They may not be top of the table, but Manchester United do lead the way in shirt sales.

The Red Devils sold the most replica jerseys of anyone in 2016 - two million more than their bitter rivals Liverpool and more than the Merseysiders' total with Arsenal's combined.

In fact United sit at No 1 in global shirt sales for the previous calendar year.

Manchester United sold more shirts than any other club in the world during 2016

United sold 2,850,000 jerseys - which was helped by the summer arrival of Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Paul Pogba also contributed to United's total after his £89m world-record move last summer

TOP 10 MOST GLOBAL SHIRT SALES IN 2016 1) Manchester United (2,850,000) 2) Real Madrid (2,290,000) 3) Barcelona (1,980,000) 4) Chelsea (1,650,000) 5) Bayern Munich (1,500,000) 6) Arsenal (1,225,000) 7) Juventus (850,000) 8) Liverpool (705,000) 9) Paris Saint-Germain (685,000) 10) AC Milan (650,000) Advertisement

Jose Mourinho's men sold 2,850,000 jerseys with the summer signings of Paul Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimovic in particular contributing to that total.

Mourinho's former club Real Madrid are second with 2,290,000 shirt sales, while another in Barcelona are third (1,980,000).

Chelsea (1,650,000) are the next Premier League club to make the list in fourth, while German giants Bayern Munich (1,500,000) complete the top five.

Arsenal (1,225,000) and Liverpool (705,000) are the only other English clubs in the top 10 at sixth and eighth respectively.

Italian duo Juventus and AC Milan also feature in the global top 10 alongside French outfit Paris Saint-Germain.

Real Madrid (left) and Barcelona sit second and third respectively behind the Red Devils