Manchester United have revealed equipment numbers for brand spanking new signings Lisandro Martinez and Christian Eriksen forward of the brand new season.
The pair characterize the most recent arrivals on the Theatre of Desires, after Tyrell Malacia, with the membership confirming the signing of the duo earlier this week.
Martinez and Eriksen have taken shirts vacated by Jesse Lingard and Paul Pogba, who’ve signed for Nottingham Forest and Italian giants Juventus, respectively, as free brokers.
Martinez, who’s the most recent big-money addition on the membership, having made a £46.5 million ($56m) switch, is about to take the quantity six jersey, along with his Danish counterpart occupying Lingard’s quantity fourteen.
The previous Ajax defender wore the no.21 on the Dutch membership below Ten Hag and is now set to tackle a unique albeit extra outstanding quantity.
Introducing our new no.6 🔥
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) July 28, 2022
The quantity has previously been worn by Jaap Stam, who additionally got here from the Eredivisie and is taken into account a legend of the membership by many, somebody Martinez will certainly look to emulate in his time at United.
That is nonetheless not the primary time the Argentine will probably be sporting the quantity six.
He wore it in Argentina with Defensa y Justicia, together with the no.24.
In the meantime, the membership has introduced that Eriksen will put on the quantity 14 shirt.
He is a 🔟 however he wears 1️⃣4️⃣ 😎
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) July 28, 2022
In line with a report by the Mirror, Eriksen’s first alternative jersey was the quantity 8, beforehand worn by Juan Mata, one other participant who has left the membership. The jersey was nonetheless handed to Portuguese maestro Bruno Fernandes.
The playmaker who has the quantity 8 tattooed on his arm, ditched the quantity 18 in favour of his extra most popular quantity.
Eriksen wore the no.8 at Ajax and wears the no.10 for the Denmark nationwide staff. The 30-year-old is maybe extra remembered amongst Premier League followers for his no.23 shirt throughout his spell at North London membership Tottenham.
The no.23 presently belongs to Luke Shaw.
The United devoted may quickly be handled to a sport with their new signings donning their new equipment numbers, ought to they make their unofficial bow in entrance of supporters over the weekend, with video games lined up in opposition to Spanish opposition Atletico Madrid and Rayo Vallecano.
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