It's been a while since Manchester United fans had a No. 9 they could truly fall for. This isn't a shirt with the lineage and history of the No.
7, but it still means something at Old Trafford. It should really mean a guarantee of goals. Zlatan Ibrahimovic in 2016/17 is probably the last No.
9 that was really appreciated by the Stretford End. Anthony Martial's tenure in the shirt was mainly disappointing and he was the epitome of someone who found it too weighty to perform on a consistent basis.
Romelu Lukaku held it for two years before that. A return of 42 goals in 96 games was respectable but below par for a £75million fee, and his style never endeared him to the fans who helped pay his wages. ALSO READ: I saw Van Nistelrooy and Fletcher spark United comeback with furious tunnel rant ALSO READ: What Rasmus Hojlund did with Bruno Fernandes after United goal spoke volumes Now, it falls to Rasmus Hojlund to try and bring goals and glory back to that shirt.
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