Tim Howard
Position: Goalkeeper
Born: North Brunswick, United States
DOB: 03/06/79
Previous Club: Metro Stars
Honours: USA
Profile: Made a bright start to life at Old Trafford but has since been exposed. Sir Alex Ferguson will scour the market for a new keeper this summer.

Roy Carroll
Position: Goalkeeper
Born: Enniskillen, Northern Ireland
DOB: 30/09/77
Previous Club: Wigan
Honours: Northern Ireland
Profile: The beneficiary of Howard's failure to make the number one shirt his own, but Carroll has proved equally limited

Gary Neville
Position: Defender
Born: Bury, England
DOB: 18/02/75
Previous Club: Trainee
Honours: England
Profile: Veteran full-back and ever-present in Manchester United's first team. A solid defender who can cause problems with his overlapping runs down the right

Phil Neville
Position: Defender
Born: Bury, England
DOB: 21/01/77
Previous Club: Trainee
Honours: England
Profile: Crucial member of United's squad whose versatility means he can provide cover in midfield and defence.

Rio Ferdinand
Position: Defender
Born: Peckham, London
DOB: 07/11/78
Previous Club: Leeds
Honours: England
Profile: The finest English defender in the Premiership, Ferdinand is quick, skilful and comfortable on the ball. A future United captain

Wes Brown
Position: Defender
Born: Manchester, England
DOB: 13/10/79
Previous Club: Trainee
Honours: England
Profile: A product of United's academy system, Brown's career has been hampered by injury but he has proved an accomplished central defender when fit

Cristiano Ronaldo
Position: Midfielder
Born: Madeira, Portugal
DOB: 05/02/85
Previous Club: Sporting Lisbon
Honours: Portugal
Profile: Supremely-gifted midfielder with a box of tricks to unlock the meanest of defences, but needs to show more consistency.

Ryan Giggs
Position: Midfielder
Born: Cardiff, Wales
DOB: 29/11/73
Previous Club: Trainee
Honours: Wales
Profile: Old Trafford career has been hit my injuries and loss of form, but Giggs is a United legend and on his day the best winger in the world

Roy Keane
Position: Midfielder
Born: Cork, Ireland
DOB: 10/08/71
Previous Club: Nottingham Forest
Honours: Republic of Ireland
Profile: Undoubtedly entering the twighlight of his career and not the force he was, but still a ferocious competitor

Paul Scholes
Position: Midfielder
Born: Salford, Manchester
DOB: 16/11/74
Previous Club: Trainee
Honours: England
Profile: Scholes' creativity adds an extra dimension to United's game but the retired international can be a liability with his reckless tackling

Quinton Fortune
Position: Midfielder
Born: Cape Town, South Africa
DOB: 21/05/77
Previous Club: Atletico Madrid
Honours: South Africa
Profile: Dependable squad player who has rarely let Ferguson down, Fortune is a versatile member of United's squad

Wayne Rooney
Position: Striker
Born: Liverpool, England
DOB: 24/10/85
Previous Club: Everton
Honours: England
Profile: Prodigiously talented forward with one of the hardest shots in the game. Unstoppable at times but temperament is suspect

Ruud van Nistelrooy
Position: Striker
Born: Oss, Holland
DOB: 01/07/76
Previous Club: PSV Eindhoven
Honours: Holland
Profile: Van Nistelrooy has faded as a Premiership force this season but is still a world class operator with a clinical touch in front of goal

Louis Saha
Position: Striker
Born: Paris, France
DOB: 08/08/78
Previous Club: Fulham
Honours: France
Profile: Scored for fun at Fulham but has failed to transfer that success to Old Trafford where his first team chances have been limited by injury and competition

Alan Smith
Position: Striker Born: Wakefield, Yorkshire
DOB: 28/10/80
Previous Club: Leeds
Honours: England
Profile: Another talented marksman who has failed to become a regular starter at Old Trafford. Plays second fiddle to van Nistelrooy and Rooney

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