10 Players We Still Can't Believe Won The Champions League
10. Anderson
In his first season at Manchester United as 19 year old, he made 38 appearances, picked up a Premier League winners medal and scored in a victorious Champions League penalty shoot-out in Moscow. Not bad for a debutant in English football. Hailed as the heir to the mesmerizing Ronaldinho, Andersons abundance of tricks were curtailed by Sir Alex Ferguson, as he was moulded into more of a conservative type. Perhaps the dynamic Brazilian was seen as the man who was finally able to plug the gaping hole left in the middle of the Old Trafford pitch by the rambunctious Irish captain who had stormed out of the club in 2005. However, its 2014 now and what has been the most significant aspect of his time in Manchester has been how he has managed to survive the cull for so long. As each season passes, the Brazilians love and passion for the game evidently seeps away, as his weight fluctuates from one extreme to the other. Last term, David Moyes entrusted him with just four league appearances. However, it was in the Luzhniki Stadium in May 2008 when his finest moment arrived, sent on in the 120th minute to dispatch past Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech. When the day comes to finally stop leaching off the club's hierarchy, at least he can look back on that moment with fondness in his heart.
Recent Journalism & New Media graduate. Insatiable thirst for all things football, and hopes to break into the field of sports journalism in the near future.
Have made a significantly insignificant playing career out of receiving several slaps around the head for not passing the ball.
