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

Top bloke

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. The German replied tonight in wonderful style