Jose Mourinho rested Paul Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimovic ahead of the FA Cup clash with Blackburn, though with the game in the balance, the Portuguese manager drafted them both in with immediate results.
Pogba came off the bench to deliver a sublime ball to Ibrahimovic who grabbed the winner. But Jose was spoilt for choice as he had £200 million worth of talent at his disposal.
While it may be the clubs greatest ever bench, how does it stack in comparison to the other insane benches from some of Europe's elite? From Barcelona, Real Madrid to Inter and AC Milan.
(Manchester United's greatest ever bench?)
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In honour of United's star studded bench, we take a trip down memory lane to remember some of the greatest ever benches compiled by Europe's finest, Time to gawk. Check it out below:
Inter Milan - vs, Ipswich 2001 - (Fontana, Ventola, Georgatos, Seedorf, Conceicao, Ronaldo, Adriano)
AC Milan - vs. Friendly 2009 - (Jankulovski, Pirlo, Beckham, Kaka, Pato)
Chelsea - vs. Genk 2011 - (Turnbull, Terry, Lampard, Mata, McEachran, Kalou, Sturridge)
Barcelona - vs. Bayern Munich 2013 - (Montoya, Jonathan, Thiago, Tello, Pinto, Sanchez, Messi)
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Real Madrid - vs. Levante 2013 - (Casillas, Albiol, Nacho, Essien, Di Maria, Ozil, Ronaldo)
Barcelona - vs. Alaves 2016 - (Masip, Alba, Umtiti, Rafinha, Iniesta, Suarez, Messi)
Bayern Munich - vs. Rostov 2016 - (Green, Lahm, Bernat, Ulreich, Alonso, Sanches, Ribery)
Not to mention these ones...
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Wow! Imagine being a manager and having that bench at your disposal.
(H/T Talksport.com)
Featured Image Credit:Topics: Manchester United, Barcelona, Spain, Real Madrid, Inter Milan