing. But Fish was sent out on loan to Stockport . Remarkably, Obertan is still only 32. Cristiano Ronaldo102Wayne Rooney393 Read More.. John OShea Premier League Appearances: 445 | Goals Scored: 13. Read More.. Bryan RobsonPremier League Appearances: 32 |Goals Scored: 2. Despite the Gunners impressive season, Neville is still predicting that Man City will win the title and that Man Utd will finish ahead of Arsenal in second place. I played against Czechoslovakia. Man Utd face West Ham tonight in the FA Cup, Real Betis in the last 16 of the Europa League and they still have an outside chance of winning the Premier League. Playing in the middle, Tevez's movement and willingness to cover huge distance also allows Ronaldo to float between positions from the left. Only the season we are in. MANCHESTER UNITED fans have been left convinced Marcel Sabitzer wants to join the club permanently. Regarded as one of the best left-backs of his generation, Patrice Evra officially retired from playing in 2019 following a year out of the game after his contract at West Ham United expired at the end of the 2017-18 season. 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Andrew Cole93Roy Keane326 The former-Argentina international was most recently seen at Boca Juniors, where he won two league titles and scored 31 goals across three seasons with his boyhood . I still think United will finish second.. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Diego Forlan didn't enjoy the best of times at Manchester United. It's been a season of mayhem and thrill - so make sure you don't miss a single thing by signing up for the brilliant new Mirror Football newsletter! In August 2015, Rafael finally left United and joined Lyon. He spend eight long years at Manchester United and, though often ravaged by injuries, was a consistent disappointment. 759.20 m. Total market value. Win 250,000 with Super 6! A member of the 1999 treble winningManchester Unitedteam, Ronny Johnsen retired from playing in 2008 after returning to his native Norway where he had three seasons with Valarenga. However, he made just one league appearance in 2004 before leaving and he has since had a good career in the lower leagues. After a highly successful career winning virtually every domestic honour with. Obviously with Sean its quite clear what hes done and where the success theyve had is coming from. And the centre-midfielder opened up on life alongside Ronaldo in a revealing interview with Sport. But after a number of loans at Hearts, Rochdale and Huddersfield, Pereira's United contract ran out in 2021 and he later joined RKC Waalwijk where he is still currently playing his football at. Branislav Ivanovic made an unexpected return to English football with West Brom in the summer. The Argentinian machine heads up a ridiculously strong attack. After a career plagued with injuries Lee Sharpe decided to retire from football in 2003 aged just 32 after three seasons in the lower leagues. Saturday, September 17, 2022 at 6:58 AM by Fred Kennedy. Football transfers, rumours, market values and news | Transfermarkt Ten Hag has been in the job just over six months but the Red Devils squad looks a whole lot different to what it did under Ralf Rangnick and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer last season. Yes Im 72 and was forced into retirement almost because of the restrictions of Covid but I would still love to be involved in the game. , Paul Parker retired from playing after dropping into non-league football with Farnborough Town. The 23 former Manchester United players still in the Premier League View gallery There are currently 21 ex-Red Devils (including one who is out on loan, so could yet return) still plying their trade in England's top flight. Its a case of doing things better than we did when we played them a few weeks ago and earning the right to win the game. Only one rule must be taken into consideration for this one: all players included must still be representing a professional club. Harrop scored in the 2-0 win over Palace at Old Trafford, but he would join Preston in the same summer, and now finds himself at Northampton Town in League Two. Sabitzer, 28, joined Manchester United in January following Christian Eriksen's lengthy injury. The Irish midfielder is smart on the ball, determined to win possession and has the ability to score piledriver goals. He's a machine. At the time there was a football agent called Dennis Roach, so when I rang to get through to Lawrie, I was put straight through to him with them thinking I was the agent. Copyright 2023. Bebe is amongst the former Manchester United players surprisingly still playing in 2022 (Image: 2012 Getty Images) A number of forgotten former Manchester United stars are surprisingly still playing professional football in 2022 despite leaving Old Trafford years ago. Neville told The Overlap: Thats my inkling earlier in the season, what normally happens is one team gets so close they realise they cant win it and then they just go like that in the last two or three games. Scratch that, this man has been even better since leaving the Blues, Kevin de Bruynes talent has been arguably unrivalled in recent years, while ex-Chelsea defender Nathan Ake joined Manchester City in the summer. And fans are convinced they know the cryptic message behind it. I thoroughly enjoyed the role. Read More.. Gary Pallister Premier League Appearances: 261 | Goals Scored: 9. After becoming a cult hero at United because of his committed performances, Rafael was sold to Lyon by Louis van Gaal in 2015. GARY NEVILLE has given SEVEN reasons why Manchester City will beat Arsenal to the Premier League title. Its like with any opponent. After a successful Premier League career withManchester UnitedandEverton,Andrei Kanchelskis called time on his career in 2007 back in his native Russia with Krylia Sovetov. Edwin van der Sar retired from playing at the end of the 2010-2011 season after becoming the oldest player to win the English Premier League title at the age of 40. Read More.. Teddy SheringhamPremier League Appearances: 418 |Goals Scored: 146. Almada, Puig & all the players to watch, Five reasons why Man Utd can win a quadruple , Pepe's best assist? I spent most of the next 23 years at the club as a player and on the coaching staff.. We need players like him. You have to be honest. Since leaving Newcastle in 2016, Obertan has played for Anzhi, Wigan and Levski Sofia. One of the most composed footballers to have ever graced the Premier League, Dimitar Berbatov retired from playing in 2019 having spent a year and a half without a