Manchester United — FIFA Soccer Manager 97

Reigning double-winners, Manchester United dominated the era under Sir Alex Ferguson. Eric Cantona retired unexpectedly in May 1997, but United still claimed the league title.

The Red Devils

Nickname

English Premier League

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Old Trafford

Stadium · 55,000 capacity

Lancashire

Area

Alex Ferguson

Manager

72.5

Squad avg · 29 players

Best XI — 4-4-2

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Full Squad

#	Position	Player	Nationality	Age	Rating
1	GK	Peter Schmeichel Skills Move Speed 57 Agility 94 Acceleration 63 Stamina 61 Strength 84 Fitness 67 Skill Shooting 18 Passing 72 Heading 33 Control 60 Dribbling 15 Tack Tackling Determination 49 Tackling Skill 31 GK GK Kick 89 GK Throw 95 GK Handling 93 Other Cool 83 Awareness 87 Flair 25 Throw-in 37 Leadership 91 Consistency 87 Determination 74 Greed 28 Position ratings GK 88 RB 51 LB 51 CD 46 RWB 43 LWB 43 SW 51 DM 60 RM 55 LM 55 AM 56 RW 48 LW 48 FR 47 FOR 40 SS 43	🇩🇰 Danish	32	88
2	RB	Gary Neville Skills Move Speed 82 Agility 69 Acceleration 75 Stamina 72 Strength 75 Fitness 73 Skill Shooting 42 Passing 58 Heading 73 Control 66 Dribbling 65 Tack Tackling Determination 78 Tackling Skill 83 GK GK Kick 28 GK Throw 27 GK Handling 17 Other Cool 76 Awareness 73 Flair 46 Throw-in 81 Leadership 51 Consistency 67 Determination 74 Greed 36 Position ratings GK 48 RB 77 LB 77 CD 77 RWB 71 LWB 71 SW 73 DM 70 RM 66 LM 66 AM 64 RW 64 LW 64 FR 65 FOR 58 SS 58	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	21	77
3	RB	Dennis Irwin Skills Move Speed 79 Agility 69 Acceleration 68 Stamina 72 Strength 78 Fitness 72 Skill Shooting 63 Passing 52 Heading 68 Control 68 Dribbling 60 Tack Tackling Determination 78 Tackling Skill 83 GK GK Kick 23 GK Throw 20 GK Handling 11 Other Cool 58 Awareness 76 Flair 46 Throw-in 71 Leadership 62 Consistency 78 Determination 85 Greed 39 Position ratings GK 45 RB 76 LB 76 CD 76 RWB 68 LWB 68 SW 71 DM 68 RM 64 LM 64 AM 62 RW 61 LW 61 FR 63 FOR 64 SS 62	🇮🇪 Irish	30	76
4	CD	David May Skills Move Speed 73 Agility 65 Acceleration 64 Stamina 61 Strength 80 Fitness 67 Skill Shooting 26 Passing 32 Heading 71 Control 50 Dribbling 32 Tack Tackling Determination 75 Tackling Skill 79 GK GK Kick 17 GK Throw 16 GK Handling 16 Other Cool 64 Awareness 70 Flair 21 Throw-in 48 Leadership 41 Consistency 79 Determination 78 Greed 31 Position ratings GK 43 RB 72 LB 72 CD 72 RWB 54 LWB 54 SW 61 DM 57 RM 49 LM 49 AM 46 RW 42 LW 42 FR 45 FOR 44 SS 41	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	26	72
6	CD	Gary Pallister Skills Move Speed 82 Agility 64 Acceleration 63 Stamina 63 Strength 90 Fitness 69 Skill Shooting 30 Passing 39 Heading 88 Control 53 Dribbling 37 Tack Tackling Determination 80 Tackling Skill 87 GK GK Kick 19 GK Throw 24 GK Handling 28 Other Cool 60 Awareness 82 Flair 18 Throw-in 45 Leadership 68 Consistency 78 Determination 84 Greed 29 Position ratings GK 48 RB 79 LB 79 CD 81 RWB 60 LWB 60 SW 69 DM 66 RM 55 LM 55 AM 52 RW 47 LW 47 FR 50 FOR 49 SS 45	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	31	81
