Erik ten Hag handed Mason Mount the iconic No.7 shirt at Manchester United - after telling him he can handle the pressure that comes with it.
Mount completed his £55million move from Chelsea on Wednesday, rising to £60m with add-ons, signing a five-year contract with the option of an extra year. The England midfielder will earn £250,000-a-week, with Ten Hag's decision to hand him the No.7 shirt proof of his firm belief in the 24-year-old.
Past wearers of the No.7 at United include Old Trafford legends George Best, Bryan Robson, Eric Cantona, David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo. But Ten Hag has no qualms about Mount following in their footsteps, after it emerged the United boss personally handed him the famous number.
