Sir Alex Ferguson’s side will be the clear favorites going into this week’s second leg of the Champions League semi-final against Arsenal not just because of their 1:0 victory in the first leg, but also because Manchester United are demonstrating unparallel stability, with emphasis first and foremost on results. This is further bellied by the fact that United players dominate our FTBL Top 23 in all categories.

Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo (pictured left) is back in the top spot in the rating of world midfielders with 229.57 points and bright perspectives ahead: Ronaldo will need to earn just 4.44 rating points in the coming game to add to his tally and retain his ranking. Given a good performance in the game against Arsenal and a goal to top it all, Ronaldo could hit the 250-point mark!

Serbian defender Nemanja Vidic is also back on the top of our rating of world defenders with 142.69 points, just as goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar in his category, with 210.74 points. Another victory against Arsenal will considerably boost the ratings of most Red Devils. Only Wayne Rooney, with a plank of 14 rating points to beat, faces a relatively difficult task.