We've taken a look at the oldest outfield players to have made a competitive appearance for Manchester United in the last 25 years.
In the last 25 years the only outfield player to have taken to the pitch for Manchester United beyond the age of 40 is Ryan Giggs.
A one-club man who holds the record for the most appearances in United's history, Giggs played 22 times in all competitions during the 2013/14 season - despite turning 40 in November.
Following David Moyes' abrupt sacking Giggs had being named the club's interim player-manager and was tasked with seeing out the campaign before a replacement could be brought in.
His final appearance for the club would come in May of 2014 at home to Hull City.
With United leading in the closing stages of their last Premier League game of the season at Old Trafford, Giggs brought himself on for Tom Lawrence with 20 minutes remaining as they claimed a 3-1 win.
Giggs was 40 years, five months and 7 days old that day, making him the club's oldest outfield player of the 21st century, and their third-oldest player of all time.
But who else joins him on the list of United's oldest outfield players of the modern era? Read on to find out.
Oldest outfield players for Man Utd (2002-...)
- 10. Rio Ferdinand (35 Years, 5 months, 4 days)
- 9. Gary Neville (35 Years, 10 months, 14 days)
- 8. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (36 Years, 2 months, 23 days)
- 7. Denis Irwin (36 Years, 6 months, 10 days)
- 6. Michael Carrick (36 Years, 9 months, 15 days)
- 5. Jonny Evans (37 Years, 4 months, 22 days)
- 4. Laurent Blanc (37 Years, 5 months, 22 days)
- 3. Cristiano Ronaldo (37 Years, 9 months, 1 day)
- 2. Paul Scholes (38 Years, 6 months, 3 days)
- 1. Ryan Giggs (40 Years, 5 months, 7 days)
