Man United hand Mason Greenwood iconic shirt number ahead of new season

Manchester United have handed striker Mason Greenwood jersey number 11 ahead of new Premier League season, which starts next weekend. Mason Greenwood and fellow academy graduate Brandon Williams have been offered new jersey numbers by Man United ahead of a challenging Premier League season. 

Man United hand Mason Greenwood iconic shirt number ahead of 2020-21 season

Premier League is all set to return on September 12, and clubs are stepping up preparations for a challenging season. In recent Man United news, young talent Mason Greenwood, who has a great breakthrough season with Man United has been allotted iconic number 11 shirt number that was worn by club legend Ryan Giggs. Mason Greenwood was wearing number 26 last season when he broke into first team and scored 19 goals. For his step up, Greenwood has been allotted a new shirt number, one that carries significant expectations.

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Post Ryan Giggs' retirement number 11 shirt was handed over to Adnan Januzaj and n to Anthony Martial, both of whom were brought in with great promise. w, Man United are putting ir faith in Mason Greenwood to build on his stellar 2019-20 campaign. Man United academy graduate had a terrific season which also earned him a call up to Three Lions national squad for ongoing UEFA Nations League. 

In an interview with Manchester United's website, Mason Greenwood spoke about last Premier League season and said that his ultimate goal is to win trophies with club. "I can’t explain it really. It’s just amazing. You see me smile when I score. It’s out of this world. I want to make my mark at club and score as many goals as I possibly can. I want to win trophies at United, every young boy coming up from Academy does, so it would be amazing to get one of m soon.”

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number 11 shirt at Manchester United was worn by Ryan Giggs for 24 years and has a lot of memories attached to it. Mason Greenwood's number change means Man United's likely front three of Martial, Rashford and Greenwood will wear numbers 9, 10 and 11 respectively. Meanwhile, fellow academy graduate and emerging defender Brandon Williams will wear .33 this season, stepping up from .53 he wore last season in 37 appearances player made across all competitions. 

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