club. The game ends and he goes straight home to recover. Former Manchester United midfielder Anderson admitted that he was "surprised at every moment" by former team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo. He also started a League Cup game against Arsenal and a Champions League tie against Deportivo la Coruna, before leaving to enjoy his career elsewhere with the likes of Wrexham and Burnley. He said: "I think it is much too quick [to decide]. He added: Jimmy became Leicester manager in 1971. Rory Delap could soon become the latest former Premier League player to have a son also make his debut in the division, with 17-year-old son Liam on the fringes of the Manchester City first-team. who is now 31 and has enjoyed a long career in the Premier League. READ:Revisiting Federico Machedas title-deciding Man Utd debut in 2009. I remember Sue and I buying our first house for 12,000 with a mortgage of 8,000. He left the Red Devils after just one Premier League appearance and a series of loan spells, before enjoying a successful career in non-league with FC United of Manchester and Radcliffe. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. And it was in Sweden where the goalkeeper scored his first career goal in 2020, bringing some joy to a desperately difficult year. However, it is safe to say Nevland's career at Old Trafford never got going and he left after just one Premier League appearance, before donning the likes of Fulham and Groningen. He made 10 appearances for United's reserve side, which won the treble of the Manchester Senior Cup, FA Premier Reserve League North and FA Premier Reserve Play-off in the 2005-06 season. Park would also be expected to offer a defensive presence down the right side and drift towards the middle when United attack. Anderson, who left United in 2015, is amazingly only 30 years of age, and that's only since last week! Manchester United legend Paul Scholes first retired from playingafter his sidewon the league in the 2010-2011 season. The 2020/21 Premier League season is less than two weeks away. Since then, he has disclosed his battle with alcoholism and is still playing at 40 years of age. Considering this lineup starts with three defenders, his versatility galvanises a back-line that may be stretched against opposition who use the wings. '', Arrogant ex-Leeds United player who raped girl, 17, jailed for 17 years, Reading set to be deducted six points for breaching spending rules, Tributes paid to World Cup legend Just Fontaine after death aged 89, Man Utd legend Roy Keane surprises Laura Woods live on ITV with comment, News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. After a successful career mostly spent withFulham,Queens Park RangersandManchester United, Paul Parker retired from playing after dropping into non-league football with Farnborough Town. We showed them what they do, what they are about, what we expect to do to try to beat them and nothing different. Read More.. Dwight YorkePremier League Appearances: 375 | Goals Scored: 123. Erik ten Hags side beat Newcastle United 2-0 in the Carabao Cup final on Sunday as they continue to fight on another three fronts this campaign. Lee Martin. View our online Press Pack. Pugh retired from football in the summer, having played one final season at ninth-tier Hanley Town, while he has also dipped into coaching with Port Vale. I joined Leicester on the same day Frank Worthington moved to the club from Huddersfield. In moments that force Heinze and Shawcross wide, the positioning of both central midfielders would stop the team falling apart. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Subscribe to Daily Mirror and Sunday Mirror newspapers. Read More.. Paul Ince Premier League Appearances: 306 | Goals Scored: 42. Martin has scored 40 times 476 appearances and now finds himself in the National League South, having previously played for Ebbsfleet United. Read More.. Quinton Fortune Premier League Appearances: 82 | Goals Scored: 5. Follow Tuchel's Blues. was forced to undergo cruciate knee ligament surgery. Considered asone of the best defenders of the 80s and 90s to never winan England cap, formerManchester Unitedcaptain Steve Bruce retired from his illustrious career in 1998 whilst in a player manager role atSheffield United. What Ten Hags Carabao Cup winners might fetch and where they could go. The 49-year-old retired in 2001, having featured regularly in the Scottish Premiership. Read More.. Mark HughesPremier League Appearances: 297 |Goals Scored: 64. He has a very good heart. Chelsea legend Branislav Ivanovic could be on his way back to the Premier League. The latest player on just one Premier League appearance for United, Fish made his debut in a 2-1 win over Wolves on the final day of the 2020/21 season. I absolutely loved my time at Leicester. Eric Cantona64Rio Ferdinand312 Ferguson's patience eventually ran out, and in 2010, Foster made his way to Birmingham City. Representing Atletico Madrid, Inter Milan and Internacional since then, numerous team honours and personal accolades have followed. I had a nice career because I won many things, but I could have gone much further. There are currently 21 ex-Red Devils (including one who is out on loan, so could yet return) still plying their trade in Englands top flight. Rumours at the end of 2012 suggested he could return. Since leaving, Foster has established himself as one of England's best keepers. The Brazilian defender stayed in France for five years before a single-season spell at IstanbulBasaksehir, where he played in their Champions League victory over United in November 2020. Healy scored 44 goals in 137 matches at the Lilywhites, before plying his trade at Norwich City, Leeds United, Fulham and Sunderland - as he finished off his career at Bury in League One. Although starting on the right flank, Park would be everywhere. Manchester United still have Nemanja Matic and Juan Mata on their books - two arguable legends for Chelsea - and they still do a job at Old Trafford. He saved Jamie O'Hara's penalty in the deciding shootout, capturing silverware for United. He later went on to have a lengthy career in the game despite being hampered by injuries, winning the Scottish Premier League with Rangers in the process. Read More.. Michael Carrick Premier League Appearances: 481 | Goals Scored: 24. Read More.. Wayne Rooney Premier League Appearances: 491 | Goals Scored: 208. In May 2017, Pereira made his first Premier League appearance for United against Crystal Palace as David de Gea was handed a rest. 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