Man Utd announce five shirt numbers including Rasmus Hojlund and Sergio Reguilon
Manchester United have handed the No11 shirt to Rasmus Hojlund, while new signings Sergio Reguilon and Altay Bayindir have been given squad numbers.
Hojlund joined earlier in the summer from Atalanta and has been given a squad number along with deadline day arrivals Reguilon and Bayindir, Jonny Evans and Alejandro Garnacho. Sofyan Amrabat also joined United on deadline day, on a season-long loan from Fiorentina, but is yet to be given a number by United.
Hojlund arrived in a £72million transfer at the start of August, but has been recovering from an injury. Now fit and expected to make his debut against Arsenal in the Premier League on Sunday, he has been given the No11 shirt.
Reguilon has joined United on a season-long loan from Tottenham as cover at left-back following injuries to Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia. The Spaniard will wear the No15 shirt for United.
Bayindir signed from Fenerbahce following the departure of Dean Henderson to Crystal Palace. He will play second fiddle behind Andre Onana, but has been given the No1 shirt which was previously occupied by David de Gea at Old Trafford.
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Evans joined up with United in pre-season after being released by Leicester. He signed a one-year deal on deadline day after impressing Erik ten Hag and has taken the No35 shirt for the 2023/24 season.
Altay Bayindir joined Manchester United from Fenerbahce (Manchester United via Getty Images)Finally, Garnacho has changed his number from No49 to No17 after becoming a regular in the first team for Ten Hag's side. The young Argentine winger takes the No17 shirt following the departure of Fred.
United will announce the squad number for Amrabat once his registration is completed following his loan move from Fiorentina. The Morocco international joined the club for a £8.6m loan fee with an option to make the deal permanent, which would cost £17.1m plus £4.2m in add-ons.
Speaking about Reguilon in his pre-match press conference, Ten Hag said: "He is a very experienced player, a player for big clubs, a player that's played already a lot of games in La Liga, in the Premier League.
"So, he has a very good background, we have seen he can play very intense football, so we are happy. While we had a problem with Luke Shaw injured, Ty[rell] Malacia injured, they are for [the] long term out, so I think we responded very well on that emergency situation."
On Bayindir, he added: "We followed him, scouted him very intensely and we think he has the skills to fit in [at] Man United, to fit in English football.
"So, we are really glad that we signed him, and we are confident that he will make a lot of progress in the coming period, in the coming years and he will be a huge contribution to our game."
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