Man Utd have spent £372M on wingers in past 20 years & almost all've been flops
Few - if any - clubs in English football share Manchester United's tradition when it comes to wingers.
From Ryan Giggs and David Beckham to George Best and Cristiano Ronaldo, Andrei Kanchelskis and Lee Sharpe success at Old Trafford has been built on wide players.
Even those who won less their colleagues such as Steve Coppell and Jesper Olsen are fondly remembered by the fans for their thrilling style.
But over the last two decades, winger has been an increasingly troublesome position for the 20-time champions of England.
Since Ronaldo made his debut against Bolton as a fresh-faced 17-year-old, United have signed 15 wide players for a combined £372million.
Nani was successful if at times frustrating and the likes of Ashley Young and Antonio Valencia were converted into full-backs and were solid if unspectacular peformers.
Meanwhile, the jury remains out on the likes of Amad Diallo and Facundo Pellistri due to their limited opportunities.
More worryingly for United, the £150m duo of Jadon Sancho and Antony have failed to live up to their price tags and their respective careers at Old Trafford hang in the balance, albeit for different reason.
Here, Mail Sport takes a look at the worst United wingers over the past 20 years.
David Bellion
Bellion and Ronaldo both arrived at United in the summer of 2003 and both played on the wing. That, however, is where the similarities between the two begin and end.
United paid Sunderland a £2million settlement to resolve tapping up allegations, but the Frenchman never lived up to expectations and scored only eight goals in 40 appearance in all competitions.
A loan move to West Ham was similarly underwhelming and Bellion eventually returning to France, signing for Nice in 2006 after spending the
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