Manchester United will travel to Wigan today in a game that could well decide the Premier League title, with quite a lot resting on forward Wayne Rooney’s performance, if you put aside Ronaldo’s, that is: a win for United will mean a more than probable third consecutive title.

Rooney, with 193.06 points over all, is the only Man United player not in the lead in his category in our ratings. His plank to beat in this game is a high 33.45 rating points, which he set in Man United’s 5:2 trashing of Tottenham with a double. Rooney could exit our Top 23 in case he finishes  without a goal tonight: he lost 18 rating points in the game against city rivals Manchester City, and the drop could continue.

Man United’s remaining leaders will have a slightly easier task: Cristiano Ronaldo (250.38 points) will have a plank of 15 rating points to consolidate his lead at the top of our rating of best world players, while Nemanja Vidic (147.14 points) will only need 9 rating points to remain the best rated defender in the world. On the contrary, goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar (145.68 points) will have to work hard if he wants to boost his rating.