MANCHESTER UNITED boasts five of the top 10 earners in Premier League history, according to a study.<br /><br />Former Red Devils star Anthony Martial is among the shock names on the list of star-studded players.<br /><br />Top-class stars provide the thrills, skills, and moments that get you out of your seat. For that, they are incredibly well-paid.<br /><br />Research from Sportrac via Spanish news outlet Marca has revealed the top combined earnings of every Prem star - past and present.<br /><br />Manchester City ace Kevin De Bruyne, 33, is top of the list collecting an eye-watering £164.9m since signing putting pen-to-paper on his first City deal in 2015.<br /><br />The top earner on our shores, who has won six Prem titles, nets a staggering £400k-per-week from a contract extension he signed in 2021.<br /><br />De Bruyne's former City team-mate Raheem Sterling is second on the list after taking home £160.7m in wages since his Prem debut in 2012.<br /><br />Despite joining Arsenal on a season-long loan, Chelsea will still pay the majority of his 325,000-per-week salary.<br /><br />David de Gea, who is third in the rankings, is the first of many former and current United stars to feature.<br /><br />The 33-year-old Spaniard, who now plays for Serie A side Fiorentina, signed a record £375,000 bumper pay rise deal in 2019.<br /><br />At first glimpse, Wayne Rooney's £124m doesn't seem like enough.<br /><br />But United's record goalscorer played in a different era, where players weren't often paid north of £100,000.<br /><br />Coming in fifth is Mohamed Salah, who earns roughly £18.2m a year from Liverpool after signing a new three-year deal last year.<br /><br />Last year, Salah's lawyer claimed the winger was earning more than £1m every week through wages and sponsors.<br /><br />The next two United stars are Romelu Lukaku's £95.4m and Paul Pogba's £90.9m, albeit the Belgium forward only made 66 appearances for the Red Devils between 2017 and 2019.<br /><br />To the surprise of everybody - or maybe nobody - United flop Martial took £87m off the Red Devils throughout his nine-year stint.<br /><br />Martial joined in 2015 in a £44.5million transfer from Monaco - the world's most expensive teenager at the time.<br /><br />He only managed 90 goals in 317 appearances despite being predicted to win the Ballon d'Or at some point during his career.<br /><br />United were glad to get his £250,000-per-week wages off the bill after releasing him this summer.<br /><br />Leicester and Chelsea's humble hero N'Golo Kante bagged the same as Martial during his time in the Prem.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Virgil van Dijk came 10th on the list of stars, earning a combined £84m through his £220,000 weekly salary signed in 2021.
