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Manchester United icon Sir Alex Ferguson failed to select Cristiano Ronaldo among the best players he had coached during his career at Old Trafford.

The Scot - the winner of 13 Premier League titles and two Champions League crowns in his time with the Red Devils - coached a number of the world’s best players during his long career with the club.

Chief among those would certainly have to be six-time Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo. Signed from Sporting Clube de Portugal in 2003, he went on to become an iconic figure for United having netted 118 goals in all competitions before a then record-breaking switch to Spanish giants Real Madrid.

However when probed about his best XI by the Sunday World back in 2013, Ferguson failed to name the Portuguese hero among the players. He said: “‘Who is your best Man United team?' and it's absolutely impossible.

"It is absolutely impossible. You look at the strikers I had, going back to [Brian] McClair, [Mark] Hughes, [Andy] Cole, Cantona, [Ruud] van Nistelrooy, [Louis] Saha, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, [Dwight] Yorke, Teddy Sheringham.

"Then to the present players - Wayne Rooney, [Robin] van Persie,