That’s according to research from CIES Football Observatory, which highlights that there are 18 players in the league who meet UEFA’s definition of being ‘club trained’ by the Reds, with eight in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's squad at the moment.
European football’s governing body says that footballers who have been on the books for three years between the ages of 15 and 21 fulfil this criteria, including Cristiano Ronaldo, whom United signed from Sporting Lisbon as an 18-year-old in 2003.
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