#5 Bryan Robson
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Any person reading this list will know a great deal about Bryan Robson from his latter years at United, having been part of the first side to lift the Premier League after its formation in 1992, but understanding just how revered ‘Captain Marvel’ is in Manchester is an altogether different story.
The thing that made Robson so popular was his tenacity and all-round determination to succeed. Born a generation too late, if Robson would have played in his prime under Sir Alex Ferguson, he would have won the lot, of that there can be no doubt. Instead, Robson carried a slightly above average United side to three FA Cup triumphs - the first United captain to win three of the famous trophies - as well as a League Cup and European Cup Winners’ Cup success.
He went onto to earn two Premier League winners’ medals, but only playing a bit part role as his United career came to a close. One performance typified everything that Robson brought to United.
2-0 down after the first leg of the 1984 Cup Winners’ Cup quarter-final, Robson scored twice to inspire United to a 3-2 aggregate victory, and was carried off the pitch on the shoulders of jubilant supporters as their captain and hero.
