Ranking every Manchester United No. 7 since Ronaldo left in 2009

It is a huge responsibility to wear the No. 7 shirt for Manchester United after George Best, Eric Cantona, David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo made it famous.

But since the Portuguese left, nobody has really lived up to the hype. We rank every United player to take a swing at wearing it since Ronaldo’s transfer to Real Madrid in 2009.

7) Alexis Sanchez

Having ranked him as United’s worst signing since Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013, placing him anywhere other than last place here would have made no sense whatsoever.

Sanchez was so good for Arsenal, scoring 16 times in the Premier League in his debut season. He was a consistent goal threat and often carried the Gunners, making his £38m transfer fee look like a bargain.

In one of the worst transfers in Premier League history, the Chilean swapped London for Manchester, while Henrikh Mkhitaryan went the other way. His demise at Old Trafford was bemusing. Sanchez only scored three times in 32 league games and failed to get anywhere near his old self.

The Red Devils were delighted to permanently shift him and his reported £400k-a-week wages to Inter Milan after an initial loan spell 18 months into his Old Trafford stint.

Throwback to this stunning Alexis Sanchez goal against Manchester United in 2015 pic.twitter.com/yXr6Jcn82X

— Throwback Arsenal (@ThrowbackAFC) February 8, 2022

6) Memphis Depay

Signed for around £30m, Depay joined Manchester United after lighting up the Eredivisie with PSV.

22 league goals in 30 appearances was pretty good going for a young Depay in 2014/15 before making the brave move to the Premier League. Handed the No. 7 shirt, the Dutch forward was a confident man who somehow looked bereaved of that confidence on a football pitch.

He had one full