I think most fans could see Berbatov didn’t really fit but he was also a joy to watch at times, surely one of the main reasons to watch football?

Herrera was probably overrated, Martial too. Maybe Mata too because he comes across as a nice guy I felt some fans were far too nice about him.

You probably find more overrated players when your teams doing badly as you’re a little more desperate to find quality in your team when maybe it’s not there.

When your teams successful the overrated players don’t really get a chance to show they’re overrated as they won’t be good enough. Players like Scholes and Carrick get brought up in these debates because of the type of game they play which doesn’t seem so easy to appreciate by rivals who maybe don’t watch your team every week. But I feel these types of players are getting more appreciation now, 15-20 years ago players like Gilberto Silva or Carrick weren’t getting the same appreciation as players like Fernandinho or Fabinho do now.

I'd kind of go along with Berbatov, because he actually made us, as a team, worse. Our 08-09 team was not as good as 06-08. And that was simply because the inclusion of Berb took the intensity and momentum out of our team. Even after then, he scored some memorable goals but never consistently added to our team imo. And he rarely did it when it really mattered (the Liverpool game excepted)

But that doesn't make him overrated?

It depends how you rated him or think he was rated in general when at United. I think at the time fans were excited because he was such a technically gifted player, but many could also see the issues of fitting him in to the side. Just because he didn't improve us doesn't mean he was overrated, for me he kind of did what I expected and the fact he was able to give us glimpses of his talent makes me have fond memories of him.

Can’t really see how Anderson was overrated? Had a very promising first season that was described as such, then fitness, injuries etc saw him fade and he became almost a cult figure that people hoped would come good rather than someone people really rated.

I wouldn’t describe Berbatov as overrated either, though I agree with some of the OP’s points.

I think there has been an element of Scholes getting better after he retired so I’d vote for him. But that’s not a slight on how good he actually was.

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No they didn’t, he was only 24 when he moved to Real. Why would he have peak by that age?

Also, many United fans consider his 06/07 season his most effective.

Carrick was rated exactly as he should be until everyone started saying that he was underrated because they have mashed potatoes for brains and just copied what other people said. Now he is overrated and it is because of you and your potato brain.

Seems to me worrying about if Berbatov was overrated was/is as nice problem to have compared to what we have now, his style didn’t fit our style of play at the time but he was a wonderfully gifted player technically far superior to Rashford and sick note Marshall.

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Always remember him at the 2011 FA cup semi, where he missed 2 absolute sitters in the first half. We would have been dead and buried if he hadn't been so wasteful.

Carrick was pretty underrated tbf. Which player made the most interceptions in the league, every year in which they played for United? He was much more than just a neat and tidy footballer, he was the most important player in our team for winning the ball back and beginning our attacks.

The fact few are aware of this is exactly why he is still underrated imo

Darren Fletcher was the most underrated

This is how most United fans I know, including me, rate Scholes.

One of the very best midfielders to ever wear the shirt.

Berba's goals were not crucial, match-winning goals. He was streaky and scored in bunches, often against weak defences. I don't know about over-rated, as I didn't rate him, but as far as a positive impact on the club, his was minor. His style didn't fit ours, and as mentioned, broke up our front line and made other players seem expendable. Like the man as a human being, but as a footballer, it was a very naive choice. If I'm thinking over-rated, it's Maguire, and especially for 80 mil, just not close to.

Reporter to Zidane:

"How did it feel to score 2 goals in the world cup final?"

Zidane: "I don't know, ask Paul Scholes"

Reporter: "WTF lol"

Anyone who writes Scholes and isn’t a troll shouldn’t be allowed to breed imo.

There’s stupid and then there’s that.

I actually think Pogba is a decent shout.

I really don’t think he’s very good.

Don't see how any of the players have been overrated. Scholes and Carrick can be seen as being over rated after their retirement but that's all going to be down to personal opinion. I'd disagree with that as I think they're being appreciated now due to how football is seen now in the UK.

Berba wasn't really rated highly as I remember at the time people prefered to have Tevez in the side and many slated Berbatov's "languid" style of play.

I think some have mentioned Anderson, though if you followed United you'd have seen that he did very well in his first season and then injury and fitness issues took their toll. It was amazing he managed to stay so long really. Rafael was good and should not have been sold. We've finally managed to replace him.

A few were rated more on their possible potential rather than their actual ability. Welbeck has been mentioned. Adnan in his first season. We could really make a whole list of such players throughout the PL.

Herrera is someone deemed to be overrated yet in Jose's first season as manager, he had similar stats to Kante playing more or less the same role. Henderson is overrated if anyone thinks Herrera was, as people always said he'd be a good squad player while he was with us.

Carrick is one of those players who looks very different on TV vs when you’re at the game.

His positional awareness was exceptional.

Pogba is a decent shout. Though I think it's more the pundits than the United fans.

I think he's best being sold and replaced than trying to get players in to get the best out of him. We've been trying that for a few years now and it's not working.

Amongst the most overrated in my time, I’d include:

Sharpey
Anderson
Rafael and Fabio
Evra
Blind
Herrera

Amongst the most underrated:

Choccy
Ronny Johnsen
Park
Fletch
Wesley Brown
Carrick
Valencia
Smalling

Forgot Jesse in the underrated column...

Don't see how any of the players have been overrated. Scholes and Carrick can be seen as being over rated after their retirement but that's all going to be down to personal opinion. I'd disagree with that as I think they're being appreciated now due to how football is seen now in the UK.
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I agree that Carrick and Scholes were in a way under-appreciated by some in this country and both should have featured more in CM for England. But I hear United fans nowadays saying things like “Scholes dominated every game he ever played in”, which is just silly. He has been elevated somewhat after he stopped playing but he was without doubt one of the best players of his generation and an integral part of a dominant team for years. Disagree with someone earlier who said he wasn’t world-class, though that phrase is always open to different interpretations.

He’d be first name on the team sheet with the current squad.

Class player!