Uruguayan goalscoring legend Diego Forlan joined us in January 2002, and endured a slow start to his Reds career, but he would eventually become a cult hero, after scoring twice in a famous victory against Liverpool at Anfield.
He played a supporting role in the Premier League title success of 2002/03 – scoring some match-winning goals such as today's Goal of the Day, which you can see below – before leaving to sign for Villarreal in 2004.
SIGNING FOR UNITED
Diego made the move from Argentinian club Independiente to United in the winter transfer window of 2001/02, as part of a £6.