Bellerin, Rojo, Rashford, Sigurdsson & More - Most Important 2018-19 Premier League Shirt Number Switches
With the Premier League kicking off this weekend, you might have noticed that some players changed their shirt numbers. We take a look at the most important kit number changes of the 2018-2019 EPL season.
Marcus Rashford - 19 -> 10 & Marcos Rojo - 5 -> 16
Marcos Rashford becomes Manchester United's new No. 10, while Marcos Rojo has quietly swapped no.5 for no.16 - the number worn on international duty for Argentina.
Hector Bellerin - 24 -> 2
Bellerin has worn No. 40, 39 and 24 for Arsenal so far. Ahead of the season, he became the club’s new No.2.
Mohamed Elneny - 35 -> 4 & Granit Xhaka - 29 -> 34
Arsenal's Mohamed Elneny has been handed the no. 4 jersey for the 2018-19 season, previously worn by Patrick Vieira, Nwankwo Kanu, Cesc Fabregas and Per Mertesacker. Meanwhile, no. 34, previously held by Francis Coquelin, went to to Granit Xhaka.
Morgan Schneiderlin - 2 -> 18
After wearing the unusual number 2 shirt (for a midfielder), Schneiderlin has moved to the No.18. Everton's new No. 2 is Holgate, a 21-year old central defender who previously wore the No. 30 kit.
Gylfi Sigurdsson - 18 -> 10
With Wayne Rooney having left Everton to DC United, Gylfi Sigurdsson took the change to take Everton’s No.10 kit, the same number he is using for the Iceland national team.
Have we missed any important shirt number switches of the 2018-2019 Premier League season? Let us know in the comments below.
