Manchester United have confirmed new squad numbers for Matej Kovar, Alvaro Fernandez, Kobbie Mainoo and Dan Gore. Although the numbers for the full first-team squad will be made official later in the summer, the club have announced goalkeeper Kovar will take No.38, Fernandez will wear No.42, Mainoo will take No.37 and Dan Gore has been given No.44.
The four academy youngsters are set to feature in pre-season for United in the coming weeks and some could play in the opening fixture of the summer tour against newly-relegated Leeds in Oslo, Norway on Thursday afternoon. Want to join our MUFC Pro club for a totally ad-free version of the MEN’s Man United app packed with premium features? Click here ALSO READ: How Manchester United work on set pieces in training Mainoo is the only player from that list to have made his first-team debut, which came in January against Charlton.
The 18-year-old made his Premier League debut a few weeks later and he also won the Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year award.
There are high hopes for Mainoo and it's understood he could be kept around the first team next season. United rejected loan interest in the youngster in the January transfer window and a season-long loan this term has not been ruled out.