Rooney is the best player of Manchester United in the 21st century according to Goal, with Ronaldo coming in second

Forward Wayne Rooney has been named the best player of Manchester United in the 21st century by Goal.

The online portal featured a ranking of 25 players who have represented the club since 2000. The top three included Cristiano Ronaldo and Nemanja Vidić.

Here is the top 25 as ranked by Goal:

1. Wayne Rooney  

2. Cristiano Ronaldo  

3. Nemanja Vidić  

4. Ruud van Nistelrooy  

5. Paul Scholes  

6. Rio Ferdinand  

7. Ryan Giggs  

8. David Beckham  

9. Roy Keane  

10. Patrice Evra  

11. Michael Carrick  

12. Edwin van der Sar  

13. Gary Neville  

14. Bruno Fernandes  

15. Marcus Rashford  

16. Nani  

17. David De Gea  

18. Robin van Persie  

19. Javier Hernández  

20. Park Ji-sung  

21. Juan Mata  

22. Dimitar Berbatov  

23. Louis Saha  

24. Darren Fletcher  

25. Antonio Valencia  

During his time at United, Rooney won five Premier League titles and was a Champions League winner in 2008. He played for Manchester United from 2004 to 2017, scoring 253 goals in 559 matches for the Red Devils.