Memphis Depay gets wish to wear iconic Manchester United No 7 shirt... but does vacant No 9 mean a new striker is arriving?

New Manchester United signing Memphis Depay has been granted his wish to wear the club’s fabled No 7 shirt this season after the club's squad numbers were released.

The young forward had volunteered to take over the iconic jersey made famous by George Best, Bryan Robson, Eric Cantona, David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo after it was left vacant by the departure of Angel di Maria to PSG.

The Old Trafford club released details of all players' squad numbers ahead of their opening Premier League fixture against Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday - although the No 9 shirt vacated by Radamel Falcao is still vacant, suggesting a new striker could be on his way.

Manchester United have released all details of their squad's shirt numbers ahead of Premier League opener

Summer signing Memphis Depay has been granted his wish to wear the club's iconic No 7 shirt

The No 9 shirt worn by Radamel Falcao last season has been left vacant suggesting a new striker could arrive

Sergio Romero, who could make his debut against Spurs, has taken obver Robin van Persie's No 20 shirt

Depay (right) had volunteered to take the iconic jersey, which was vacated by Angel di Maria's departure

The Holland international's (right) request has been looked favourably upon by United boss Louis van Gaal

During the Red Devils' pre-season tour of USA, the 21-year-old (centre) wore the No 9 shirt

PREVIOUS MAN UNITED NO 7'S 

Eric Cantona - (1993-1997)

David Beckham - (1997-2003)

Cristiano Ronaldo - (2003-2009)

Michael Owen - (2009-2012)

Antonio Valencia - (2012-13)

Angel di Maria - (2014-)

*You could wear any shirt up until 1993-94 season when squad numbers were introduced. Prior to then Manchester United club legends such as George Best and Bryan Robson wore the No 7 shirt with great distinction.

During the Red Devils' pre-season tour of the USA, Depay wore the No 9 shirt.

Among other changes are Luke Shaw switching from No 3 to No 23 ( a number made popular by Michael Jordan and David Beckham), Marouane Fellaini trading No 31 for No 27 and James Wilson choosing No 19 instead of No 49.

New keeper Sergio Romero, who could make his debut against Spurs, has taken over the No 20 shirt left by Robin van Persie. 

And, United's other summer signings, Bastian Schweinsteiger has taken No 31, Morgan Schneiderlin will wear No 28 and Matteo Darmian has taken No 36. 

Despite the iconic No 7 shirt's illustrious history, Depay will hope to break the curse of recent flopsat Old Trafford wearing the shirt.