The Greatest Teams Of All Time - United 2nd

The Daily Mail has looked at the greatest football teams of all time, with one of Sir Alex Ferguson’s sides coming second to the 1970 World Cup winning side (Felix, Brito, Piazza, Carlos Alberto, Everaldo, Clodoaldo, Gerson, Jairzinho, Tostao, Pele, Rivelino)

46 Manchester United (1994)
Schmeichel, Parker, Bruce, Pallister, Irwin, Kanchelskis, Keane, Ince, Giggs, Hughes, Cantona

English champions and FA Cup

Eric Cantona was bringing the good times back to United, while the likes of Roy Keane, Paul Ince and Ryan Giggs were emerging as heroes.

26 Manchester United (1968)
Stepney, Brennan, Dunne, Foulkes, Sadler, Crerand, Stiles, Charlton, Aston, Best, Kidd

European Cup winners

United beat Benfica at Wembley on a emotional night to win their first European Cup, with Bobby Charlton scoring twice, and George Best and Brian Kidd one each. Charlton cried into manager Sir Matt Busy’s arms ten years after the Munich disaster.

22 Manchester United (2008)
Van der Sar, Brown, Evra, Ferdinand, Vidic, Carrick, Scholes, Giggs, Ronaldo, Rooney, Tevez

English Champions, European Cup winners

Sir Alex Ferguson said he believes the United of 2008 to be the finest of his reign, and they certainly thrilled lovers of the game with some brilliant performances on the way to the league title, and a memorable European Cup final win over Chelsea in Moscow.

21 Manchester United (1958)
Gregg, Foulkes, Colman, Byrne, Jones, J Blanchflower, Scanlon, Charlton, Taylor, Edwards, Viollet

European Cup semi-finalists

United’s magical Busby Babes had already won two league titles and reached the semi-finals of the European Cup in 1958 before eight of their players were killed in the Munich air crash. It remains one of football’s darkest ever days.

2 Manchester United (1999)
Schmeichel, Neville, Stam, Johnsen, Irwin, Beckham, Keane, Scholes, Giggs, Yorke, Cole

Champions League winners, English league champions, FA Cup winners

Reached new heights with their fantastic Treble-winning achievement. The closing moments of that night in Barcelona turned a rather drab European Cup final into arguably the most dramatic of all time – and made legends of Sir Alex Ferguson’s XI.