Michael Owen replaced Cristiano Ronaldo as Manchester United's no.7 in the summer of 2009, after the Portugal international made a then-world record move to Real Madrid
Michael Owen said that he felt "no pressure" when taking over the iconic no. 7 shirt at Manchester United - despite it previously belonging to Cristiano Ronaldo .
Taking over the famous no. 7 shirt from Ronaldo, Owen insists he felt no pressure and stated that Sir Alex Ferguson chose him to "represent it well". "He said to me when he handed me the number because I had pretty much been there, seen it, done it and played for great teams under the biggest of pressures and won the biggest of trophies. It was probably in safe hands. I wasn't going to go into a nightclub and do anything stupid or be disrespectful to the shirt in any way.
As Owen was nearing the downturn of his career, Ronaldo was just beginning his stellar run in football. He went on to score an astonishing 450 goals for Real Madrid, winning four Champions Leagues, two league titles and multiple domestic cup honours.
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