Manchester United F.C. — Best pictures!

Manchester United's Wayne Rooney (pictured) retained his top spot in the FTBL ranking of English Premier League strikers with a fine performance capped with a goal against newly promoted Birmingham City in their season opener yesterday at Old Trafford.

Striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the leader in the FTBL rating among forwards in the Italian Serie A and Swedish players throughout the season with 197.45 points, has surprised many by deciding to stay with the Nerazzurri despite healthy interest from other

Despite helping the Red Devils to another title triumph this weekend in the English Premier league—their third in a row—the leader of our FTBL World Top 23 for midfielders, Cristiano Ronaldo, was unable to produce one of his trademark pulverizing performances

Despite Manchester United’s 2:1 win over Wigan yesterday, England international Wayne Rooney (pictured right) could not retain his position in our FTBL World Top 23 for forwards.

Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand celebrates after Cristiano Ronaldo scored during their English Premier League soccer match against Tottenham Hotspur in Manchester, northern England.