‘As important as Ronaldo’: Why Ji-sung Park was so popular at Man Utd

But there were many important contributions to a great five-year spell between 2006 and 2011 when the club seized four Premier League titles and reached three Champions League finals in four years.

Not all achieved Ballon d’Or nominations, or won Golden Boots, but United wouldn’t have soared the heights if not for their presence.

Few were as modest and devoted as Ji-sung Park – the first Asian to play for United, and someone who former Reds rarely miss an opportunity to praise.

But what was it about Park that so impressed his world-famous colleagues? We’ve put together four testimonies from Ji’s peers that explain just why he was so central to our success.