10 Greatest Manchester United players of All Time

1. Sir Bobby Charlton

At the club: 1956 - 1973

Appearances: 758

Goals: 249

Honours: 3 x First Division; 1 x FA Cup; 1 x European Cup

Survivor of the Munich tragedy. An Original Busby Babe. Champion of Europe and Champion of the World. Goalscorer extraordinaire. Sir Bobby Charlton is Manchester United.

Rising through the ranks at United, the quiet Englishman grew to become one of the greatest midfielders of all time - capable of scoring goals of either foot, from any distance; capable of picking out a pass where most people saw none; capable of running all day; capable of making the game look utterly effortless... there was very little that Bobby could not do on a football pitch.

He won the Balon d'Or in 1966 - the year he won the world cup with England - and he was as respected off the field as he was on it.

As Michel Platini once said - "Sir Bobby represents everything that is good about the game of football; fair play, respect, and true loyalty and he is a good example for future generations, both on and off the pitch.”

No one quite embodies the romance, the tragedy, the success, and the glory of Manchester United quite like Sir Bobby Charlton.