7	FOR	Eric Cantona Skills Move Speed 65 Agility 87 Acceleration 66 Stamina 80 Strength 89 Fitness 85 Skill Shooting 92 Passing 90 Heading 86 Control 86 Dribbling 86 Tack Tackling Determination 60 Tackling Skill 50 GK GK Kick 15 GK Throw 15 GK Handling 30 Other Cool 60 Awareness 92 Flair 93 Throw-in 38 Leadership 78 Consistency 62 Determination 59 Greed 79 Position ratings GK 56 RB 64 LB 64 CD 62 RWB 73 LWB 73 SW 73 DM 77 RM 78 LM 78 AM 80 RW 82 LW 82 FR 84 FOR 84 SS 86	🇫🇷 French	30	84
8	AM	Nicky Butt Skills Move Speed 79 Agility 68 Acceleration 67 Stamina 76 Strength 70 Fitness 80 Skill Shooting 70 Passing 79 Heading 64 Control 75 Dribbling 68 Tack Tackling Determination 80 Tackling Skill 75 GK GK Kick 28 GK Throw 20 GK Handling 20 Other Cool 70 Awareness 78 Flair 64 Throw-in 41 Leadership 43 Consistency 47 Determination 78 Greed 35 Position ratings GK 48 RB 74 LB 74 CD 72 RWB 72 LWB 72 SW 74 DM 77 RM 75 LM 75 AM 75 RW 72 LW 72 FR 72 FOR 70 SS 71	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	21	75
9	FOR	Andy Cole Skills Move Speed 84 Agility 55 Acceleration 80 Stamina 69 Strength 71 Fitness 68 Skill Shooting 77 Passing 65 Heading 69 Control 58 Dribbling 55 Tack Tackling Determination 47 Tackling Skill 46 GK GK Kick 20 GK Throw 16 GK Handling 31 Other Cool 65 Awareness 64 Flair 41 Throw-in 40 Leadership 28 Consistency 38 Determination 65 Greed 55 Position ratings GK 44 RB 54 LB 54 CD 53 RWB 58 LWB 58 SW 61 DM 60 RM 62 LM 62 AM 63 RW 63 LW 63 FR 62 FOR 69 SS 66	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	24	69
10	RM	David Beckham Skills Move Speed 78 Agility 65 Acceleration 60 Stamina 76 Strength 79 Fitness 87 Skill Shooting 85 Passing 83 Heading 60 Control 78 Dribbling 74 Tack Tackling Determination 70 Tackling Skill 75 GK GK Kick 22 GK Throw 29 GK Handling 10 Other Cool 80 Awareness 85 Flair 79 Throw-in 44 Leadership 47 Consistency 78 Determination 70 Greed 43 Position ratings GK 47 RB 75 LB 75 CD 73 RWB 74 LWB 74 SW 76 DM 79 RM 79 LM 79 AM 79 RW 76 LW 76 FR 76 FOR 77 SS 78	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	21	79
11	LM	Ryan Giggs Skills Move Speed 94 Agility 90 Acceleration 92 Stamina 84 Strength 76 Fitness 85 Skill Shooting 80 Passing 91 Heading 57 Control 88 Dribbling 93 Tack Tackling Determination 40 Tackling Skill 38 GK GK Kick 35 GK Throw 21 GK Handling 12 Other Cool 84 Awareness 89 Flair 91 Throw-in 45 Leadership 32 Consistency 61 Determination 55 Greed 59 Position ratings GK 55 RB 57 LB 57 CD 51 RWB 76 LWB 76 SW 74 DM 73 RM 80 LM 80 AM 83 RW 89 LW 89 FR 90 FOR 83 SS 85	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Welsh	22	80
12	LB	Phillip Neville Skills Move Speed 78 Agility 61 Acceleration 66 Stamina 68 Strength 72 Fitness 66 Skill Shooting 35 Passing 39 Heading 52 Control 47 Dribbling 58 Tack Tackling Determination 74 Tackling Skill 77 GK GK Kick 8 GK Throw 18 GK Handling 10 Other Cool 69 Awareness 68 Flair 40 Throw-in 37 Leadership 53 Consistency 59 Determination 69 Greed 33 Position ratings GK 39 RB 69 LB 69 CD 69 RWB 63 LWB 63 SW 65 DM 58 RM 54 LM 54 AM 52 RW 53 LW 53 FR 55 FOR 49 SS 46	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	19	69
