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Manchester United confirm Rasmus Hojlund’s new shirt number
Man United have announced that Rasmus Hojlund has been handed a new shirt number at Old Trafford ahead of the forthcoming campaign.
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by George Smith
15:17, 24 Jul 2024
Rasmus Hojlund celebrates after scoring for Manchester United last term.
Rasmus Hojlund is Manchester United’s new No.9.(Image: Alex Livesey/Getty Images.)
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Manchester United have confirmed striker Rasmus Hojlund has been awarded the No.9 shirt ahead of the 2024/25 season.
The Dane joined United from Italian outfit Atalanta in August last year and was assigned the No.11 shirt. He was immediately installed as the club’s first-choice striker and ended his first season in England with 16 goals to his name.
But following the departure of Anthony Martial last month, the Reds have now awarded the 21-year-old the famous No.9 shirt. He follows in the footsteps of a plethora of big-name players to have donned that number at Old Trafford, such as Sir Bobby Charlton, Andy Cole and Dimitar Berbatov.
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Hojlund, who reported back to Carrington for pre-season training earlier this week, donned the No.9 shirt for Denmark at the European Championship during the summer. He also wore the same number for SK Sturm Graz.
As a result of Hojlund making the switch to the No.9 shirt, it is likely new signing Joshua Zirkzee will be handed the No.11 shirt. The Netherlands international wore that number in his first season at Bologna in 2022/23 before being handed the No.9 shirt last season.
Zirkzee recently said that he expected Hojlund to be assigned the No.9 shirt, admitting: “That depends a bit on Rasmus Hojlund. He’s already there and he’s also a striker.
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