Position: Forward

Squad Number: 21

Born: Montevideo 19 May 1979

Height: 1.72m

Previous Clubs: Independiente

Notes: United pipped Steve McClaren's Middlesbrough to the signature of the 22-year-old Uruguayan striker in January, 2002. The former Independiente striker joined The Reds for a fee of £6.9million, signing a four-and-a-half-year contract at Old Trafford on January 22, 2002 on the day that United met Liverpool at Old Trafford. He made his debut as a substitute for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer against Bolton one week later