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  <xsd:element name="RevolvingFacilitiesDrawdownsMember" id="manu_RevolvingFacilitiesDrawdownsMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" abstract="true" />
  <xsd:element name="ReserveOfCashFlowHedgesAndChangeInValueOfForwardElementsOfForwardContracts" id="manu_ReserveOfCashFlowHedgesAndChangeInValueOfForwardElementsOfForwardContracts" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="credit" />
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  <xsd:element name="NumberOfRedundancyPrograms" id="manu_NumberOfRedundancyPrograms" type="xbrli:integerItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" abstract="false" />
  <xsd:element name="RetailMerchandisingAndECommerceCosts" id="manu_RetailMerchandisingAndECommerceCosts" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="debit" />
  <xsd:element name="FairValueMovementInHedgeReserveReclassifiedTax" id="manu_FairValueMovementInHedgeReserveReclassifiedTax" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="debit" />
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