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#3 Henrik Larsson
One of Sweden's biggest footballers, Henrik Larsson, also played alongside Cristiano Ronaldo in his final days in the game. Larsson and Ronaldo shared the Old Trafford pitch on a number of occasions during the Swede's brief stint at Manchester United.
Henrik Larsson was 36 years old when he joined Manchester United from Helsingborg in 2007 on a loan deal. He made his debut in the FA Cup against Aston Villa, playing alongside Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo in a front three. Larsson scored on his debut for the Red Devils and went on to make 12 more appearances in red. He played with Cristiano Ronaldo 11 times as a Manchester United player before the end of his loan spell at the club.
Larsson played for Feyenoord, Celtic, FC Barcelona and Helsingborg before joining Manchester United and ending his career at the Swedish club in 2009.
#2 Fabinho
Fabinho is known today as Liverpool's finest defensive midfielder and one of the Premier League's finest in his position. The Brazilian midfielder has impressed in the Premier League since joining Liverpool.
Fabinho made his sole appearance as a Real Madrid player in the 2012/13 season under Jose Mourinho's watchful eyes. The midfielder had joined Real Madrid's Castilla on loan from Portuguese side Rio Ave. Mourinho opted to give him a taste of the senior side by handing him his debut against Malaga.
Fabinho came on as a 76th minute substitute for Fabio Coentrao, and contributed an assist for Angel Di Maria in the 6-2 win for Real Madrid. He was on the pitch with Cristiano Ronaldo, who was the captain on the day. The midfielder made the matchday squad on one more occasion in the league before returning to his parent club.
#1 Emmanuel Adebayor
Togolese star Emmanuel Adebayor also enjoyed time on the pitch with the iconic Cristiano Ronaldo at Real Madrid. Adebayor enjoyed a productive loan spell at the Santiago Bernabeu in 2011.
After starring for Arsenal and Manchester City in the Premier League, Adebayor moved to Real Madrid on loan in January 2011 from the Etihad. The Togolese star made 22 appearances for Los Blancos and scored eight goals for them before returning to England in June.
Adebayor embarked on a journeyman career after the end of his loan stint at Real Madrid, playing in England, Turkey and even Paraguay. The former Togo international retired from professional football in 2020.
