Manchester United paid £500,000 for Dong Fangzhuo in 2004 and he was on the books at Old Trafford for four years, but spent a large part of that on loan at Royal Antwerp and made just three Red Devils appearances.Manchester United paid £500,000 for Dong Fangzhuo in 2004 and he was on the books at Old Trafford for four years, but spent a large part of that on loan at Royal Antwerp and made just three Red Devils appearances.
Manchester United paid £500,000 for Dong Fangzhuo in 2004 and he was on the books at Old Trafford for four years, but spent a large part of that on loan at Royal Antwerp and made just three Red Devils appearances.

17 players you forgot played for Man Utd from transfer flops to legends and cult heroes - gallery

Toby Bryant
By Toby Bryant
Published 12th Oct 2023, 16:01 BST

You see all sorts of Manchester United legends on shirts at Old Trafford each week but these forgotten names are hardly ever mentioned these days.

Manchester United supporters wouldn't be blamed for feeling a little bit nostalgic at the moment as the club struggles for form under Erik ten Hag.

Simpler times of year with club legends such as Wayne Rooney, Ruud van Nistelrooy, George Best and Andy Cole seem like a very long time ago now. Stars such as those are the ones who wrote their names into United folklore but it's easy to forget the youth products that never quite made an impact and the transfers that were quickly moved onto pastures new.

ManchesterWorld looks over 17 players that represented the Red Devils who you might forget ever stepped out in the famous jersey.

ManchesterWorld looks over 17 players that represented the Red Devils who you might forget ever stepped out in the famous jersey.

Garth Crooks is probably best known for his punditry and Team of the Week or his career at Tottenham Hotspur, but certainly not his brief loan spell at Manchester United in the 1980s.

17. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - MAY 09: Spurs striker Garth Crooks ( r) challenges Man City fullback Bobby McDonald during the 1981 FA Cup Final between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City at Wembley Stadium on May 9, 1981 in London, England. (Photo by Duncan Raban/Allsport/Getty Images)

Garth Crooks is probably best known for his punditry and Team of the Week or his career at Tottenham Hotspur, but certainly not his brief loan spell at Manchester United in the 1980s. Photo: Getty Images

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