Ruud van Nistelrooy

Van Nistelrooy was one of Ferguson's greatest signings as Man Utd boss.

Man Utd strikers since 2000 ranked by their goal-per-game ratio (12th-1st)

Alex Ferguson signed Wayne Rooney in 2004

Sir Alex Ferguson's 25 most expensive signings rated out of 10 (10-1)

Robin van Persie, Wayne Rooney and Radamel Falcao

Ranking Man United's strikers since 2000 in order from worst to best

Arsenal legend Thierry Henry scored goals for fun at in his prime

Man Utd: Paul Scholes reveals Ruud van Nistelrooy's obsession with Thierry Henry

Teammates who didn't get along with each other

10 sets of teammates who didn't get along with each other

Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo in action for Manchester United

The 50 greatest Premier League players ever have been ranked

Cristiano Ronaldo, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Federico Macheda, Manchester United

Rating the nine best Manchester United debutants of the Premier League era

Premier League’s greatest ever strikers ranked from ‘God Tier’ to ‘Just Decent’

Louis Saha: Ruud van Nistelrooy once made Cristiano Ronaldo cry in training

Lionel Messi

Ruud van Nistelrooy says Lionel Messi is Ronaldo, Iniesta, Salah and Hazard rolled into one

David Beckham joined Real Madrid in 2003

The Real deal – 6 players who swapped the Premier League for Madrid

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are two of football's greatest ever

Live graphic compares Leo Messi & Cristiano Ronaldo's goal scoring against six legends