13	AM	Brian McClair Skills Move Speed 70 Agility 67 Acceleration 65 Stamina 80 Strength 67 Fitness 72 Skill Shooting 70 Passing 80 Heading 77 Control 70 Dribbling 66 Tack Tackling Determination 47 Tackling Skill 48 GK GK Kick 16 GK Throw 22 GK Handling 21 Other Cool 60 Awareness 76 Flair 62 Throw-in 45 Leadership 60 Consistency 40 Determination 50 Greed 40 Position ratings GK 45 RB 57 LB 57 CD 56 RWB 63 LWB 63 SW 65 DM 68 RM 69 LM 69 AM 70 RW 70 LW 70 FR 69 FOR 69 SS 70	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish	32	70
14	AM	Jordi Cruyff Skills Move Speed 73 Agility 65 Acceleration 60 Stamina 84 Strength 73 Fitness 88 Skill Shooting 70 Passing 82 Heading 78 Control 79 Dribbling 78 Tack Tackling Determination 44 Tackling Skill 50 GK GK Kick 29 GK Throw 30 GK Handling 25 Other Cool 78 Awareness 80 Flair 70 Throw-in 49 Leadership 30 Consistency 39 Determination 68 Greed 61 Position ratings GK 49 RB 60 LB 60 CD 58 RWB 67 LWB 67 SW 69 DM 71 RM 72 LM 72 AM 73 RW 75 LW 75 FR 75 FOR 72 SS 74	🇳🇱 Dutch	22	73
15	RW	Karel Poborsky Skills Move Speed 80 Agility 74 Acceleration 74 Stamina 79 Strength 72 Fitness 90 Skill Shooting 79 Passing 77 Heading 53 Control 78 Dribbling 75 Tack Tackling Determination 40 Tackling Skill 40 GK GK Kick 13 GK Throw 29 GK Handling 23 Other Cool 71 Awareness 88 Flair 70 Throw-in 46 Leadership 52 Consistency 65 Determination 68 Greed 68 Position ratings GK 52 RB 55 LB 55 CD 51 RWB 65 LWB 65 SW 67 DM 67 RM 69 LM 69 AM 72 RW 75 LW 75 FR 77 FOR 74 SS 75	🇨🇿 Czech	24	75
16	AM	Roy Keane Skills Move Speed 84 Agility 79 Acceleration 76 Stamina 86 Strength 90 Fitness 85 Skill Shooting 78 Passing 87 Heading 80 Control 79 Dribbling 69 Tack Tackling Determination 84 Tackling Skill 84 GK GK Kick 27 GK Throw 27 GK Handling 19 Other Cool 57 Awareness 83 Flair 53 Throw-in 41 Leadership 67 Consistency 68 Determination 90 Greed 52 Position ratings GK 52 RB 81 LB 81 CD 80 RWB 77 LWB 77 SW 81 DM 84 RM 82 LM 82 AM 82 RW 77 LW 77 FR 75 FOR 76 SS 76	🇮🇪 Irish	24	82
17	GK	Raimond van der Gouw Skills Move Speed 51 Agility 80 Acceleration 65 Stamina 64 Strength 62 Fitness 64 Skill Shooting 11 Passing 60 Heading 38 Control 65 Dribbling 28 Tack Tackling Determination 34 Tackling Skill 29 GK GK Kick 74 GK Throw 77 GK Handling 83 Other Cool 74 Awareness 78 Flair 19 Throw-in 19 Leadership 79 Consistency 39 Determination 58 Greed 42 Position ratings GK 75 RB 44 LB 44 CD 41 RWB 42 LWB 42 SW 48 DM 52 RM 49 LM 49 AM 50 RW 46 LW 46 FR 47 FOR 37 SS 39	🇳🇱 Dutch	33	75
18	FOR	Paul Scholes Skills Move Speed 76 Agility 78 Acceleration 82 Stamina 82 Strength 80 Fitness 80 Skill Shooting 76 Passing 70 Heading 73 Control 77 Dribbling 81 Tack Tackling Determination 38 Tackling Skill 42 GK GK Kick 17 GK Throw 12 GK Handling 37 Other Cool 68 Awareness 87 Flair 85 Throw-in 34 Leadership 38 Consistency 36 Determination 46 Greed 43 Position ratings GK 54 RB 55 LB 55 CD 52 RWB 68 LWB 68 SW 68 DM 65 RM 68 LM 68 AM 70 RW 76 LW 76 FR 79 FOR 77 SS 76	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	21	77
