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The 11 Best Manchester United Number 9s of All Time

By YPB Team

Manchester United center-forwards from Busby Babes to Premier League title-winners. Who's the king of the box?

  1. Bobby Charlton — ranked #11
    Bobby Charlton
    1966 Ballon d'Or winner and Munich air disaster survivor, a Manchester United and England icon.
    1000pts
  2. Andy Cole — ranked #22
    Andy Cole
    Five-time Premier League winner and Treble winner, prolific #9 of the 1990s.
    789pts
  3. Louis Saha — ranked #33
    Louis Saha
    French striker who wore Manchester United's number 9 from 2004 to 2008, contributing to two Premier League titles and scoring in the 2006 League Cup final.
    536pts
  4. Dimitar Berbatov — ranked #44
    Dimitar Berbatov
    Bulgarian forward and 2010-11 Premier League Golden Boot winner with United.
    473pts
  5. Stuart Pearson — ranked #55
    Stuart Pearson
    Manchester United 1977 FA Cup winner and prolific 70s striker.
    401pts
  6. Jack Rowley — ranked #66
    Jack Rowley
    Prolific 'Gunner' centre-forward of the post-war Busby side, scoring 211 goals for Manchester United and winning the 1948 FA Cup and 1952 league title.
    401pts
  7. Romelu Lukaku — ranked #77
    Romelu Lukaku
    Belgian striker who wore United's #9 for two seasons before joining Inter.
    316pts
  8. Brian McClair — ranked #88
    Brian McClair
    Scottish striker and four-time Premier League winner with United.
    215pts
  9. Zlatan Ibrahimović — ranked #99
    Zlatan Ibrahimović
    Swedish superstar who scored 28 goals in his debut Manchester United season.
    215pts
  10. Anthony Martial — ranked #1010
    Anthony Martial
    French striker who wore Manchester United's #9 in the 2020s.
    215pts
  11. Tommy Taylor — ranked #1111
    Tommy Taylor
    Manchester United striker tragically killed in the 1958 Munich air disaster, a 'Busby Babe' icon.
    0pts

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