Manchester United's Greatest 23-Man Squad Of The Premier League Era

Shortly after David Beckham left in 2003, United played a friendly against Portuguese side Sporting Lisbon, which included an eighteen year old that the team's players urged Sir Alex Ferguson to sign. This was Cristiano Ronaldo, who made an instant impact with his stepovers and other breathtaking ball skills.

Ronaldo would get better and better with each passing season, particularly as his on-field linkups with Wayne Rooney became more and more devastating to opposition sides. Today, six years after his record-breaking transfer to Real Madrid, he and Lionel Messi are frequently cited as the two best players in the world, but to any United fan, Ronaldo wins the accolade having first proven himself in the highly competitive Premier League, where his skills singlehandedly won games on countless occasions.