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Manchester United are one of the most successful clubs in world football and several players have contributed to attain this status. Perhaps their greatest reign during English football was under Sir Alex Ferguson, who scouted and managed players brilliantly.
Manchester United have had some incredibly succesful players over the years
The Premier League side were the hotbed for young talent at one point. But their ability to churn out the best from their senior members was highly underrated. Sir Alex was the best judge of the players and always kept those at the club who gave it their all despite their aging bodies.
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Some of them were more ever-green than the rest and showed up for Manchester United well into their thirties.
On that note, let us take a look at the five oldest goal-scorers in Manchester United history.
#5 Laurent Blanc (36years 11months 4days)
Laurent Blanc had a short-lived career at Manchester United but he made it count for the time he was there. Sir Alex Ferguson had wanted the centre-back at the club since 1996. However, it was in 2001 that the Frenchman decided to join the Red Devils from Inter Milan.
Although Blanc was already 35 when he joined the club, he was expected to fill the hole left by the iconic Jaap Stam. While the France international was not as aggressive, he did have his fair share of qualities.
He did come under criticism during his first campaign at the club for underwhelming performances. But he stood out in the following season as he helped the club lift the Premier League title.
He retired after that season but did score four goals during that time, including three in key Champions League ties.
In doing so, he became one of the oldest goal-scorers in the club's history, a feat he can certainly be proud of.
#4 Cristiano Ronaldo (37 years 10 days)
Cristiano Ronaldo is a phenomenon in himself and is one of the best players to have ever donned the Manchester United jersey. His first stint at the club was quite special but his brilliance has continued since re-signing for the club last summer.
There have been several question marks about Manchester United this season. But they would have been in a far worse position without the Portuguese legend.
His most recent form will tell you otherwise as he's scored just one goal in 2022. But the Red Devils are still in the Top 4 race due to Ronaldo's quality at the start of the season. They are also still in the hunt for Champions League glory, thanks to him.
He recently became one of the oldest goal-scorers in the club's history, following his opener against Brighton & Hove Albion. The goal came days after his 37th birthday.
Still going strong, few would bet against the Portuguese superstar going top of this list by the end of his time at Old Trafford.
#3 Bryan Robson (37 years 2 months 3 days)
Bryan Robson remains one of the greatest defenders of the Sir Alex Ferguson era and played a key role in the initial success of the club. The centre-back joined Manchester United as a bustling 24-year-old ace from West Bromwich Albion. He stayed for 13 years at the Theater of Dreams.
An intelligent and clever operator, Robson was one of the first English defenders to look comfortable in possession. He also had a never-say-die attitude about him, which made him famous amongst the Old Trafford faithful. Although he arrived as a young talent at the club, he left as a leader.
One of his key abilities was scoring goals at opportune moments, despite being the oldest in the squad. In his final season at the club (1993-1994), he scored towards the end of the campaign, thereby proving vital in winning their second consecutive league title.
A true legend of the game, Robson shall forever be remembered as one of the first players to bring about a winning mentality at the Manchester-based club.
#2 Paul Scholes (37 years 9 months 30 days)
Paul Scholes is arguably the best midfielder to have ever played in the Premier League. Although Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard have viable arguments for the same, the Manchester United legend had arguably more quality and won more trophies.
An excellent passer of the ball and an innate operator under pressure, Scholes could dictate play against the best of the best sides in Europe. His understanding of the game and ability to change the tide of a match was quite magnificent.
One of the more confusing aspects of his career was when he retired in 2011, only to return six months later. But that proved helpful for the Old Trafford outfit, as the Englishman played his part in the 2012-13 title-winning campaign. During that season, he did score in the opening months, thereby making him the second-oldest goal-scorer in the club's history.
The Red Devils are yet to win a league title since that season. This showcases the importance of a senior leader like Scholes, not to mention his goal-scoring contributions.
#1 Ryan Giggs (39 years 2 months 25 days)
Like Scholes, Ryan Giggs also played his part in several title-winning campaigns at Manchester United, including the last one in 2012-13. To put his goal-scoring contributions into perspective, the Welshman is the only player to score in 21 consecutive seasons in the Premier League.
One of the deadliest wingers in his hey-day, Giggs was a part of the Class of '92 and cemented his spot under Sir Alex Ferguson. The academy graduate scored some iconic goals for the club and continued to do so during the twilight of his career.
For many, it was quite a shock that a player well-beyond his prime still had natural instincts in front of goal and would rarely fret in the big moments. The evidence of the same was when he scored during the business end of the 2012-13 campaign.
Giggs will certainly go down in Manchester United folklore, simply because of his consistency over two decades at the club.
