The History of the sev"7"ens of United

well every team has its own stars. but united got its best players wearing the fabled jersey no 7. It all started with George Best, an Irish legend who played most of his career at Old Trafford. He was a winger who was well known for his  pace,agility,goalscoring form and the ability to out smart the defenders. Like any other player he gained fame and reputation at very young age and eventually succumbed to drugs and alcohol. He died at an age of 59 due to multiple organ failure.

After George Best left United, United management couldn't find a proper heir to the crown vacated by Best. In the winter of 1992 there came a ray of hope for United fans in form of  ERIC "The King" CANTONA. he joined United from their arch rivals Leeds United and costed red devils 1.2 million pounds. In his first season with united he had little success helping United win the inaugural premier league and helped them become the champions of England after 35 long years. Eric Cantona followed the footsteps of his predecessor and got into an ugly situation with one of the supporters of Crystal Palace which resulted him being suspended for 8 long months.After couple of seasons THE KING decided to abdicate his throne. many fans were shocked with the premature retirement. Another glorius chapter comes to an END.

It was a master stroke from Sir Alex by handing the NO 7 jersey to none other than DAVID BECKHAM. he was one of the youth products of the famous youth academy that Sir Alex Ferguson has set up. Speaking of david beckham, one famous incident that elevated him into being a fan favourite. yeah the super goal he scored  against wimbledon made him a house hold name. As time passed on, Becks as he fondly called; established himself as one of the best right sided mid fielders that United has ever produced. He's remembered as a dead ball specialist and is a deadly crosser of the ball. After years of his undoubted service to the club, the fateful event occurred. during a cup defeat, Sir Alex kicked a boot which struck beckham's eye and needed several stitches. Finally in the summer of 2003 beckham was sold to Real Madrid for 35 million euros. A part of that money was used to lure Christiano Ronaldo from Sporting Lisbon and the youngster looked well capable to take over the jersey.

In comes Christiano Ronaldo aka CR aka Ronny, hes arguably the best thing that ever happened to United. Ever since his arrival he tried to win over United Folk by displaying abundant energy and having bag full of tricks. He slowly developed into becoming a world class player at old trafford majorly due to the phenominal goal scoring record of 42 goals in a single season in which united went on to win the champions league after 9 long seasons. He was touted to be a better player than George Best himself. But all the praise and awards fel short when he was transferred suddenly to Real Madrid for a world record fee of 80 million pounds. the move itself drew wide spread criticism regarding the over spending prowess of Real Madrid and the life style of Ronaldo. Yet another star makes his exit at Old Trafford and leaves with a sigh of hope that the next Player to don that shirt would be better than the predecessor.

Signing off!