Here are player ratings from three different UK papers for Wolves’ clash against Manchester United.
MEN gave poor Daniel James a 3- they were the harshest on the youngster. Adama Traore was impactful off the bench and one paper rated him as high as 8.5
Not only did Manchester United win the opening game of the 19/20 campaign 4-0 against Chelsea (their biggest league win over the Blues since 1965), but they also did it by fielding the youngest squad amongst all 20 teams on Match Day 1.
United’s starting lineup on Sunday afternoon (De Gea, Shaw, Lindelof, Maguire, Wan-Bissaka, McTominay, Pogba, Lingard, Rashford, Andreas, Martial) had an average age of 24.1- comfortably the youngest on show. A massive turn around from a few years ago, when they fielded the likes of Ibrahimovic, Schweinsteiger, Van Persie and Carrick.
The oldest team fielded by a Premiership side over the weekend was Watford (29.4), who were upset 3-0 by Brighton at Vicarage Road.
The oldest team among the traditional “big six” on the opening matchday was Tottenham, who fielded a XI with an average age of 26.3
Manchester United have officially released their full list of squad numbers for the 2019/20 league season. Anthony Martial will take back the No.9 jersey left vacant by Romelu Lukaku’s departure to Inter Milan. Martial originally had the 9 before it went to Zlatan Ibrahimovic and then Romelu Lukaku, and he will go back from No.11 to No.9 following the Belgian’s departure in the recently concluded summer window.
What is Bruno Fernandes’ jersey number at Man Utd?
Bruno will wear the No.18 shirt at United, vacated after Ashley Young’s departure to Inter Milan
What is Aaron Wan-Bissaka’s shirt number at Man Utd?
Wan-Bissaka will wear the No.29 jersey at United
What is Daniel James shirt number at United?
Daniel James will wear the No.21 shirt at Manchester United
What is Harry Maguire’s shirt number at Man U?
Maguire, named club captain after Ashley Young’s sale to Inter in January 2020, will wear the No.5 jersey
What is Angel Gomes shirt number at United for the 19/20 season?
Gomes will wear the No.28 jersey for the senior side.
What is Odion Ighalo’s jersey number at Man U?
Ighalo will wear the No.25 shirt
Full list of jersey numbers and players
No.1 Shirt- David de Gea
No.2 Shirt- Victor Lindelof
No.3 Shirt- Eric Bailly
No.4 Shirt- Phil Jones
No.5 Shirt- Harry Maguire