With 2020 approaching, Goal has decided to pick out the best players to have graced Old Trafford over the past 10 years
Getty ImagesGK: David de Gea
A five-time participant in the PFA Premier League Team of the Year, four-time winner of the Manchester United Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year and one-time appearance holder in the FIFPro World XI, David de Gea has been among the most decorated and well-regarded goalkeepers in the world throughout his time at Old Trafford.
Still in his prime, he has already completed a clean sweep of English domestic honours, including the Premier League title in 2013.
De Gea recently signed a new contract, pledging his long-term future to the club, and all his experience will be needed if United are going to get back on their perch.
AdvertisementGetty ImagesRB: Antonio Valencia
Signed as a right sided midfielder from Wigan Athletic following the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo, Valencia later moved to right back and pips Rafael da Silva to a place in that position for this team.
He moved back to Ecuador last summer having won almost everything there is to win at Manchester United, including two Premier League titles, the FA Cup and the Europa League.
Furthermore he was twice named the Manchester United Players' Player of the Year and was once a recipient of the Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year award.
Valencia earned his place on the Premier League Team of the Year during 2009-10 and was also named in the UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season in 2017.
Getty ImagesCB: Rio Ferdinand
His best years might well have been behind him by the time the decade rolled around but Ferdinand is included in this team because United have still not produced a centre-back as classy or consistent in the years since.
While Jonny Evans had his good days, neither Phil Jones nor Chris Smalling boast the composure or leadership characteristics of Ferdinand.
He earned two titles this decade, out of his total of six, and was a beaten Champions League finalist in 2011. He was also named in the PFA Premier League Team of the Year in 2013 and was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2016.
GettyCB: Nemanja Vidic
Club captain, five-time winner of the Premier League and one-time winner of the Champions League, there is an argument to be made that Vidic is one of the best-ever defenders to wear the United shirt.
Two of those league titles came in this decade, in 2011 and 2013, the latter during Sir Alex Ferguson's final season in charge.
Vidic first joined the club in 2006 and established a strong partnership with Ferdinand which helped United pick up trophy after trophy. It could be said that the club have never recovered from the loss of both Ferdinand and Vidic, as well as Patrice Evra, in the summer of 2014.
The latter part of his United career was blighted by injury but his excellence when fit means no place for the likes of Smalling or Jones on this list.
A winner of the Premier League Player of the Season award in 2009 and 2011, Vidic also made the FIFA FIFPro World XI in 2009 and 2011 as well as the PFA Team of the Year on four occasions.