Here's Fergie's best XI after a quarter of a century at Old Trafford

To mark the 25th anniversary of his time in charge at United, here’s who we think are the eleven greatest players to ever play under Sir Alex.

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Peter Schmeichel (goalkeeper)
Denis Irwin (left back)
Gary Neville (right back)
Steve Bruce (centre back)
Nemanja Vidic (centre back)
Ryan Giggs (left wing)
Cristiano Ronaldo (right wing)
Roy Keane (centre midfield)
Paul Scholes (centre midfield)
Eric Cantona (centre forward)
Wayne Rooney (centre forward)

Honorouble mentions: Bryan Robson, Ole Gunnar Soslkjaer, Rio Ferdinand, Edwin Van der Saar, David Beckham, Andy Cole, Ruud van Niestelrooy, Mark Hughes.

And the worst: Massimo Taibi, Eric Djemba Djemba, William Prunier, Mal Donaghy, Kleberson, Liam Miller, Mame Biram Diouf.

*As chosen by Adrian Russell and Paul Fennessy

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Here's Fergie's best XI after a quarter of a century at Old Trafford

Peter Schmeichel (goalkeeper)

Denis Irwin (left back)

Gary Neville (right back)

Steve Bruce (centre back)

Nemanja Vidic (centre back)

Ryan Giggs (left wing)

Cristiano Ronaldo (right wing)

Roy Keane (centre midfield)

Paul Scholes (centre midfield)

Eric Cantona (centre forward)

Wayne Rooney (centre forward)

Read: Fantasyland: When the going gets tough… use your wildcard>

WATCH: The butt-grab celebration that has Iranian authorities in uproar>