The 9 players who made a Man Utd debut in the same season as Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo arrived at Old Trafford for his first spell at Manchester United in the summer of 2003, signing from Sporting Lisbon for around £12million.

During his first spell at Old Trafford, Ronaldo scored 124 goals and won three Premier League titles and the Champions League, as Sir Alex Ferguson built a team to dominate the country.

Legends such as Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs played alongside the Portugal international during this spell, whilst nine other players made their debuts in the same season as him.

Here’s what has become of the others who made their first appearance for the club during that 2003-04 campaign.

The American goalkeeper joined from Metrostars – now known as New York Red Bulls – for just under £3million and made his debut in the same game as Ronaldo, a 4-0 victory over Bolton Wanderers.

Howard would go on to make 77 appearances for the club before joining Everton in 2006, where he became a club legend with over 400 appearances in 10 years.

Signed as a long-term replacement for an ageing Roy Keane, the Cameroonian midfielder never found his form at United and was sold after just 39 appearances in two seasons.

The defensive midfielder went on to play for 10 more clubs in his career, as varied as Burnley and Chennaiyin FC in India.

A star at Atletico Mineiro and “the driving force” behind Brazil’s World Cup win in 2002, there was a lot of excitement when United beat a number of clubs to sign the forward for around £7.5million in 2003.

But Kleberson got injured during his second game for the club and would play just 30 games for the club in two seasons, scoring twice.

Kleberson retired in 2016, after playing five times for Fort Lauderdale Strikers in Florida.

One of many United signings over the