Scored 150 goals in 219 appearances.United paid £3000 for him and it proved a shrewd investment - Rowley went on to score 211 goals in 424 games in a long spell with the Reds. When I arrived at United they actually had a decent record against Liverpool despite them being stronger. At 3-0 up at half-time, we thought it was going to be a result to change the face of the fixture. We were.
So when the fixtures came around, it was simply a case of getting three points and keeping them out of the way.I always remember going to Old Trafford and you could feel the venom and hatred in the atmosphere. But beating them? By continuing to use our website you consent to cookies being used.
You knew how desperate they were to flatten us and if that didn’t give you an extra incentive to win, nothing would.
'Choccy' McClair played 471 times for United in his 11-year stay, scoring 127 goals, including 24 during his debut league campaign – the first United man to pass 20 in the league since Best.The striker dropped into midfield during his later years at United to accommodate King Eric, but is still a cult hero at Old Trafford.Premier League – 1992-93, 1993-94, 1995-96, 1996-97Another in the list of long-standing United full-backs, Albiston played 485 times for the Reds.By the time of his departure in 1988, to team up with former manager Ron Atkinson at West Brom, he was the longest-standing player at Old Trafford.Manchester United spent big money - £18m - to bring Michael Carrick from Spurs in 2006 at the timeBut it proved cash well spent as he became a huge influence in midfield with his calm, measured and incisive passing the hallmark of his game.He won 18 major trophies as a player, and retired at the end of the 2017-18 season, joining Jose Mourinho's coaching staff.Premier League - 2006-7, 2007-8, 2008-9, 2010-11, 2012-13Community Shield: 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016The last youth player signed by Sir Matt Busby, he scored one and laid on two assists during his debut as a 17-year-old in the 1971 Manchester derby that finished 3-3.He helped the team regain top flight status in 1975 and visit Wembley three times in four years during the late 70s, but only emerged victorious once.Winner of five Premier League titles and a Champions League in six years with United, Cole could scarcely have been more successful.He may not have seen eye-to-eye with Teddy Sheringham but there was nothing wrong with his eye for goal as his 121 marks for the Reds will testify.Premier League – 1995-96, 1996-97, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2000-01European Cup winning goalkeeper with 539 appearances and two United goals to his name.Sir Matt Busby signed him from Chelsea, after just three months and one appearance in West London, as a replacement for the injured Harry Gregg.Brought in from Fulham as a stop-gap but ending up staying for six years, the big Dutchman sits alongside Schmeichel as one of the great modern-day United keepers.Winner of three consecutive Premier League titles and a Champions League, van der Sar was as safe a pair of hands as Fergie has had in his time.Premier League – 2006-09, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2010-11Much more than just a super-sub, part of the famed four with Cole, Yorke and Sheringham that fired United to the treble in 1999.He will go down in history for prodding home the injury-time winner against Bayern Munich in the Nou Camp.Premier League – 1996-97, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2002-03, 2006-07The most expensive British defender of his day at £2.3m, Pallister formed a formidable partnership with Steve Bruce, one of the club's best.Scored one of his more memorable goals with a rocket of a free-kick in the final minutes of the 1994 Premier League winning season.Premier League – 1992-93, 1993-94, 1995-96, 1996-97A facilitator for Best and Charlton to work their magic, Stiles was a defensive midfielder before we knew what a defensive midfielder was.United through and through, Nobby is one of just three Englishmen to win the World Cup and European cup in his glittering career.Signed up by United as a 14-year-old schoolboy, the Northern Irishman is still the youngest player to appear at a World Cup Finals.After developing through the United youth ranks he became a key member of Ron Atkinson's double FA Cup-winning side in the mid-80s.Formed half of one of United's greatest centre-back pairings with Gary Pallister, and scored a remarkable 19 goals from defence in the 1990-91 season.He became the first English captain the win the domestic league and cup double in 1994, but bizarrely was never selected for England.United captain for six years, Buchan was the club's record signing when he joined from Aberdeen for £125,000 in 1972.The first player to captain both Scottish and English FA Cup-winning sides, he oversaw promotion from the Second Division as United bounced straight back from relegation.Undoubtedly more successful in his second spell at Old Trafford, Sparky returned to join Fergie's revolution and embark on a trophy-winning spree.The first player to notch up two PFA player of the year awards, in 1994 he became just the second player in history to score in both domestic cup finals in the same season.Scorer of 179 goals in 293 appearances, Viollet's 32 league goals in a season is still a United record.A Busby Babe and survivor of Munich, his strike partnership with Tommy Taylor fired the Reds to consecutive First Division titles.One half of one of the best defensive partnerships ever to grace the Premier League, a no-nonsense defender in the best possible sense.His importance to United is highlighted no more so than in his absence, ruled out of the second half of the 2011-12 league season, City eventually emerged victorious on goal difference.Premier League – 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2010-11, 2012-13Played in an era when Wenger's Arsenal were at the height of their powers and Abramovich's Chelsea were just hitting their stride so his United trophy cabinet looks relatively bare.But with a goals-per-game ratio of almost two in three there has rarely been a more prolific striker in United colours and you knew when he got a chance he'd put it away.
