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It would heighten an already worrying financial picture for a club that somehow has to try to navigate a way back into contention at the top end of the Premier League.

The top end of the pitch is not the only area United have struggled in.

"Sweden have some top, top players – particularly at the top end of the pitch. It’s a benchmark, for our players all of these games are a step up."

During a seven-week trial at the Old Bailey, prosecutors argued that international burglary proved the Ahearnes and Kelly were "at the top end" of criminality.

Prosecutors argued that the international burglary proved the Ahearne brothers and Kelly were "at the top end" of criminality and that they were equally culpable in the conspiracy to murder Allen.