Luke Chadwick was among Fergie's magnificent seven young players he tipped for stardom at Manchester United back in 2001... but who were the others and what became of them (including the former starlet who now collects council tax)?

It was the summer of 2001 and the vast engine of the Manchester United machine was cranking into life for another tilt at the game's highest honours.

Sir Alex Ferguson's team of many talents had just won a third consecutive Premier League title, leaving the likes of Arsenal, Liverpool and Leeds United eating their dust.

With domestic competition in short supply, Ferguson's sights were firmly fixed on conquering the likes of Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern Munich to win a second Champions League crown.

Sir Alex Ferguson revealed seven 'terrific prospects' in the Manchester United academy during the summer of 2001 that he backed to go on and achieve success

United were in a buoyant position having just claimed three Premier League titles in a row

And in a case of the strongest simply getting stronger, United had belatedly completed the signing of Dutch hotshot Ruud van Nistelrooy and spent the best part of £30million on Argentine star Juan Sebastian Veron.