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11th Aug 2015

Bastian Schweinsteiger shows heart of gold to fan who bought wrong shirt number

The 'Luke Shaw' effect

Kevin McGillicuddy

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Who would have thought that shirt numbers would cause such a kerfuffle at the start of a season.

But already we’ve seen Luke Shaw and then Manchester City try to help out fans who’ve made a boo-boo with their new fancy shirts and the numbers on the back.

And now German international Bastian Schweinsteiger has been caught up in a drama of his own after a fan posted a Facebook message to the midfielder which he has shared this evening.

The German did wear a jersey with the number 23 in pre-season, but last week when the new squad numbers for the season were announced he was down to wear number 31.

Which was a bother for this particular fan called Florian.

florain

The German replied tonight in wonderful style

basty

 

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