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Manchester United are the most successful club in the Premier League, with 13 titles.
United haven't won a league title in almost a decade. But they have had some of the best players in the game play for them over the years. That also holds true for their current team comprising the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Paul Pogba and Jadon Sancho, among others.
Many prolific goalscorers across positions have turned out for United over the years, especially in the Premier League.
On that note, here's a look at Manchester United's highest-scoring XI in the Premier League. A 4-3-3 formation has been considered for this hypothetical XI. Without further ado, let's get started:
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Note: All stats have been taken from transfermarkt or Premier League.
# Goalkeeper - Peter Schmeichel (0 goals)
Peter Schmeichel is one of the most successful goalkeepers in Manchester United and Premier League history.
The Dane won five Premier League titles during his seven seasons at Old Trafford, keeping 113 clean sheets in the competition in over 250 games for the club. Although Schmeichel is one of six goalkeepers to score in the Premier League, he did so after leaving Manchester United.
Schmeichel and his son Kasper (Leicester City) are the only father-son goalkeeping pair to win the Premier League as players.
# Left-back - Denis Irwin (18 goals)
Denis Irwin is one of the most prolific goalscoring full-backs in Premier League history.
During a decade-long stint with Manchester United, Irwin played nearly 300 (296 to be exact) Premier League games for the club, winning seven titles. Irwin, a continental treble winner with United in 1999, scored several fabulous goals for the club. That includes a sumptuous free-kick strike against Liverpool in a Premier League game in 1994.
Irwin's most prolific campaign in the Premier League came in the inaugural season of the competition in 1992-93. He scored five times and also provided three assists that campaign.
# Centre-back - Nemanja Vidic (15 goals)
One of Manchester United's best-ever defenders, Nemanja Vidic is the club's most prolific goalscoring centre-back in the Premier League.
In a near decade-long stint with the club, Vidic played over 200 league games and won five titles. He forged a stellar central-defensive partnership with Rio Ferdinand.
Vidic was renowned for his tackling ability and presence at both ends, scoring at least once in six different editions of the Premier League. His most prolific season in the Premier League was in Manchester United's victorious 2010-11 campaign, when he scored five goals.
# Centre-back - Chris Smalling (12 goals)
Chris Smalling is one of a handful of Manchester United centre-backs with at least ten Premier League goals.
The two-time Premier League winner had a productive nine-season stint at the club. He scored a career-best four goals in two different editions of the competition (2014-15 and 2017-18). Smalling played over 200 games in the Premier League for United.
Now at AS Roma, the 31-year-old last played in the Premier League in 2019. He has scored three league goals in the Italian top flight.
# Right-back - Antonio Valencia (17 goals)
Antonio Valencia wasn't a quintessential right-back. He started off as a winger before he transitioned to right back. Nevertheless, he played more than 100 Premier League games at the latter position.
The two-time Premier League winner enjoyed his most prolific campaign as a right-back in 2017-18. Valencia scored three times in over 30 league games, his best Premier League haul in six years.
The 36-year-old, who played nearly 250 Premier League games for United, last appeared in the competition in 2018-19.
# Central Midfielder - Paul Scholes (107 goals)
Manchester United legend Paul Scholes is one of the most decorated midfielders in the history of the Premier League.
The 11-time Premier League winner scored over 100 goals in the competition, all for United. Coveted by many top clubs across Europe for his ability on the ball, Scholes stayed loyal to the club where he first made his name.
During his illustrious near two-decade-long career, Scholes scored many fabulous goals. He scored at least once in each of his 19 seasons in the Premier League.
In his most prolific Premier League campaign in 2002-03, Scholes scored 14 times in United's triumphant campaign.
# Central Midfielder - Paul Pogba (28 goals)
Paul Pogba is widely regarded as one of the best midfielders of the current generation. But his stint at Premier League giants Manchester United can be described as modest at best.
In the five years since his return to Old Trafford from Juventus, Pogba has played close to 150 Premier League games. The versatile midfielder has scored only 28 times during this period, an underwhelming return considering his ability on the ball.
Pogba has had a fabulous start to his 2021-22 Premier League campaign, though. He has registered seven assists in as many games this season, including four in the season opener against Leeds United.
The 2018 FIFA World Cup winner enjoyed his most prolific Premier League campaign in 2018-19. He scored 13 times and also provided nine assists, but United finished a lowly sixth.
# Defensive Midfielder - Roy Keane (33 goals)
Roy Keane was the ultimate warrior during his playing days. The seven-time Premier League winner was renowned for his fierce competitiveness on the field and leading his men from the front.
Keane enjoyed a stellar career in the Premier League. He played 366 games in the competition, with over 300 of them coming for Manchester United. Despite largely operating in defensive midfield, the Irishman scored at least once in all but two of his 14 seasons in the Premier League.
The 50-year-old was inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame earlier this year.
# Left Winger - Marcus Rashford (55 goals)
Marcus Rashford is one of the most exciting Manchester United players to have played in the Premier League.
He is yet to win the Premier League, but Rashford has been a steady, if not a spectacular performer in the competition. Last year, the then 23-year-old became the third-youngest United player to notch up 50 Premier League goals for the 13-time winners.
The versatile attacker has scored at least ten goals in each of his last three Premier League campaigns. Though he has played on either wing and as a centre-forward, it is at left wing where the pacy Rashford has had the most success.
In his most prolific league campaign in 2019-20, Rashford scored 17 times and also registered nine assists.
# Centre-Forward - Wayne Rooney (183 goals)
Wayne Rooney (253) is the most prolific goalscorer in Manchester United history. A total of 183 of those strikes came in the Premier League.
That was a record league tally for a single club before Sergio Aguero scored his 184th Premier League goal for Manchester City on the last day of the 2020-21 season.
The versatile attacker scored a lot of fabulous goals in his career, including imperious bicycle kicks, sumptuous free-kicks and venomous strikes from distance. The five-time Premier League winner netted at least 11 league goals in as many consecutive seasons in the competition.
Despite his glorious exploits, the Premier League Golden Boot award eluded Rooney. Nevertheless, he twice scored over 25 league goals - 26 in 2009-10 and 27 in 2011-12; United failed to win the Premier League on both occasions, though.
# Right Winger - Mason Greenwood (20 goals)
Mason Greenwood is one of the most exciting young players in the Premier League at the moment. Still only 20, the two-footed Greenwood has already scored 20 goals in the competition.
The Manchester United winger has enjoyed a fabulous start to his 2021-22 Premier League campaign. By scoring in his first three games of the season, Greenwood became the first teenager to do so since Robbie Fowler in 1994.
Greenwood enjoyed a breakout 2019-20 Premier League campaign, scoring ten goals and assisting once in 31 games.
