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href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090731153238/http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2009/jul/30/antonio-valencia-sir-alex-ferguson-ronaldo" name="&lid={blogFrontPicks}{How will Manchester Uniteds midfield shape up in the absence of Ronaldo}&lpos={trail}{12}">How will United's midfield shape up in the absence of Ronaldo?</a></h3> <div class="byline"> <div class="trail-text"> <strong>Tim Rich:</strong> Sir Alex Ferguson must use pre-season to find answers to the questions posed by Ronaldo's departure – not least who will take the penalties <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090731153238/http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2009/jul/30/antonio-valencia-sir-alex-ferguson-ronaldo?commentpage=1" name="&lid={blogFrontPicks}{How will Manchester Uniteds midfield shape up in the absence of Ronaldo}&lpos={trail}{13}" class="comment-count-info pluck-init-inline comment-count-id-350998345 pluck-commentable"> <span class="link-comment-count"></span><span 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