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After Sir Jim Ratcliffe spoke out about Manchester United going back to their roots and unearthing diamonds in the rough, it became pretty clear that the usual tactic of chasing big names would not be repeated this summer. Manuel Ugarte, for instance, has only one year in a major European league under his belt and is nearly a decade younger than Casemiro was when the Brazilian arrived in a deal which left Ratcliffe baffled, per The Guardian. Jarrad Branthwaite will only turn 22 on Thursday. And Joshua Zirkzee, 12 months his senior, is a welcome change from the flawed approach that saw a fleet …

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