Owen deserved the shirt just for that last minute goal against city.
Give it to Cantona, he's coming back as an official ambassador.

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I don’t get it either but it’s obviously a thing.

comment by GTWI4T- some people deserve to get trolled (U6008)
posted 18 minutes ago
As a caveat, I know that players have spoken about it before. Ings wanted 28 and not 9 when he joined us because he said it added more pressure. I genuinely struggle to get my head around the actual process of that though. When you're on the pitch, you're not through on goal thinking "I have an iconic 7 or 9 on my back, I better not miss this chance".
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I think it does go through to them in a game but not eaxactly like you mentioned.

I would say its more the mentality before the game seeing the shirt in the dressing room and all the media/fan hype around it. Which then goes into the players head which affects their game.

I think if (big if) sancho signs give it to him from the off, rather than in a season or two as that could have negative impact like it did with Valencia.

Champs League football will be a bigger bargaining tool than a shirt number. So can’t see him joining either Manchester club this summer!

comment by gratedbean (U4885)
posted 14 minutes ago
Champs League football will be a bigger bargaining tool than a shirt number. So can’t see him joining either Manchester club this summer!
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He's a massive Chelsea fan so if they can match the numbers quoted then he'll most likely end up there.

comment by Barf Vader (U15867)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by gratedbean (U4885)
posted 14 minutes ago
Champs League football will be a bigger bargaining tool than a shirt number. So can’t see him joining either Manchester club this summer!
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He's a massive Chelsea fan so if they can match the numbers quoted then he'll most likely end up there.
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Possibly. Time will tell.

comment by The Process (U20671)
posted 19 minutes ago
comment by Barf Vader (U15867)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by gratedbean (U4885)
posted 14 minutes ago
Champs League football will be a bigger bargaining tool than a shirt number. So can’t see him joining either Manchester club this summer!
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He's a massive Chelsea fan so if they can match the numbers quoted then he'll most likely end up there.
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Possibly. Time will tell.
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They won’t though. We are stupid enough to outbiid Everyone to record levels for a one season player, with a bit of promice

If Sancho does come to United, I would give him the number 7 straight away.

comment by Ole-Dirty-Baztard (U19119)
posted 1 hour, 57 minutes ago
comment by The Process (U20671)
posted 19 minutes ago
comment by Barf Vader (U15867)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by gratedbean (U4885)
posted 14 minutes ago
Champs League football will be a bigger bargaining tool than a shirt number. So can’t see him joining either Manchester club this summer!
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He's a massive Chelsea fan so if they can match the numbers quoted then he'll most likely end up there.
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Possibly. Time will tell.
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They won’t though. We are stupid enough to outbiid Everyone to record levels for a one season player, with a bit of promice
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He’s being doing it for 2 seasons now and has just turned 20. Don’t think it would be crazy to spend big on him.

I think Rashford should be given first refusal.

comment by rosso is done with this (U17054)
posted 12 seconds ago
I think Rashford should be given first refusal.
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Maybe but he already has 10 which is also prestigious.

It will be interesting to see who gets 7 & 11.

11 hasn’t been filled properly since Giggs.

comment by The Process (U20671)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by rosso is done with this (U17054)
posted 12 seconds ago
I think Rashford should be given first refusal.
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Maybe but he already has 10 which is also prestigious.

It will be interesting to see who gets 7 & 11.

11 hasn’t been filled properly since Giggs.
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We haven’t had anyone who’s played any kind of traditional number 11 role since Giggs have we really?

If James was consistently playing on the left side, he’d probably be closest.

The only one of those good enough was Di Maria, and LVG messed that by messing him about.

Surely just give it to the best player you have in that position at the time? Unfortunate that they've been mostly naff lately

Sancho, Woodward’s is thinking of the shirt sales.

Why would he be thinking of shirt sales? Adidas pay you 75m a year for that privilege, or do you get a percentage of sales in that contract too?

Man United selling lots of shirts is good for the brand.