Manchester United: Five Defenders For The Decade

by Nathan Lowe of BleacherReport.com

With the decade coming to a close, editors everywhere are clamoring for the somewhat arbitrary articles ranking players and such.

Though perhaps not the most original articles, these types of pieces generally foster great debate, bringing clicks and double-views from fans across the globe.

In truth, there are several Manchester United defenders over the past decade who could vie for inclusion in my list. Some, perhaps, were nearing the end of their careers as the new millennium started, while others perhaps joined too closely to the next decade to be included in such esteem.

United won five Premier League crowns, two league cups, an FA cup, and the UEFA Champions League in the last ten years.

The rankings are based on the importance of the player based on performance in hindsight. Let's begin.

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