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The Champions League for a long time has been a home for the top teams in Europe. For years, the competition has produced jaw-dropping fixtures among Europe's best teams.
The electrifying football it has produced over decades has been matched by no other competition on the planet.
Manchester United retain their status as one of the most important teams to be a part of the glorious UEFA Champions League heritage. They are, after all, three-time winners of the European title.
On several occasions, the team from Manchester have produced incredible performances in this knockout competition. From the most remarkable of goals scored to last minute strikes that have seen them clinch multiple titles, the Red Devils have done it all.
The credit belongs to the world-class talents that have played for them over the years.
On that note, let's take a look at
Top 5 goalscorers for Manchester United in UEFA Champions League history
Note: All stats as per Transfermarkt
#5 Ole Gunnar Solskjær - 19 goals
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is one of the most successful talents to have ever played for Manchester United under Sir Alex Ferguson's stewardship.
During the 1998-99 Champions League final in Barcelona, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer came onto the pitch as the 81st minute substitute against Bayern Munich. He scored a last-minute winner that saw Manchester United win the 1998-99 Champions League title with a 2-1 scoreline.
It also meant that the Red Devils had completed a treble of trophies for the season after becoming English champions and FA Cup winners the same year.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer scored 19 goals for the Red Devils in 77 appearances in the UEFA Champions League. He ranks fifth among the top five goalscorers for Manchester United in Champions League history.
#4 Paul Scholes - 24 goals
Paul Scholes is a player who shall be remembered by the Manchester United faithful as one of the best midfielders to have graced the game.
Scholes was a player gifted with a vision for making the most exquisite passes. He also had a resonant pedigree to score screamers that often sent the Stretford End into football hysteria.
During his long footballing career, which spanned almost 20 years, Paul Scholes made 124 professional appearances for Manchester United in the UEFA Champions League.
He is also a two-time UEFA Champions League winner with the Red Devils. The first winner's medal came in 1999 and a second followed in 2008. Scholes scored 24 goals in the UEFA Champions League and delivered 10 assists.
#3 Ryan Giggs - 28 goals
Ryan Giggs has enjoyed a phenomenally successful career at Manchester United. He is the player who holds the all-time record for the highest number of appearances for Manchester United from 1991 to 2014.
Giggs is also a glorious product of Manchester United's famous 'Class of 1992'. Among the trophies they won, their UEFA Champions League win ranks supreme.
Ryan Giggs played as an incisive winger under Sir Alex Ferguson. He was incremental to both Champions League titles Manchester United won in their modern era.
With 145 appearances in the UEFA Champions League, Ryan Giggs scored 28 goals for the Red Devils. He also has a remarkable assists tally of 46.
#2 Wayne Rooney - 30 goals
Wayne Rooney is one of the most decorated goalscorers in the history of Manchester United. He holds the all-time record of being United's leading goalscorer with over 250 goals.
Rooney won the UEFA Champions League in 2008 and was one part of United's attacking trinity also consisting of Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez. The trio were among the deadliest in attack in all of European football at the time.
With 30 goals to his name in 85 professional appearances, Rooney sits second on the list of the top five goalscorers for Manchester United in Champions League history.
#1 Ruud van Nistelrooy - 35 goals
Ruud van Nistelrooy is one of the most successful strikers to have graced the modern game. He was often described as a Dutch goal machine for the number of goals he scored at club and international level.
Nistelrooy is a three-time winner of the UEFA Champions League top-scorer award. He also sits as the sixth-highest goalscorer in the competition's history with 56 goals to his name.
For United, Van Nistelrooy scored 35 goals in only 43 appearances in the Champions League, making him the highest goalscorer for the Red Devils in the tournament's history.
