Research from the CIES Football Observatory shows that 46 footballers currently plying their trade in Europe’s 31 highest-ranked top divisions came through the ranks at United.
The numbers are also impressive when refined to the top five leagues in the continent.
The Reds have provided 28 players to clubs across the Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue 1, including 10 who are currently contracted to United.
The study defines ‘training clubs’ as ‘those where footballers have played for at least three years between the seasons of their 15th and 21st birthday’.