19	CD	Ronny Johnsen Skills Move Speed 73 Agility 70 Acceleration 59 Stamina 73 Strength 85 Fitness 71 Skill Shooting 35 Passing 36 Heading 71 Control 55 Dribbling 40 Tack Tackling Determination 79 Tackling Skill 81 GK GK Kick 29 GK Throw 28 GK Handling 24 Other Cool 63 Awareness 63 Flair 30 Throw-in 52 Leadership 56 Consistency 68 Determination 85 Greed 41 Position ratings GK 47 RB 72 LB 72 CD 74 RWB 57 LWB 57 SW 61 DM 58 RM 52 LM 52 AM 49 RW 46 LW 46 FR 48 FOR 48 SS 45	🇳🇴 Norwegian	22	74
20	FOR	Ole Gunnar Solskjaer Skills Move Speed 78 Agility 67 Acceleration 69 Stamina 66 Strength 74 Fitness 73 Skill Shooting 85 Passing 58 Heading 63 Control 73 Dribbling 65 Tack Tackling Determination 41 Tackling Skill 31 GK GK Kick 27 GK Throw 24 GK Handling 23 Other Cool 68 Awareness 77 Flair 80 Throw-in 42 Leadership 43 Consistency 63 Determination 56 Greed 38 Position ratings GK 49 RB 49 LB 49 CD 45 RWB 57 LWB 57 SW 58 DM 55 RM 59 LM 59 AM 61 RW 65 LW 65 FR 70 FOR 76 SS 73	🇳🇴 Norwegian	23	76
21	RB	Pat McGibbon Skills Move Speed 65 Agility 54 Acceleration 63 Stamina 61 Strength 71 Fitness 61 Skill Shooting 25 Passing 32 Heading 48 Control 40 Dribbling 51 Tack Tackling Determination 68 Tackling Skill 72 GK GK Kick 25 GK Throw 26 GK Handling 16 Other Cool 59 Awareness 61 Flair 32 Throw-in 45 Leadership 46 Consistency 64 Determination 72 Greed 47 Position ratings GK 39 RB 63 LB 63 CD 64 RWB 56 LWB 56 SW 58 DM 52 RM 47 LM 47 AM 44 RW 46 LW 46 FR 48 FOR 40 SS 38	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish	22	63
22	LW	Simon Davies Skills Move Speed 77 Agility 67 Acceleration 71 Stamina 72 Strength 65 Fitness 75 Skill Shooting 62 Passing 62 Heading 47 Control 64 Dribbling 69 Tack Tackling Determination 39 Tackling Skill 37 GK GK Kick 21 GK Throw 17 GK Handling 21 Other Cool 70 Awareness 74 Flair 68 Throw-in 42 Leadership 41 Consistency 40 Determination 50 Greed 40 Position ratings GK 45 RB 49 LB 49 CD 46 RWB 59 LWB 59 SW 60 DM 56 RM 60 LM 60 AM 61 RW 66 LW 66 FR 68 FOR 64 SS 64	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	22	66
23	LM	Ben Thornley Skills Move Speed 77 Agility 64 Acceleration 67 Stamina 71 Strength 62 Fitness 71 Skill Shooting 56 Passing 65 Heading 41 Control 62 Dribbling 64 Tack Tackling Determination 31 Tackling Skill 30 GK GK Kick 22 GK Throw 21 GK Handling 20 Other Cool 61 Awareness 70 Flair 66 Throw-in 47 Leadership 40 Consistency 38 Determination 34 Greed 39 Position ratings GK 43 RB 43 LB 43 CD 39 RWB 55 LWB 55 SW 56 DM 54 RM 59 LM 59 AM 61 RW 64 LW 64 FR 66 FOR 60 SS 61	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	21	59
24	RB	John O'Kane Skills Move Speed 71 Agility 60 Acceleration 63 Stamina 68 Strength 72 Fitness 63 Skill Shooting 28 Passing 32 Heading 59 Control 51 Dribbling 51 Tack Tackling Determination 68 Tackling Skill 65 GK GK Kick 12 GK Throw 17 GK Handling 15 Other Cool 59 Awareness 60 Flair 31 Throw-in 46 Leadership 45 Consistency 62 Determination 71 Greed 45 Position ratings GK 39 RB 61 LB 61 CD 62 RWB 55 LWB 55 SW 57 DM 50 RM 47 LM 47 AM 45 RW 47 LW 47 FR 50 FOR 44 SS 42	🇮🇪 Irish	21	61
