After Cristiano Ronaldo left Man United to play for Real Madrid, many players failed to wear the number 7 shirt of the Old Trafford team.
When he came to MU, Cristiano Ronaldo wanted to wear the number 28. However, Sir Alex Ferguson let the Portuguese player inherit the shirt numbers of legends like David Beckham, Eric Cantona, George Best. With extraordinary efforts, the player born in 1985 became a world-class star. Ronaldo achieved more heights when moving to Real Madrid. However, CR7’s time at Man United was enough to make the fans of this team consider him as one of the best legends in history.
Michael Owen arrived at MU when he was on the other side of the career slope. He was surprised when Sir Alex Ferguson gave him the number 7 shirt. Because of frequent injuries, the former Liverpool star was the third choice for the striker position, after Wayne Rooney and Dimitar Berbatov. The goal in the 90+6 minute to help MU upstream to defeat Man City in 2009 is the boldest mark of the owner of the Golden Ball in 2001.
Antonio Valencia was given the number 7 shirt after winning the title of the best MU player in the 2011/12 season. His form plummeted throughout the following season. The Ecuadorian winger had to return the number 7 shirt to revert to the number 25 from the 2013/14 season.
In the summer of 2014, Angel Di Maria arrived at MU for a fee of 75 million euros, a record of the team at that time. Di Maria had a dream start with the highlight of the ball hitting Leicester City. However, the former Real star could not adapt to the harsh football environment of the Premier League and fell behind his teammates. The player born in 1988 was arranged by coach Louis van Gaal to play in many positions, but they did not leave much impression. The player with the name “Angel” bid farewell to the “Red Devils” after the 2014/15 season struggled.
Memphis Depay arrived at MU with the profile of the top young player in Europe. The Dutchman played well in the early stages of the 2015/16 season, when he joined Luke Shaw on the left wing. Even so, Depay couldn’t resist the temptation of living in luxury in the UK. The player born in 1994 often fell into the fun and was repeatedly criticized by the legends Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes in the press. Former PSV star was sold to Lyon by coach Jose Mourinho, after more than a season without much contribution.
Alexis Sanchez once turned down Man City to receive a record salary of £ 500,000 a week at MU. The player who once stormed the Premier League is only a shadow since arriving at Old Trafford. The former Barca star suffered an injury and could not adapt to the “Red Devils” style of play. After switching to Inter, Sanchez admitted his mistake and revealed his desire to terminate his contract with MU right after the first training session.
With the level of the striker who has won the Ligue 1 6 times, Edinson Cavani did not hesitate to choose the number 7 shirt after joining MU. The Uruguayan striker said he will give the best for the Old Trafford team in the 2020/21 season.
