The Manchester United number seven shirt has been worn by some of the club’s greatest players, and by some of its most costly disappointments.

From the Busby Babes to Alexis Sanchez, the man with the number seven on his back has been a totem of the club’s wider story. Here is the history of Manchester United Football Club as told through the number seven jersey.

Johnny Berry: Munich, Memory and Forgetting

The outside-right joined United in 1951 and helped them to three League titles. He was quick, technical and two-footed. He was also exceptionally brave: at five foot five, he was repeatedly targeted by opposing defenders, and this in an era where there was little or no protection for tricky wingers.