Following a season of promise in Erik ten Hag’s first at the helm, a big 2023/24 beckons for Manchester United.
Reportedly working under tight financial fair play constraints this summer, Ten Hag may not be able to oversee a squad overhaul this summer but new additions are expected after the club made Mason Mount their first signing of the window.
Departures are expected as well which could facilitate a shake up on the squad numbers front before the 2023/24 season gets underway.
As it stands, here are United’s squad numbers for the new season.
|
Squad Number |
Player |
|---|---|
|
1 |
David de Gea |
|
2 |
Victor Lindelof |
|
3 |
Eric Bailly |
|
5 |
Harry Maguire |
|
6 |
Lisandro Martinez |
|
7 |
Mason Mount |
|
8 |
Bruno Fernandes |
|
9 |
Anthony Martial |
|
10 |
Marcus Rashford |
|
11 |
Mason Greenwood |
|
12 |
Tyrell Malacia |
|
14 |
Christian Eriksen |
|
16 |
Amad Diallo |
|
17 |
Fred |
|
18 |
Casemiro |
|
19 |
Raphael Varane |
|
20 |
Diogo Dalot |
|
21 |
Antony |
|
22 |
Tom Heaton |
|
23 |
Luke Shaw |
|
25 |
Jadon Sancho |
|
26 |
Dean Henderson |
|
27 |
Alex Telles |
|
28 |
Facundo Pellistri |
|
29 |
Aaron Wan-Bissaka |
|
33 |
Brandon Williams |
|
34 |
Donny van de Beek |
|
36 |
Anthony Elanga |
|
39 |
Scott McTominay |
|
43 |
Teden Mengi |
|
46 |
Hannibal |
|
47 |
Shola Shoretire |
|
49 |
Alejandro Garnacho |
|
73 |
Kobbie Mainoo |
|
74 |
Alvaro Fernandez |
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Mount took the big plunge by taking United’s fated #7 shirt that the likes of George Best, David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo have worn over the years following his arrival.
The Red Devils are expected to add a couple more fresh faces to their ranks this summer and here are some of the numbers they could take:
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Shirt number rules are fairly relaxed in the Premier League. Players can wear any number between 1 and 99 as long as it’s unique within their squad.
First teamers will typically don shirts between 1 and 30, although there are a few exceptions. Declan Rice, for example, wore #41 at West Ham and is expected to take that shirt number at his new club, Arsenal.
Of course they can, but players can’t change whenever they please.
Any switching of shirt numbers must be done before a specific deadline every season. Typically, this is when clubs submit their confirmed squad list for the upcoming season. In 2022, this deadline arrived on 1 September, and it should be a similar date this time around.
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