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How many times last season did Manchester United lose possession before being ripped apart by a rapid-fire counter attack? It was a trend which begun from day one – Wolves tearing through Erik ten Hag’s paper-thin midfield on the opening day – and continued until May. With Casemiro clearly no longer the old ball-winning force of old and Sofyan Amrabat struggling with the intensity of the English game, Manchester United looked vulnerable almost every time the opposition picked up the ball and drove forward with pace and purpose. That in itself goes some way to explaining why Monaco’s Youssouf F…

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