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Manchester United Legends Quiz



How Well Do You Know United's Greatest Players?



  1. The first player to score a hat-trick in the Premier League was Eric Cantona. How many hat-tricks did Eric Cantona score for Manchester United?
  2. Who netted United's first-ever Premier League goal?
  3. Who became both the first and last England player to be sent off in an international match at the old Wembley Stadium?
  4. Which former Manchester United player was known as 'Choccy'?
  5. Who was bought by Manchester United from Chelsea in January 2014 for £37.1 million?
  6. In 1994, Bryan Robson left Manchester United to become player-manager of which club?
  7. In their first-ever Premier League match, Manchester United featured two foreign players (excluding Ireland). Can you name them?
  8. David Beckham left Manchester United in which year?
  9. Ryan Giggs became Manchester United's longest-serving player when which player left the club in May 2002?
  10. Four Manchester United players have won the European Footballer of the Year. Name them.
  11. Shortly after his departure from Manchester United, Eric Cantona became captain of which French national team?
  12. Who marked his Manchester United debut with a Champions League hat-trick against Fenerbahce in 2004?
  13. Who scored five hat-tricks in around two years for Manchester United?
  14. Roy Keane had agreed a contract with which club before a phone call from Alex Ferguson convinced him to sign for United instead?
  15. Who scored four goals in twelve minutes, "the fastest scorer of a four-goal haul on record in England"?
  16. Alex Ferguson first went into management with which Scottish club in 1974 before joining St Mirren later that year?
  17. Which two United players were members of England's 1966 World Cup-winning team?
  18. Which United player holds the record as the youngest player to take part in a FIFA World Cup?
  19. Which two high-profile former Manchester United players were in the Wolves' 2003-04 Premiership squad?
  20. Which Manchester United player was voted PFA Young Player of the Year the year before Giggs received the award?
  21. Who was a Manchester United scout talking about when he sent a telegram to manager Matt Busby that read: "I think I've found you a genius"?
  22. How many Premier League winner's medals does Cristiano Ronaldo have?
  23. Who was 15 when he captained England's schoolboys against West Germany in 1989?
  24. There's a statue of which player in the centre of his hometown of Dudley?
  25. Which Manchester United legend played 204 times for Manchester City between 1928 and 1936?


Answers



  1. None
  2. Mark Hughes
  3. Paul Scholes
  4. Brian McClair
  5. Juan Mata
  6. Middlesbrough
  7. Peter Schmeichel and Andrei Kanchelskis
  8. 2003
  9. Denis Irwin
  10. Denis Law (1964), Bobby Charlton (1966), George Best (1968), and Cristiano Ronaldo (2008)
  11. French national beach soccer team
  12. Wayne Rooney
  13. Ruud van Nistelrooy
  14. Blackburn Rovers
  15. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (1999)
  16. East Stirlingshire
  17. Bobby Charlton and Nobby Stiles
  18. Norman Whiteside
  19. Paul Ince and Denis Irwin
  20. Lee Sharpe
  21. George Best
  22. Three
  23. Ryan Giggs
  24. Duncan Edwards
  25. Matt Busby