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- Updated: September 8, 2016
Manchester United are using a circus performer to help boost the development of their young players, Nicky Butt has revealed.
Butt, appointed as the club’s new head of academy in February, has been working closely with Jose Mourinho this season looking to nurture talent for the first team at Old Trafford.
Speaking ahead of Saturday’s lunchtime Manchester derby, live on Sky Sports 1HD, Butt feels a “health and safety” approach and using electronic devices restricts outdoor activity and hinders the physicality of teenage footballers.
The former United and England midfielder told The Times: “I see players in our academy and they can’t move. Our lads don’t know how to fall, roll and you …
