Romelu Lukaku will be the eighth man to wear Manchester United's no.9 shirt in the Premier League since squad numbers were introduced in 1993/94.
The Belgian signing has become the fourth occupant of the jersey in the past four seasons after Radamel Falcao, Anthony Martial and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who was released last month after a memorable single season at Old Trafford.
Brian McClair donned the no.9 shirt in 1993/94 even if Eric Cantona was then the regular partner of Mark Hughes in attack, with the Scot ultimately dropping into a deeper midfield role.