10 Greatest Manchester United players of All Time

8. Duncan Edwards

At the club: 1952 - 1958

Appearances: 177

Goals: 21

Honours: 2 x First Division

Big Duncan Edwards signed for Manchester United as a wee lad before becoming the youngest player to ever pull on the hallowed jersey.

Destined for greatness, he was just 21 when he lost his life in the Munich disaster and his legacy will always be one of what could have been - he was the one player Sir Bobby Charlton said "made him feel inferior" and his demise was described as "the biggest single tragedy ever to happen to Manchester United and English football"

This is what Tommy Docherty, not one prone to bouts of flowery praise, said about the great man - "there is no doubt in my mind that Duncan would have become the greatest player ever. Not just in British football, with United and England, but the best in the world. George Best was something special, as was Pelé and Maradona, but in my mind, Duncan was much better in terms of all-round ability and skill."

It is this term that sticks out when anyone talks about Edwards - all-round ability - he was capable of playing anywhere on the pitch, although he preferred the classic no.6 role, where he could use his pace, strength, energy and powerful shot and heading ability to good use at both business ends of the field.

Edwards, along with Dennis Viollet and Jackie Blanchflower, formed the core of youngsters that soon got dubbed the "Busby Babes" and has a special place in the hearts of all United faithful - nobody embodies the romance of United, the promise of youth and talent, the rewards of hard-work and graft, quite like Big Dunc.