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As Sir Jim Ratcliffe set out his plans for a long overdue overhaul of Manchester United this week, it’s telling that the Ineos chief was keen to highlight the recruitment department as an area where improvements are a necessity. Manchester United, he said, will move away from their obsession with big-name, shirt-shifting signings and towards a model favoured by Sir Alex Ferguson, when the Red Devils used to make superstars rather than buy them. “I’d rather find the next (Kylian) Mbappe than spend a fortune trying to buy success,” Ratcliffe told The Geraint Thomas Cycling Clubpodcast. “It’s not…

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