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Eddie Howe has been out of work since leaving Newcastle United in the summer

BySami MokbelSenior football correspondentUpdated 31 minutes ago

When Sir Jim Ratcliffe became a co-owner of Manchester United in 2024, much of the narrative centred on his desire to rebuild the club around a British core.

Given the expense of buying homegrown players, and the difficulties Michael Carrick - the first permanent British managerial appointment of the Ineos era - has faced this season, perhaps Ratcliffe is rethinking.