Top 5 transfers in Sir Alex Ferguson’s tenure at Manchester United

#2 Peter Schmeichel

Legendary Peter Schmeichel

Peter Schmeichel is considered one of the greatest goalkeepers in football history. Manchester United had to spend £505,000 to sign him from Brondby. Sir Alex Ferguson described this deal as the deal of the century.

The Danish goalkeeper won IFFHS goalkeeper of the year in back to back years in 1992 and 1993. He was voted as the best goalkeeper of all time in a pool held by Reuters in 2001. He won 15 trophies at United including 5 EPL titles and one UCL title.

#1 Eric Cantona

Unstoppable Cantona

Manchester United signed Eric Cantona from bitter rivals Leeds in 1992. When Cantona came to the club, Manchester United had not won a league title for 25 years. He made such a huge impact that the club won 4 league titles in five years.

Cantona missed eight months of the season when United failed to win the league title. The Frenchman scored 82 goals for the club, which earned him the nickname of “the king”. He helped the club in winning 9 trophies including four league titles.

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