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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says 'it wasn’t in doubt' Edinson Cavani could handle the Manchester United No 7 shirt after revealing the Uruguayan forward demanded the iconic squad number when he signed for the club

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has no doubts that Edinson Cavani is worthy of the iconic No.7 shirt at Manchester United after demanding it when he joined the club in October.

The number has become synonymous down the years with United greats like George Best, Cristiano Ronaldo, Eric Cantona, David Beckham and Bryan Robson – as well as a few duds such as Alexis Sanchez, Angel Di Maria and Memphis Depay.

Cavani wore No.7 earlier in his career at Napoli and Palermo but switched to No.9 for much of his time at PSG.