The curious case of Fred: how the Brazilian became Manchester United’s second expensive example of failed one-upmanship

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He's Jose Mourinho's third-most-expensive signing ever, but already the Portuguese doesn't trust his big summer signing to play. How did it come to this?  

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Richard Jolly

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