Eric Cantona
France· Manchester United
Squad number history
Numbers worn — longest first
#7
4 seasons · Manchester United
Why #7?Cantona took the 7 from Bryan Robson when he signed in November 1992 — because, as he put it, Robson was old, too old. He said he felt the ghosts of the past in the shirt at United, and that where it paralyses some players, it helped him. Beckham and Ronaldo followed him into it.Source: goal.com