10 best players who have played under Sir Alex Ferguson

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Rio celebrates a goal during the Manchester derby

#8 Wayne Rooney

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Rooney celebrates scoring against arch-rivals Liverpool

Manchester United and England's all-time top goalscorer. There was no way Wazza was going to be left out of this list.

Having emerged from the city that is home to their biggest rivals, United signed him for £25.6 million from Everton in 2004, snagging him from under the noses of Newcastle, and making him the world's most expensive teenager in the process.

He scored a hat-trick on his debut against Fenerbahce, and that was a sign of things to come. In the coming years, he would go on to forge formidable strike partnerships with Ronaldo, Tevez, Berbatov and van Persie.

In spite of being overshadowed for a large part of his career at Old Trafford, his legendary status in the Theatre of Dreams is forever cemented thanks to his extensive contributions to United's domination of the Premier League in the late 2000's.

His decline in recent years, especially after the retirement of Sir Alex, was painful to watch, but his perseverance has seen him eclipse Sir Bobby Charlton to become United and England's all time top goalscorer.

He's scored some memorable goals for the club, and the obvious one that comes to mind is his spectacular bicycle kick against City, which would later be instrumental in deciding the title in United's favour.

His move to Everton was met with divided opinions, as was his decision to retire from England national duty at the age of 31. But for every United fan who was lucky enough to watch him tormenting defences at his peak, he will always be a club legend.

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