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Rio Ferdinand names his top choice to replace Michael Carrick at Manchester United
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What happenedRio Ferdinand names his top choice to replace Michael Carrick at Manchester United.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Rio Ferdinand names his top choice to replace Michael Carrick at Manchester United". The right frames it as "Michael Carrick's Manchester United fate to be decided in meeting on Wednesday".
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Left / center-leftRio Ferdinand names his top choice to replace Michael Carrick at Manchester United
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Right / center-rightMichael Carrick's Manchester United fate to be decided in meeting on Wednesday
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