Manchester United: Top five number 10’s in club history

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - MARCH 11: Wayne Rooney of Manchester United celebrates scoring the opening goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester United and West Bromwich Albion at Old Trafford on March 11, 2012 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - MARCH 11: Wayne Rooney of Manchester United celebrates scoring the opening goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester United and West Bromwich Albion at Old Trafford on March 11, 2012 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images) /
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With the announcement of Zlatan Ibrahimovic re-signing with the Manchester United last week, the club have ensured that we will see one of the iconic players of all-time play for the storied club once again.

Manchester United’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Manchester United’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic /

And when he returns, he will dawn the No. 10 kit — only the 13th player in the last 60 odd years to have the honor.

"“I never left, I just upgraded my number,” Ibrahimovic said."

It truly is an upgrade. To share the same number that has graced the back of football legends and we know Ibrahimovic certainly is capable of doing it justice.

While legends like George Best and Sir Bobby Charlton occasionally wore the No. 10 shirt, they often switched numbers from game to game — as was the style in that day — and carved out their fame with other kit numbers.

Today, in honor of Zlatan’s new number, here are United’s five best players whose careers are worthy of the shirt they played in.