Manchester United's 4,000 consecutive games with an academy graduate - here are the top names in pictures

Old Trafford club has an incredible record going back to before the Second World War

Bobby Charlton, 758 games. Action Images

Darren Fletcher, 342 games. Action Images

Arthur Albiston, 485 games. Getty

Lee Martin, 109 games. Action Images

Jackie Blanchflower, 117 games. Getty

Sammy McIlroy, 419 games. Action Images

Mark Jones, 121 games. Getty

Charlie Mitten, 162 games. Getty

Clayton Blackmore, 245 games. Action Images

Eddie Colman, 108 games. Getty

Ronnie Cope, 106 games. Getty

Don Gibson, 115 games, Getty

John O'Shea, 393 games. Action Images

Phil Neville, 386 games. Action Images

Ryan Giggs, 963 games. Action Images

Nicky Butt, 387 games. Getty

David McCreery, 110 games. Action Images

Mike Duxbury, 378 games. Action Images

Paul Pogba, 148 games and still at the club. Action Images

Norman Whiteside, 274 games. Action Images

Brian Greenhoff, 271 games. Action Images

Jimmy Nicholl, 248 games. Action Images

Wes Brown, 362 games. Action Images

Paul Scholes, 718 games. Action Images

Mark Hughes, 467 games. Action Images

Gary Neville, 602 games. Action Images

Graeme Hogg, 100 games. Action Images

Jonny Evans, 198 games. Reuters

David Beckham, 394 games. Getty

George Best, 470 games. Action Images

Brian Kidd, 266 games. Action Images

Marcus Rashford, 191 games and still at the club. Reuters

Jesse Lingard, 187 games and still at the club. AFP

Duncan Edwards (far left), 177 games. Getty

Nobby Stiles, 395 games. Shutterstock

Freddie Goodwin, 107 games. Getty

Manchester United have an unrivalled record when it comes to nurturing their own youngsters and turning them into superstars.

Sunday’s match against Everton will be the 4,000th consecutive game in which an academy graduate has featured in United’s first-team squad.

The record stretches back to before the Second World War, and there have been 10 first-team debuts for academy graduates this season alone.

The academy has produced United legends such as Bobby Charlton, Nobby Stiles, George Best, Ryan Giggs, Gary Neville, David Beckham and Paul Scholes.

Paul Pogba, Jesse Lingard, Andreas Pereira and Marcus Rashford are the newer recruits as United maintain those strong traditions.

Some players remained at the club for years, while others moved on.

Here's a selection of the players who started at the academy and went on to make 100 appearances or more for Manchester United.