7 Former Manchester United stars who are still playing

De Graafschap v Feyenoord - Eredivisie
De Graafschap v Feyenoord - Eredivisie

#5 Rafael da Silva

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Rafael currently plays for Lyon

The promising Brazilian joined Manchester United before the start of the 2008/09 season, along with his twin brother Fabio and immediately became a darling of Old Trafford due to his playing style and his display of passion on the field. Rafael played for seven seasons at United, appearing in 169 games and also scoring 5 goals, playing at right back.

He was quite successful at Manchester United and his ability to play as both right-back and left-back made him quite valuable to the club under Sir Alex, who even used him as a winger on a couple of occasions.

Rafael won three Premier Leagues, three Community Shields, one League Cup, and one FIFA World Cup with Manchester United, but saw his play chances diminish during his last season at Old Trafford. In August 2015, Rafael finally left United and joined Lyon.

He has since played 94 games for the Ligue 1 side in total, scoring 2 goals, but has not won any silverware with the club. Still only 28 years old, Rafael currently is still with Lyon.

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