How do I add ROW_NUMBER to a LINQ query or Entity?
Use the indexed overload of Select:
var start = page * rowsPerPage;
Products.OrderByDescending(u => u.Sales.Count())
.Skip(start)
.Take(rowsPerPage)
.AsEnumerable()
.Select((u, index) => new { Product = u, Index = index + start });
Actually using OrderBy and then Skip + Take generates ROW_NUMBER in EF 4.5 (you can check with SQL Profiler).
I was searching for a way to do the same thing you are asking for and I was able to get what I need through a simplification of Craig's answer:
var start = page * rowsPerPage;
Products.OrderByDescending(u => u.Sales.Count())
.Skip(start)
.Take(rowsPerPage)
.ToList();
By the way, the generated SQL uses ROW_NUMBER > start and TOP rowsPerPage.