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Manchester United are a club who have always been at the pinnacle of English football. They are arguably the greatest club in England. Their values, traditions and heritage have given birth to an entirely new footballing DNA.
They are a club who have been consistent A-listers in the English top flight, the Premier League. Manchester United are the league's record winners with over thirteen glorious titles to their name since the inception of the Premier League.
Manchester United, under their former manager Sir Alex Ferguson, were one of the best clubs in terms of making use of the global transfer network. Throughout their successful history, many world-class talents have donned the red of United and have contributed to their successes.
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On that note, let's take a look at Manchester United’s top 7 goalscorers in Premier League history
#7 Cristiano Ronaldo - 88 goals
Cristiano Ronaldo is a player who requires no introduction at all when it comes to revisiting Manchester United's heritage. He has arguably been the greatest player to grace the beautiful game of football.
It was at United that the Portuguese found his rhythm as a skilled winger under the stewardship of Sir Alex. Since then, he has surely raised the bar and is rightly the winner of five Ballon d'Or titles along with multiple championships to his name.
In 203 appearances in the Premier League, Cristiano Ronaldo has had an impressive goal tally of 88 goals to his name. He ranks seventh amongst United's top 7 goalscorers in Premier League history.
After many record-breaking seasons abroad with the likes of Real Madrid and Juventus, Cristiano Ronaldo is back at Manchester United. He will be hoping to add to his existing goal tally in England.
#6 Ole Gunnar Solskjær - 92 goals
Ole Gunnar Solskjær is one of Manchester United's greatest goalscorers and is presently their manager. The Norwegian had a history of scoring important goals whenever he was instructed to come off the bench. He scored the all-important winning goal in the 1999 Champions League final that won United the title.
In over 235 appearances for the club in the Premier League. Solskjær has 92 goals to his name and is sixth amongst United's top 7 goalscorers in Premier League history.
#5 Andy Cole - 93 goals
Andy Cole is one of United's most clinical strikers in the history of the Premier League. It was the Englishman's impeccable goalscoring form that powered the Red Devils to five Premier League titles from 1996 to 2001.
Cole was a serial winner at United. In over 195 appearances in the Premier League, Andy Cole has scored a total of 93 goals. He ranks fifth amongst United's top 7 goalscorers in Premier League history.
#4 Ruud Van Nistelrooy - 95 goals
Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy was one of Manchester United's most clinical strikers in all of their history. Van Nistelrooy's finishing technique was often described as the best in the world. He is the winner of the 2003 Premier League title with the Red Devils alongside being the top scorer in the league from the same season.
In 150 appearances in the Premier League, van Nistelrooy netted 95 times. This means that he ranks fourth amongst United's top 7 goalscorers in Premier League history.
#3 Paul Scholes - 107 goals
Apart from having world-class strikers to lead the line Manchester United were blessed to have an industrious midfielder in Paul Scholes as well. He often scored goals that sent fans into football hysteria.
Scholes, in 499 appearances for the Red Devils in the Premier League, has a total of 107 goals to his name. This means he ranks third amongst United's top 7 goalscorers in Premier League history.
#2 Ryan Giggs - 109 goals
Ryan Giggs enjoys legendary status at Manchester United. He holds the club's all-time record of highest number of appearances with 963 games to his name. The Welshman is also the Premier League's greatest playmaker with 162 assists to his name.
During his time at Old Trafford, Giggs made 632 appearances in the Premier League and scored 109 goals for the Red Devils. He ranks second amongst United's top 7 goalscorers in Premier League history.
#1 Wayne Rooney - 183 goals
Wayne Rooney is probably the greatest English goalscorer to play for Manchester United. He is a player who holds the all-time goalscoring record for club and country, 253 and 53.
In 393 appearances for Manchester United in the Premier League, Wayne Rooney has scored over 183 goals for the club. This will surely make him the greatest United goalscorer in Premier League history.
