When Arsenal handed Eddie Nketiah the No.14 shirt along with his bumper new contract, it wasn't simply a case of a lower number for a man who had gradually made the move from 62 to 49 to last season's 30.
Sure, a lower number hints at closer proximity to the first-team, at least in theory (though the likes of Trent Alexander-Arnold at Liverpool have shown that's not always necessary). However, as far as Arsenal are concerned, the number 14 shirt takes on a greater significance.
Plenty of players have made the number 14 their own around the world, from Johan Cruyff to Xabi Alonso and plenty in between. It has a storied history at Arsenal in particular, though, and here Mirror Football takes a closer look at every man to regularly wear the number since the Premier League replaced the old 1-11 format with regular squad numbers back in 1993.
