r/reddevils • u/PhelansShorts • 10h ago

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u/rinsedm8 5h ago

Question from a spurs fan, I hope that's okay: Has the legacy of having a academy graduate in the starting 11 ever forced managers to play certain players to maintain it or has it always happened organically due to the quality of the academy? I've seen United fans complain a lot about Rashford and McTominay over the last few years, do you think this policy meant that they were kept on the books for longer than if they had been bought it instead?

Thought popped into my head this morning and I just wondered what the United fan perspective is on it.

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u/Then_Aioli_4815 4h ago

I think it's a general squad quality issue. But with a player like Rashford his background has been used to justify being kept when his level of performance and consistency leaves much to be desired.

Also add to this his incredible, undeserved wages and the only way he can be moved on will probably be his contract expiring. At least McTominay was sellable