25	GK	Kevin Pilkington Skills Move Speed 40 Agility 71 Acceleration 59 Stamina 54 Strength 63 Fitness 65 Skill Shooting 10 Passing 57 Heading 31 Control 62 Dribbling 26 Tack Tackling Determination 30 Tackling Skill 19 GK GK Kick 71 GK Throw 73 GK Handling 78 Other Cool 73 Awareness 74 Flair 19 Throw-in 17 Leadership 70 Consistency 63 Determination 43 Greed 34 Position ratings GK 71 RB 38 LB 38 CD 34 RWB 36 LWB 36 SW 42 DM 47 RM 44 LM 44 AM 45 RW 43 LW 43 FR 43 FOR 33 SS 36	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	22	71
26	CD	Chris Casper Skills Move Speed 70 Agility 68 Acceleration 69 Stamina 78 Strength 74 Fitness 64 Skill Shooting 40 Passing 31 Heading 69 Control 54 Dribbling 53 Tack Tackling Determination 69 Tackling Skill 69 GK GK Kick 21 GK Throw 32 GK Handling 18 Other Cool 66 Awareness 65 Flair 35 Throw-in 49 Leadership 52 Consistency 54 Determination 60 Greed 40 Position ratings GK 44 RB 64 LB 64 CD 66 RWB 58 LWB 58 SW 60 DM 53 RM 48 LM 48 AM 46 RW 49 LW 49 FR 52 FOR 51 SS 48	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	21	66
27	FOR	Terry Cooke Skills Move Speed 78 Agility 65 Acceleration 74 Stamina 61 Strength 67 Fitness 71 Skill Shooting 73 Passing 58 Heading 70 Control 61 Dribbling 61 Tack Tackling Determination 34 Tackling Skill 38 GK GK Kick 20 GK Throw 18 GK Handling 16 Other Cool 63 Awareness 76 Flair 79 Throw-in 49 Leadership 39 Consistency 41 Determination 56 Greed 47 Position ratings GK 43 RB 50 LB 50 CD 48 RWB 58 LWB 58 SW 59 DM 57 RM 59 LM 59 AM 61 RW 64 LW 64 FR 67 FOR 71 SS 68	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	19	71
29	GK	Nick Culkin Skills Move Speed 68 Agility 64 Acceleration 57 Stamina 62 Strength 62 Fitness 61 Skill Shooting 16 Passing 42 Heading 33 Control 40 Dribbling 20 Tack Tackling Determination 27 Tackling Skill 19 GK GK Kick 62 GK Throw 59 GK Handling 68 Other Cool 78 Awareness 71 Flair 17 Throw-in 26 Leadership 78 Consistency 37 Determination 47 Greed 31 Position ratings GK 63 RB 37 LB 37 CD 34 RWB 34 LWB 34 SW 41 DM 41 RM 38 LM 38 AM 39 RW 38 LW 38 FR 40 FOR 35 SS 34	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	18	63
30	FOR	Graeme Tomlinson Skills Move Speed 68 Agility 59 Acceleration 73 Stamina 65 Strength 59 Fitness 65 Skill Shooting 70 Passing 47 Heading 68 Control 58 Dribbling 61 Tack Tackling Determination 29 Tackling Skill 31 GK GK Kick 18 GK Throw 27 GK Handling 20 Other Cool 65 Awareness 78 Flair 58 Throw-in 43 Leadership 40 Consistency 33 Determination 48 Greed 44 Position ratings GK 42 RB 45 LB 45 CD 44 RWB 53 LWB 53 SW 55 DM 50 RM 51 LM 51 AM 52 RW 58 LW 58 FR 62 FOR 66 SS 62	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	20	66
32	CD	Michael Clegg Skills Move Speed 67 Agility 55 Acceleration 59 Stamina 68 Strength 74 Fitness 68 Skill Shooting 25 Passing 49 Heading 67 Control 48 Dribbling 34 Tack Tackling Determination 63 Tackling Skill 69 GK GK Kick 25 GK Throw 29 GK Handling 20 Other Cool 70 Awareness 66 Flair 29 Throw-in 48 Leadership 33 Consistency 52 Determination 65 Greed 45 Position ratings GK 42 RB 65 LB 65 CD 65 RWB 53 LWB 53 SW 59 DM 60 RM 53 LM 53 AM 51 RW 46 LW 46 FR 47 FOR 43 SS 43	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	19	65