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Nathan Bishop has been given the squad number 30 after his move from Southend United.

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/man-utd-news-bishop-number-17727183

Honours, Charity shield

The 2016 charity shield was not shared with Leicester as inferred, the link even shows the game finished 2-1. No idea why it says shared 🤷🏼‍♂️ Ginge81 (talk) 12:18, 19 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

No Cantona

Beckham is mentionned, Cantona, not. There should be a reason.. 2A02:A03F:626A:9400:528:CBDC:9E51:C5B8 (talk) 23:13, 30 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]