Man Utd fans will hate the reason behind England T20 cricket star Phil Salt's shirt number
manchestereveningnews.co.ukManchester United fans are likely to hate the reason behind cricket star Phil Salt's shirt number that he will be rocking in England's match vs Oman.
Salt has previously revealed that the reason he wears the number 61 is a reminder of United's 6-1 defeat to their rivals Manchester City.
The 27-year-old is a lifelong City fan and discussed his love for the club in an interview with them in 2022. The World Cup winner with the England cricket team attended his first game at City's old ground, Maine Road, and has enjoyed the club's recent successes. READ MORE: "Believe me!" - Noel Gallagher drops exciting hint on Pep Guardiola's Man City future READ MORE: 'He will have to return' - Pep Guardiola hints at sensational Man City U-turn on forgotten man Speaking to the official City website about his England shirt number back in 2022, Salt said: "Obviously, I don't need to explain to any city fans why six one is so important to me but you know, it sort of annoys me a bit because I've had that number since I made my debut for England. "But it's not really the right way round because obviously it [the game] was at Old Trafford.
So this year, I changed my number for Manchester to one six, just to get that right." Salt's number 61 on his jersey is paying homage to the famous 6-1 City win over rivals United at Old Trafford back in 2011.
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