I think it was my squad number, like in terms of my training number, when I first went to United. I was just 16 as my number because obviously I think it was like, all the other numbers were taken. A few years later, I told you the story was when I was asked to take number seven. And I went, 'I'm OK with 16,' because I remember saying to the manager, I remember saying, 'Give it to Becks, Becks kind of wants it after Eric.' And so I was never obsessed with number 16. It was no big deal.
It was amazing wearing the No.10 shirt because one of the players I always looked up to was Mark Hughes so for me to wear No.10 was very special. I remember being on holiday in Malta and my phone ringing and we had just signed Teddy Sheringham. I just went: 'Hi,' and he said: 'It's the boss,' and obviously this was something different. He said: 'We are signing Teddy Sheringham, we are taking the No.10.' I was like: 'No boss, I had a great season in this No.10,' he just said it doesn't matter and that he would see me in a few weeks.
But then I arrived back to training and the boss says: 'By the way, you have got No.7.'
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