So when the fixtures came around, it was simply a case of getting three points and keeping them out of the way.I always remember going to Old Trafford and you could feel the venom and hatred in the atmosphere. But beating them? By continuing to use our website you consent to cookies being used.
You knew how desperate they were to flatten us and if that didn’t give you an extra incentive to win, nothing would.
'Choccy' McClair played 471 times for United in his 11-year stay, scoring 127 goals, including 24 during his debut league campaign – the first United man to pass 20 in the league since Best.The striker dropped into midfield during his later years at United to accommodate King Eric, but is still a cult hero at Old Trafford.Premier League – 1992-93, 1993-94, 1995-96, 1996-97Another in the list of long-standing United full-backs, Albiston played 485 times for the Reds.By the time of his departure in 1988, to team up with former manager Ron Atkinson at West Brom, he was the longest-standing player at Old Trafford.Manchester United spent big money - £18m - to bring Michael Carrick from Spurs in 2006 at the timeBut it proved cash well spent as he became a huge influence in midfield with his calm, measured and incisive passing the hallmark of his game.He won 18 major trophies as a player, and retired at the end of the 2017-18 season, joining Jose Mourinho's coaching staff.Premier League - 2006-7, 2007-8, 2008-9, 2010-11, 2012-13Community Shield: 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016The last youth player signed by Sir Matt Busby, he scored one and laid on two assists during his debut as a 17-year-old in the 1971 Manchester derby that finished 3-3.He helped the team regain top flight status in 1975 and visit Wembley three times in four years during the late 70s, but only emerged victorious once.Winner of five Premier League titles and a Champions League in six years with United, Cole could scarcely have been more successful.He may not have seen eye-to-eye with Teddy Sheringham but there was nothing wrong with his eye for goal as his 121 marks for the Reds will testify.Premier League – 1995-96, 1996-97, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2000-01European Cup winning goalkeeper with 539 appearances and two United goals to his name.Sir Matt Busby signed him from Chelsea, after just three months and one appearance in West London, as a replacement for the injured Harry Gregg.Brought in from Fulham as a stop-gap but ending up staying for six years, the big Dutchman sits alongside Schmeichel as one of the great modern-day United keepers.Winner of three consecutive Premier League titles and a Champions League, van der Sar was as safe a pair of hands as Fergie has had in his time.Premier League – 2006-09, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2010-11Much more than just a super-sub, part of the famed four with Cole, Yorke and Sheringham that fired United to the treble in 1999.He will go down in history for prodding home the injury-time winner against Bayern Munich in the Nou Camp.Premier League – 1996-97, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2002-03, 2006-07The most expensive British defender of his day at £2.3m, Pallister formed a formidable partnership with Steve Bruce, one of the club's best.Scored one of his more memorable goals with a rocket of a free-kick in the final minutes of the 1994 Premier League winning season.Premier League – 1992-93, 1993-94, 1995-96, 1996-97A facilitator for Best and Charlton to work their magic, Stiles was a defensive midfielder before we knew what a defensive midfielder was.United through and through, Nobby is one of just three Englishmen to win the World Cup and European cup in his glittering career.Signed up by United as a 14-year-old schoolboy, the Northern Irishman is still the youngest player to appear at a World Cup Finals.After developing through the United youth ranks he became a key member of Ron Atkinson's double FA Cup-winning side in the mid-80s.Formed half of one of United's greatest centre-back pairings with Gary Pallister, and scored a remarkable 19 goals from defence in the 1990-91 season.He became the first English captain the win the domestic league and cup double in 1994, but bizarrely was never selected for England.United captain for six years, Buchan was the club's record signing when he joined from Aberdeen for £125,000 in 1972.The first player to captain both Scottish and English FA Cup-winning sides, he oversaw promotion from the Second Division as United bounced straight back from relegation.Undoubtedly more successful in his second spell at Old Trafford, Sparky returned to join Fergie's revolution and embark on a trophy-winning spree.The first player to notch up two PFA player of the year awards, in 1994 he became just the second player in history to score in both domestic cup finals in the same season.Scorer of 179 goals in 293 appearances, Viollet's 32 league goals in a season is still a United record.A Busby Babe and survivor of Munich, his strike partnership with Tommy Taylor fired the Reds to consecutive First Division titles.One half of one of the best defensive partnerships ever to grace the Premier League, a no-nonsense defender in the best possible sense.His importance to United is highlighted no more so than in his absence, ruled out of the second half of the 2011-12 league season, City eventually emerged victorious on goal difference.Premier League – 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2010-11, 2012-13Played in an era when Wenger's Arsenal were at the height of their powers and Abramovich's Chelsea were just hitting their stride so his United trophy cabinet looks relatively bare.But with a goals-per-game ratio of almost two in three there has rarely been a more prolific striker in United colours and you knew when he got a chance he'd put it away.