While the iconic nature of the Manchester United number 7 shirt is often discussed, the number 9 shirt carries a similar weight and expectation.
The club has always prided itself on its attacking philosophy and has seen many fine goalscorers pass through Old Trafford, many of whom entrusted with the shirt worn famously by Sir Bobby Charlton.
Between 1956 and 1973 Charlton would score 249 times for United - a record that would stand for nearly 44 years. The likes of Joe Jordan and Frank Stapleton would inherit Charlton’s shirt by the advent of fixed squad numbers in the Premier League era, Brian McClair would don the number 9.
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