Lisandro Martinez is the latest player to wear Manchester United‘s No.6 – but how have the previous incumbents of the shirt fared?
Martinez will be just the eighth player to wear it since the Premier League introduced official squad numbers for the 1993-94 season.
We’ve ranked every player to wear the No.6 shirt for United from worst to best.
7. Laurent Blanc
Blanc joined United on a free transfer in 2001, but the then-35-year-old was already in the twilight stages of his glittering career.
He struggled to adapt to the pace of English football and was given the runaround by a few Premier League strikers during his first few months at Old Trafford.
United shipped 32 goals during the centre-back’s 29 Premer League appearances in 2001-02 as they relinquished the title and finished third.
But Blanc did play a key role in one of United’s most iconic comeback victories, scoring their second goal in a 5-3 win over Tottenham at White Hart Lane in September 2001.
The former France international even turned things around and helped United reclaim the crown in 2002-03, although that came after his switch to the No.5 shirt.
6. Rio Ferdinand
While Ferdinand is undoubtedly the best player to ever wear United’s No.5 shirt, he has to settle for a sixth-place finish in our No.6 ranking.
The centre-back initially wore United’s No.6 following his £29.1million move from Leeds in 2002 as Blanc had already taken his favourite number.
Despite struggling with a few injury problems in his debut season, he still helped shore up the defence and made 28 appearances as United lifted the Premier League trophy.
The former England international then changed his shirt number following Blanc’s retirement in 2003 and the rest, as they say, is history.
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5. Jonny Evans
After coming through United’s academy and wearing the No.43 and the No.23, Evans switched to the No.6 shirt ahead of the 2011-12 season.
The Northern Ireland international then capitalised on Nemanja Vidic’s injury problems and formed an impressive partnership with Ferdinand.
He went on to enjoy his best-ever season at United in 2012-13, making 30 appearances in all competitions as they won a 20th league title.
But the centre-back international struggled after Ferguson’s retirement at the end of that season and was sold to West Bromwich Albion for just £6million in 2015.
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