Both in the Premier League era and before the number of shirts was tightly controlled, Manchester United had a glorious history of players wearing the number 10 shirt.
Long before that, players like Bobby Charlton, Dennis Law, and Nobby Styles wore this famous number during their years at Busby Babes. Norman Whiteside, Lou Makary, Brian Kidd, Mark Hughes and others will follow. You get the idea. Some pretty good players have already worn this outstanding jersey.
That's what makes it so special today, this jersey is assigned to one person in particular. Therefore, since the introduction of official team numbers in the Premier League in 1993, every effort has been made to rank every player wearing this famous shirt.
6. Zlatan Ibrahimovic
The charismatic Swede joined Old Trafford on a free transfer in 2016 and immediately left his mark on the club with his relentless pursuit of goals under Jose Mourinho.
Unfortunately, injuries put his only full season at United to an early end. When he returned for the 2017-18 season, his number 9 shirt had been handed over to his substitute number one Romelu Lukaku, while Ibrahimovic had only made seven appearances as a United No.10 before leaving for the LA Galaxy in January.
5. David Beckham
Unlike David Beckham's traditional numbers during his time at Manchester United or in his career, the English winger was given the number 10 shirt ahead of the 1996-97 season, marking his growing importance to Sir Alex Ferguson's team.
David Beckham inherited the shirt from the last Hughes to wear it, wearing only the number 10 shirt for a season, but against Wimbledon, he scored a brilliant goal in midfield that made it an unforgettable shirt. Not bad, David Beckham.
4. Teddy Sheringham
David Beckham took off his shirt ahead of the 1997-98 season and donned his now iconic number 7 shirt, while newcomer Sheringham donned the number 10 shirt.
The veteran started slowly but eventually proved to be a key rotation player for Alex Ferguson, helping Ole Gunnar Solskjaer equalise in the Champions League final and winning the PFA Footballer of the Year award after a prolific season as Manchester United's top scorer in 2001.
3. Marcus Rashford
Born in Wezenshaw, Marcus Rashford has the enviable task of donning the number 10 shirt and transforming himself from a haunted youngster into a mainstay at Manchester United, a number that was vacant for a year after a legend left in 2017.
It's been a journey full of ups and downs for some time since, but now looks like it's headed in the right direction again, with Rashford, 25, the talisman and heart of Eric Ten Haag's revived Red Devils. There's so much more to offer this local hero.
2. Van Nistelrooy
The incredible Dutchman Van Nistelrooy, who narrowly missed out on the top spot, completely upended the Premier League after joining PSV PSV PSV Eindhoven in 2001.
The double goal to help United win his Premier League debut is just the beginning of the next five years for this goal-scoring machine. In 2006, he joined Real Madrid with 150 goals in an astonishing 219 matches.
Why such a prolific goalscorer won the league only once in his five years at Old Trafford remains a mystery.
1. Wayne Rooney
Just because of this man, Van Nistelrooy followed. Manchester United's all-time top scorer and arguably the greatest English player of all time.
253 goals, 16 major trophies, Footballer of the Year, iconic TV show – you name it, Rooney did it. Even things you really don't want to think about. The person can kick in any position and look like a walk in the park. A true elite. a