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As the choice of many Manchester United legends, wearing the number 7 at Manchester United is considered a great honour. George Best, Bryan Robson, Eric Cantona, David Beckham, and Cristiano Ronaldo are some of the best examples of past number sevens, but since Ronaldo’s departure there have been a couple of odd choices to wear that legendary shirt. First there was Michael Owen, former Liverpool player and general bench warmer at Manchester United. He spent most of his United career in the dugout or injured, scoring a couple of memorable goals but nothing of real note – a late winner against Man City aside. He now “plays” for Stoke, where it is likely Owen’s career will come to an end. The man to inherit the number seven from Owen is Ecuadorian Antonio Valencia, who began his United career in 2009/10 wearing the number 25 jersey. Valencia is a true number 7: a pure right winger who rarely leaves his role of hugging the touchline. Scoring 7 goals in his three years at Wigan, he was not overly impressive but showed good signs of being a consistent Premiership performer. When Alex Ferguson snapped him up for £16 million, it seemed like [...]
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