Good things come to those that wait, is the old adage.
Manchester United weighed up handing their iconic number seven shirt to Alejandro Garnacho but instead handed it to Mason Mount. MEN Sport understands the manager's decision to offer the number to the midfielder shows how much he is already valued and how important his role is going to be in the side following his initial £55million transfer.
It was anticipated Mount might take the number 19 he has worn for club and country previously. Raphael Vatane asked for number four upon his arrival at Old Trafford, Phil Jones refused, but the Frenchman now has the chance to upgrade.
The Englishman will be a key cog in Erik ten Hag's side for next season, whilst Garnacho has emerged as a breakout star. He would have been the first teenager to take the seven shirt since Cristiano Ronaldo in 2003.
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There have been warnings about too much too, just ask Adnan Januzaj. He was handed Ryan Giggs' number 11 on the back of a similarly-exciting year under David Moyes and never fulfilled his potential. He was stripped of it a few years later after Jose Mourinho redeployed Anthony Martial from number nine to make room for Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
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Fans were hopeful of seeing the Argentine ace with seven on his back. Fuel was added to the fire with fans unable to buy 'Garnacho 49' on the back of the new United home shirt.
It looks likely that he will be donning a new number next season, regardless, in line with his rise up the pecking order at United. But there is
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