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Five forgotten men of Manchester United's 2008 Champions League victory

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It feels like a long time ago that Manchester United won the Champions League. Nearly 12 years, now. Since then United have reached two finals, losing to Barcelona a year after their 2008 win and again in 2011, before their post- Sir Alex Ferguson struggles meant their best returns since have been the quarter-finals in 2014 and 2019.

They won the 2017 Europa League under Jose Mourinho, but how fans would love another European crown. The squad that reached the 2008 final and beat Chelsea on penalties in Moscow will forever be remembered: Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, Rio Ferdinand et al.

But that run also saw Ferguson use some less-heralded United players. Here they are and what happened to them since... Before he was lifting multiple

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