Falcao to wear No. 9 at Manchester United
New club, same number.
Tuesday saw Manchester United announce that their biggest acquisition from the final day of the transfer window, striker Radamel Falcao, will wear the No. 9 that he rocked at AS Monaco and routinely wears for Colombia's national team.
Everyone at #mufc can't wait to see @Falcao pull on the no.9 shirt for the Reds. #FalcaoJoins pic.twitter.com/2rmPcCCGeZ
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) September 2, 2014
The No. 9 hasn't been worn at Old Trafford since Dimitar Berbatov, who is coincidentally now at Monaco and left United in 2012. Other players to have pulled on the number for the Red Devils in the Premier League era include Louis Saha, Andy Cole and Brian McClair.
Although the quartet of players have combined for 187 top-flight goals, only in 2011 did one of them – Berbatov – lead the Premier League in goals.
No pressure, Falcao.
Contentó de ser el número 9 del @ManUtd // happy to be the number 9 of @ManUtd pic.twitter.com/3lXKFxvwJk
— Radamel Falcao (@FALCAO) September 2, 2014