Liverpool star Georginio Wijnaldum has explained why he wears the No 5 shirt, despite playing in the centre of midfield. The digit is traditionally worn by those playing in defence but Dutch midfielder Wijnaldum donned it at Newcastle while also in No 5 at Liverpool.
But Wijnaldum has a good reason why as he explained he is just following in the footsteps of his idol Zinedine Zidane. “Number five is a really special number for me,” Wijnaldum said in an Instagram Live broadcast. “It was my lucky number when I was young but also because my favourite player, Zinedine Zidane, was playing with number five. “I was really happy that I could start my professional career as number five. “Since then I've played with number five at Newcastle and when
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