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Manchester United supporters know from experience the heartbreak of missing out on a title in such circumstances. But, even while suffering final day disaster as the Premier League trophy headed to Blackburn Rovers and Manchester City instead, the Red Devils never quite got this unlucky. They never finished with 99 points, losing just one and winning 31 of their 38 league games, before ending up empty handed. That, however, is the fate that befell one former Manchester United midfielder in 2023/24. Fred, so impressive during his debut season at Turkish giants Fenerbahce, could hardly have done…