Manchester United Hands Iconic No.7 shirt to Memphis Depay

English giants, Manchester United have confirmed that new signing Memphis Depay has been handed the Red devil's iconic No. 7 shirt following the departure of Angel Di Maria to Paris Saint-Germain, the club confirmed today.


Depay who arrived from PSV in a deal worth around £22.3 million this summer, takes on the number previously worn by club legends including Bryan Robson, Eric Cantona, David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo.


New United goalkeeper Sergio Romero have been handed the No.20.Shirt, while David De Gea retains the No.1 shirt.

Midfield maestro, Bastian Schweinsteiger will wear the same number 31 he used at Bayern Munich, with Marouane Fellaini taking on the No.27 shirt to allow the Germany captain his favoured shirt.

Morgan Schneiderlin and Matteo Darmian will wear No.28 and No.36 respectively, the same shirts they were handed during United's pre-season tour of the USA.

Other notable changes where; Luke Shaw taking up his preferred number 23 shirt,
while striker James Wilson has swapped number 49 for 19