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Manchester United have announced new staff for Academy graduates Mason Greenwood and Brandon Williams for the new Premier League season.
Greenwood has used the number 26 in the past, but will get Manchester United’s iconic Number 11 after his decisive season at Old Trafford.Anthony Martial was the last player to use number nine, but left it vacant when he returned to number nine.Union legends such as Ryan Giggs, George Best and Sir Bobby Charlton have worn the iconic blouse in the past.
Williams in the past used No.58, but won the last No.33 used by Paddy McNair, who went to Sunderland in 2016.
United began their Premier League crusade against Crystal Palace on 19 September, when the duo will wear their new numbers for the first time.
The Reds sealed their first summer signing before this week, sealing a deal for Donny van de Beek, who will wear the number 34 jersey to pay homage to his former Ajax teammate and close friend Abdelhak Nouri, who collapsed into a pre-season setting.he opposed Werder Bremen in 2017 and suffered a centre attack.
He told United’s official website: “This is something special for me because my intelligent friend Abdelhak Nouri …you know the story.
“He had a center attack and he’s a smart friend of mine, and I’m very close to his family circle and his brother is one of my most productive friends, and I communicate a lot with them.old number, my T-shirt. I need to have good memories with this number.”