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Which United great provided the no.7 shirt's best moment?

We asked around our (virtual) office, and the Reds amongst us responded with the goals and games that best sum up the magic of arguably the club's most iconic jersey.

Most were provided by all-time legends, and some by fleeting players who only wore the shirt briefly. But all underline how special that no.7 is...

GEORGE BEST V BENFICA (1968)Ian McLeish, Editor-in-Chief

“I wasn’t around to personally witness George Best’s magical evening at Wembley in May 1968, but years of working for the United programme and magazine and repeat viewings of the clips from that legendary European Cup final triumph against Benfica are indelibly etched in my mind.