The list
| # | Player | Born | Benfica | Manchester United |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ángel Di María | 1988 | 2007–2010, 2023–2025 | 2014–2015 |
| 2 | Nemanja Matić | 1988 | 2011–2014 | 2017–2022 |
| 3 | Victor Lindelöf | 1994 | 2013–2017 | 2017–2025 |
| 4 | Karel Poborský | 1972 | 1997–2000 | 1996–1997 |
| 5 | Bebé | 1990 | 2014–2016 | 2010–2014 |
Which way they moved
- Benfica first, then Manchester United: 3
- Manchester United first, then Benfica: 2
Test yourself
Three more club pairs: name one player for each.
Play it
In Who Played Both you and your opponent secretly pick a club each. If the clubs are Benfica and Manchester United, the first to name one of the players above in 15 seconds wins the round.
More pairs with Benfica
- Benfica – Braga 58 players
- Benfica – Sporting CP 53 players
- Benfica – Porto 43 players
- Atlético Madrid – Benfica 26 players
- Benfica – Valencia 24 players
- Benfica – Paris Saint-Germain 18 players
- Benfica – Olympiakos 18 players
- Benfica – Real Madrid 15 players
Benfica: every club it shares players with
More pairs with Manchester United
- Manchester City – Manchester United 59 players
- Aston Villa – Manchester United 47 players
- Everton – Manchester United 46 players
- Manchester United – Sunderland 37 players
- Burnley – Manchester United 37 players
- Manchester United – Stoke City 34 players
- Manchester United – West Brom 33 players
- Leicester City – Manchester United 33 players
Manchester United: every club it shares players with
Source: Wikidata (CC0), Wikipedia club articles and player infoboxes (years at each club). Youth spells and appearances that look unplayed are left out; volunteer-kept records can contain gaps or errors.