The greatest United players never to put on a shirt

Some players have that special quality that makes you think they were born to play for the club, others - no matter how great they may be - never strike you as "United" players. Which players do you think were made to pull on the shirt, but were never able to?

Batistuta. Ronaldo.

As for great players who never seemed "United", Henry for starters.

Maldini

Zinedine Zidane - I would have even taken him after he left Madrid - would have loved him in a red shirt!

Paul Gascoigne
Luis Enrique

Berba.

nedved

Edgar Davids

Cruyff (Johann)

Originally Posted by Fatboy Shrek

Berba.

were you asleep last week? FYI:

Essien

Originally Posted by Jizza Jazza

Essien

"greatest"

Talking of red shirts, here's one guy that did wear one. The fans put a shirt on his statue... looks good eh ?

karl heinze rumminegge (sp) even for the name alone

Originally Posted by toseeunited

"greatest"

The question was

Which players do you think were made to pull on the shirt, but were never able to?

We were after him, and I would have loved us to have signed him.

riquelme

zola

How do you lot reckon the Gsy donkey would have done for us?

Originally Posted by toseeunited

Zinedine Zidane - I would have even taken him after he left Madrid - would have loved him in a red shirt!

See, this is interesting. To me, as great a player as Zidane undoubtedly was, I can't even picture him at United. His style of play, his appearance and his personality just don't fit for me.

One player who I could always visualise at United was Alex Del Piero. He has the technique, class and ability to the unexpected that United fans love, but also the spirit, loyalty and professionalism of a United player. Would have been a legend I think, without doubt.

Batistuta is another. The ability to score spectacular goals of every variety in the blink of an eye, the strength and explosiveness, the fight, the personality, the hair... A United player in every respect.

Stoichkov.