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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Samuel Meade

Alejandro Garnacho handed Man Utd snub before pre-season despite social media plea

Alejandro Garnacho will have to wait for the Manchester United No.7 shirt after it was handed to new signing Mason Mount.

The England international completed a £60m move from Chelsea on Wednesday and will take on the iconic shirt number at Old Trafford. It has been absent since Cristiano Ronaldo's sudden exit but has previously been donned by the likes of George Best, Eric Cantona and David Beckham.

Garnacho, who made his admiration for Ronaldo known, has been tipped as a future star given his impact in the first-team at a young age. He recently penned a new long-term deal, earning him £50,000-a-week, and on social media highlighted his desire to wear No.7 with a cryptic post regarding his number of followes.

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