Last Updated on June 11, 2021 by Avik Das
Manchester United has been the most dominant team in Premier League, winning a record thirteen EPL titles under Sir Alex Ferguson. Although the Red Devils are yet to lift the trophy since the retirement of the Scotsman, there is no debating that they are still the most successful team after the start of the Premier League.
Over the last three decades, Manchester United has had many legendary players, including some world-class forwards, who have scored plenty of goals while wearing the United shirt. The thirteen-time EPL Champion has strikers, who are also in the chart of all-time top goal scorers record in Premier League table history.
Without further adieu, let’s take a look at the top five Premier League goal scorers for Manchester United.
#5 Andrew Cole (93 Goals)
Andrew Cole was one of the greatest strikers to play for Manchester United, who spent six years at Old Trafford. The English man signed for the Red Devils in 1995 and played till 2001, appearing in 195 matches. He became one of the distinguished strikers of his era due to his outstanding stint under Sir Alex Ferguson.
While he won the Premier League five times, he also won the UEFA Champions League once, making him a treble winner. Due to his excellent goal-scoring ability, Cole was also the Premier League Golden boot winner back in 1993-94. Meanwhile, the former Manchester United player netted 187 goals in his career, but he scored 93 Premier League goals as part of the Manchester United team. With his impressive goal tally, Cole is the fifth-highest goal-scorer for Manchester United in Premier League history.
#4 Ruud Van Nistelrooy (95 Goals)
Ruud Van Nistelrooy was one of the prolific goal scorers of his time, who had an incredible career as a striker, both playing for clubs and country. Besides Manchester United, the Dutchman also played for Real Madrid, leaving for the Spanish club in the latter days of his football. However, he netted the most number of goals in his club career whe he was playing for Manchester United. He had a glorious five-year career at Old Trafford, as he signed in 2001 and left in 2006.
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Playing for the Red Devils, Ruud Van Nistelrooy won the Premier League, while he also lifted the FA Cup. As a Manchester United player, the star striker scored 95 goals in his career, making him the fourth top goal scorer for Manchester United in EPL history.
#3 Paul Scholes ( 102 Goals)
One of the homegrown talents under Sir Alex Ferguson, Paul Scholes created a huge legacy in his lengthy Manchester United career. His loyalty was stuck to Red Devils, and he played from his debut to the end of his career at Old Trafford, which had lasted two decades. He made over 700 appearances for Manchester United in all competitions and won 13 league titles as part of Ferguson’s indomitable team.
The prolific midfielder played 499 Premier League matches for Manchester United and scored 107 goals for them. He also had many assists to his since he was a playmaker. With 107 goals to his name, Scholes is the third most goal scorer for Manchester United in the EPL table.
#2 Ryan Giggs ( 109 Goals)
Along with Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs was another Manchester United academy talent who became a legend at Old Trafford. The Welshman graduated from the academy and started his first-team career in 1990 and ended it in 2014, making it an astonishing twenty-three years-long career. Giggs was known as one of the best mid-fielder of his generation in the football world, not just in the Premier League. The midfielder’s scoresheet and assists speak for himself in his long career.
While Giggs played a record 963 matches for Manchester United in all competitions, he featured in 632 Premier League matches for the thirteen-time champions. He is the second top goal scorer for Manchester United in Premier League history with 109 Premier League goals to his name.
#1 Wayne Rooney (183 Goals)
Wayne Rooney’s legacy was unmatched as a player in Manchester United jersey, and he was one of the most distinguished English strikers ever to play the game. He was a record Manchester United transfer of over £25 million after he signed from Everton in 2004. Rooney lived up to his promise and turned out to be the leading frontman of the Manchester United attack for the next decade.
Rooney’s Manchester United career lasted thirteen years, as he parted ways from the club in 2017. He played 393 Premier League matches for the Red Devils and scored 183 goals, placing him at the top spot of the all-time Premier League top scorer list for United. In his thirteen years of Manchester United career, he also won the Premier League trophy five times, while he captured the UEFA Champions League as well as UEFA Europa League in his career. Rooney was a FIFA World Cup winner in 2008.
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Avik Das is the founder of Sportsheed. He is a sports lover with broad knowledge of Professional Wrestling, MMA, Football, and Cricket. He has an English major and has previously written articles for various sports and entertainment websites
