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Alejandro Garnacho should remember David Beckham's message if handed Manchester United No.7 shirt
27.06.2023 - 05:11 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester United's famous No.7 shirt has weighed heavy on its owners in recent years and Alejandro Garnacho should heed David Beckham's timely advice if he is to take it on next.
Beckham is one of several United legends to have donned the famous shirt, his name among the likes of Bryan Robson, George Best, Eric Cantona and Cristiano Ronaldo. However since the latter's departure for Real Madrid in 2009, the chosen few have not fared quite so well.
Michael Owen was the first to follow, then Antonio Valencia, Angel Di Maria, Memphis Depay, Alexis Sanchez, Edinson Cavani and back to Ronaldo - although the second time was less successful, with the Portugal international leaving in November after an explosive interview with Piers Morgan.
United's decision to consider Garnacho as its next owner - and the first teenage recipient since Ronaldo back in 2003 - is a brave one. But despite being just 18 years old, it is hard to imagine anyone else in the squad more suited to the pressure.
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Garnacho has made no secret of his desire to wear the No.7 shirt. He has liked tweets saying exactly that, has a tattoo of a boy in the shirt and his Instagram handle is @garnacho7. Beckham is undoubtedly one of the most successful players to have worn the shirt, and shared his secret to coping mentally with the pressure.
“I don’t see it as an intimidation, I see it as a honour,” Beckham professed back in 2015. “When you get given the No.7 shirt it doesn’t matter who has worn it in the past or what that player has achieved in the past.
“At the end of the day, it is a special shirt to wear but I don’t think personally that it comes with any pressure. It always was an
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