Exclusive: United fans pick current crop over '99

Manchester United fans have voted their current side the best ever under Sir Alex Ferguson.

The Scot has helped guide the Red Devils to a plethora of trophies during his time at Old Trafford, moulding together some of the finest teams in English football history.

However, a poll of just under 17,000 Manchester United fans on facebook has seen the class of 2011/12 voted the best in the Ferguson era, suggesting expectations are dramatically high just weeks into the season.

The side beat off strong competition from the 1998/99 treble winning team, which polled 39% of the fans vote, just 2% less than the current squad containing Wayne Rooney, Ashley Young, Tom Cleverley, Rio Ferdinand and many more.


 

Third place, with 18% of the vote, was the Barclays Premier League and Champions League double winning side of 2007/08. Cristiano Ronaldo was the star of that particular show, helping a squad skippered by Ferdinand win the European prize in Moscow thanks to a penalty shoot-out win against Chelsea.

Beaten well back into fourth position was the United double winning side of 1993/94, with Eric Cantona, Steve Bruce and Peter Schmeichel gaining just 1% of the vote for their victories.

Just under 1% voted for other squads.


Manchester United: Best team under Sir Alex Ferguson vote