Manchester United has more icons than one page can hold. These are the names every supporter knows.The United Trinity statue outside Old Trafford. Photo: PeeJay2K3, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
United Trinity
George Best, Denis Law and Bobby Charlton, honoured by the statue outside Old Trafford
Matt Busby
Manager from 1945, builder of the Busby Babes, European Cup winner in 1968
Alex Ferguson
Manager 1986-2013, 38 trophies including the 1998-99 Treble
Ryan Giggs
963 appearances from 1991 to 2014, the most decorated player in English football
Wayne Rooney
The club’s record goalscorer
Bryan Robson
Captain for 12 years, longer than any other player
The Busby Babes
Eight players died in the Munich air disaster on 6 February 1958: Geoff Bent, Roger Byrne, Eddie Colman, Duncan Edwards, Mark Jones, David Pegg, Tommy Taylor and Billy Whelan.
Ferguson and the 1990s
Ferguson’s side won the first Premier League in 1992-93 and the Treble in 1998-99. Giggs was part of it from the start and stayed until 2014.
