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While the first-team has come under scrutiny for their inactivity in the seller's market, the academy head Nick Cox has the unenviable annual task of informing boys their contract will not be renewed.
Most will see it coming and have ample time to prepare. United's impeccable conduct during the first lockdown of last year extended to the academy offering out of contract graduates the opportunity to continue training at the club's Carrington complex until they secured a new club.
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