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Man Utd begin Ronaldo-less era

Clockwise from top left: Luis Valencia; Michael Owen with Sir Alex Ferguson; Cristiano Ronaldo; Carlos Tevez; Gabriel Obertan

MANAGER: Sir Alex Ferguson (Nov 1986)

MAJOR INS: Antonio Valencia (Wigan, £18m), Michael Owen (Newcastle, free), Gabriel Obertan (Bordeaux, £3m)

MAJOR OUTS: Carlos Tevez (loan expired), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid, £80m), Fraizer Campbell (Sunderland, £3.5m), Danny Simpson (Newcastle, loan)

KEY MAN: Wayne Rooney (237 apps/94 gls)
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LAST SEASON: 1st

OUR VERDICT: 1st. Always the team to beat, but Ronaldo's exit makes it that much harder.
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