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A greater focus on youth for Man Utd? Red Devils field youngest side in league on opening day of 19-20 season

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

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Full list Manchester United squad numbers 2019-2020 season | Martial takes back Lukaku’s No.9 jersey

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

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Biggest budgets in French Ligue 1- How much money can clubs in France spend?

On the eve of the French 2019/20 season kicking off, here is a nice little infographic from the local papers that details the 10 biggest budgets in Ligue 1.

Who has the biggest budget in Ligue 1 ?

Not surprisingly, it is Paris Saint-Germain, with a whopping 530 million euros. The next biggest is Olympique Lyonnais with 310 million euros.

Monaco’s budget, at 220 million euros, is the third biggest, while Lille are surprise packages in fourth with 120 million euros. Marseille come 5th with 110 million euros, while Saint-Etienne are in 6th with 70 million euros.

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