I think it's inevitable these days that a top team is going to have talent from abroad, and there's nothing wrong with that plus it brings an appreciation of United to a wider audience, which can only be good. If you look at Ronaldo, Tevez, Anderson, Vidic, Evra, Van der Saar today it's hard to imagine the club without them, and I must say that all the above do seem to be dedicated to the club. I wouldn't say they necessarily bleed Red, but they definitely seem committed to me.
However when I think back of United hero's, the people I consider represent the heart and soul and history of the club I think of Charlton, Best, Law, Gregg, Stepney, Crerand, Stiles etc. To me they are what made United what it is today. The only foreign players I'd probably put in that group are Cantona and Schmiecel. Yet no one can deny the influence those two had.
I think United is a unique club, and the best of the foreign players will become part of that, the rest will come and go like any employee, but the long term heart of the club is probably with players who grew up knowing who United were, maybe following them, and eventually playing for them. Without them I don't believe we'd be the club we are today.
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