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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Cristiano Ronaldo will wear the number 7 shirt on his return to Manchester United, the club confirmed on Thursday evening.<\/p>\n

The 36-year-old wore the jersey during his first stint at the club from 2003 to 2009, before leaving for Real Madrid.<\/p>\n

During that time, he netted 118 goals in 292 appearances for United.<\/p>\n

Ronaldo won nine trophies, including three premier League titles and the UEFA Champions League.<\/p>\n

\u201cRonaldo inherits the number from Edinson Cavani, who wore the shirt last season and in our away win at Wolverhampton Wanderers lasy weekend.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs our new signing is allocated no.7, El Matador will switch to no. 21, the same number our prolific striker wears for the Uruguayan national team,\u201d an official statement read.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. Cristiano Ronaldo will wear the number 7 shirt on his return to Manchester United, the club confirmed on Thursday evening. The 36-year-old wore the jersey during his first stint at the club from 2003 to 2009, before leaving for Real Madrid. 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