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"Basically, the reserve league has turned into a youth league.
"There are very few mature players in reserve teams now, so by putting players out on loan they get far more competitive football and are also exposed to the more physical side of the game."
Gerard Pique and Johnny Evans are the latest to be sent out, so reducing the Glazer wage bill:
Fergie: "You cannot expect young boys not to make mistakes, which is probably why strikers come through a bit quicker than defenders.
"A forward can afford to make errors but in defence those mistakes cost you.
"Hopefully, Johnny and Gerard will go out on loan and come back better players, just as John O'Shea did a few years ago."