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Mason: Why I chose the no.11 shirt

The teenager burst onto the first-team scene in the second half of the 2018/19 season, and made his debut in our incredible 3-1 win over Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League last 16.

Initially, Mason wore no.54, before switching to no.26 for 2019/20 – a breakthrough campaign which yielded 17 goals in all competitions.

Then, before the start of 2020/21, it was announced that Greenwood would switch to no.11 – a number heavily associated with iconic club greats like Ryan Giggs and George Best.

And when asked about his shirt number in our fan Q&A, via a question submitted by Ilham W from Indonesia, the Bradford-born forward admitted Welshman Giggs had played a part in his thinking.