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In the summer of 2014, Louis van Gaal found himself with a dilemma on his hands.

The first season post-Sir Alex Ferguson did not go according to plan as David Moyes was sacked. Ryan Giggs was appointed to fill the gap temporarily and to compound everything, the defining centre-back partnership of a generation - Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic - was no more.

So, as has become tradition at Old Trafford , United turned to the youth. Tyler Blackett spent the 2013/14 season on loan at Blackpool and Birmingham City but was handed his chance to impress during that summer's pre-season tour.

Speaking exclusively to MEN Sport , Blackett reflected on his first impressions of the Dutchman, his time with United and what he has done since. "Obviously it was pre-season when h

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