Mason Greenwood wore Man Utd iconic number 7 shirt during the intra-squad friendly ahead of premier league return.
Man utd youngster Mason Greenwood has worn the club's iconic number seven shirt for the club's intra-squad friendly match at Old Trafford on Saturday evening ahead of the Premier League match resumption.
This particular shirt number has been tagged iconic because of the number and the caliber of players that have worn the shirt number during they stay at the club.
Manchester United legends are Players known to have worn this iconic number over the years, including Cristiano Ronaldo, David Beckham, and Eric Cantona, but the shirt number has been vacant since.
The last man utd player to have put on the shirt was Alexis Sanchez after joining United on club-record fee from Arsenal but due to underperformance at the club, He has been on a long term loan to Inter Milan which make the shirt to be vacant.
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The United starlet Greenwood wears the number 26 shirt currently at the club, having found his way to the scene under the new coach Ole as an 18-year-old and scoring 12 goals in all competitions for United first team.
However, Manchester United's first match action since the emergency of this coronavirus pandemic sees Greenwood put on the iconic number seven shirt, which makes some fans to think he may get the opportunity to occupy that vacant squad number on a permanent basis.
Although the game was just an intra-squad friendly match, Man Utd just gave their players the corresponding shirt number from 1-11 during the match.
Lingard to the football show on Sky Sports,' He is a good player, doing very well with both legs. still to this day, I can not say the foot He is playing'.
'Age is the problem, as long as you are good on the pitch when the opportunity comes for you to prove your worth, you will surely be in the team'.
'He is a fast learner at a very rapid rate at the moment'.
The starlet is likely to get more game opportunities in the first team with the new football rules allowing clubs to name nine substitutes and makeup to five changes during the matches.
Greenwood has come off the bench for 18 league matches so far in this current campaign, more than any other ManU player, and is likely to provide strong back-up to the likes of Anthony Martial, Rashford, and Odion Ighalo.
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