These are Manchester United’s all time top 3 strikers – Agree?

3) Ruud van Nistelrooy

Manchester United have had several excellent strikers over the years, Andy Cole, Dwight Yorke, Eric Cantona, but none of them were as prolific donning the Manchester red as Ruud van Nistelrooy.

The Dutchman moved to Old Trafford in 2001, and immediately set about replicating the form he showed for PSV in previous years in his first season in England, scoring 36 times in 49 games.

Van Nistelrooy went on to net 150 times for United in just 219 games, including 95 goals in the Premier League, and 38 in Europe, the latter of which remains a United record, albeit he has now been joined there by Wayne Rooney.

A goal every 0.69 games is an incredible effort from a world-class striker and, although he left Old Trafford having handed in a transfer request, much to the frustration of United fans, van Nistelrooy’s goal-scoring prowess should not be forgotten.

He was absolutely brilliant at United.