Piccadilly Pulse: Who is Sir Alex Ferguson’s best ever player?

By Kate Banks

Sir Alex Ferguson celebrated 25 years as manager of Manchester United at a ceremony at Lancashire Cricket Ground last night.

Numerous United stars of past and present attended the event, a testament to the breadth of talent Sir Alex has presided over during his time at the club.

This prompted MM to ask:

Who is Sir Alex Ferguson’s best ever player?

Names given for 'other' included Scholes, Schmeichel, Rooney and Hughes.

And a round-up of some of the views from Piccadilly Gardens: 

Anna Tomlinson, 22, Graduate, Fallowfield

Beckham - “I think he’s an icon of Manchester United and he’s more in my era.”

Anoosh Gerayesh, 21, Student, Fallowfield

Beckham - “Other players are iconic but I know nothing about them, I know how good David Beckham was.”

Richard Tymon, 32, Shop Assistant at Nike, originally from Sheffield

Cantona- “I’m a little biased because I’m a Sheffield Wednesday fan and they were the first team to bring him to the UK, but his talent is unreal.”

Callum Lees, 16, Student, Stockport

Cantona – “He’s just a legend.”

David Pearson, 67, retired, Chorlton

Ronaldo – “He has the most all-round talent; he’s a bit of a genius really.”

Chris Hall, 18, Student, Hulme

Cantona -“He’s gone down in history more than anyone else and he has a film.”

Karl Stanley, 16, Student, Stockport

Giggs - “He’s just been in the game so long.”

Kevin Hilton, 50, Self-Employed, Cheadle Hulme

Scholes - “Because he’s well behaved and that’s a rarity.”

David Bailey, 20, student, Didsbury

Cantona - “He was the most complete footballer United ever had.”

Sam Ellis, 21, Masters Student, City Centre

Ronaldo – “He’s very skilful and he’s taller than Lionel Messi.”