Ronaldo in, Rooney benched - the ultimate Manchester United Sir Alex Ferguson XI

The Sir Alex Ferguson era of Premier League titles may feel like a lifetime ago for Manchester United fans, especially after the last few years of t, but of all the players he managed, what was his best line-up of players through the years? We take a look at a possible best XI.

Twice voted the world’s best goalkeeper, a colossus between the sticks with an attitude to match. An on-the-pitch proxy for Fergie’s hairdryer, there’s no way he’d be left out of the side.

Signed for a bargain £505,000, he became a Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League winner with a European Championship thrown in for good measure. Schmeichel is not just one of the best keepers in United’s history, but in football history.

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A true jack-of-all-trades full-back. A defending, dead-ball specialising, penalty-scoring left-back who was often overlooked for praise in favour of his more illustrious team-mates. But an absolutely indispensable part of United’s treble-winning side.

Ferguson regularly refers to him as his greatest-ever signing, so he makes the cut.

A rock solid defender at the heart of United’s best ever backline that dominated Premier League football between 2007 and 2009 with three consecutive titles.

Bounced back from a ban to become a true United great and was the best centre-back in the world as United won the Champions League in 2008.

Blessed with pace and rarely made a mistake, the epitome of the modern centre-back.

Steve Bruce’s heroics – two late headers against Sheffield Wednesday – sent Fergie’s United on the way to their first Premier League titles in the 1992/1993 season, their first since 1967. The rest is history.

Gary Neville comes in