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Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand believes the Red Devils should be targeting ‘good characters’ Declan Rice and John McGinn.

Ralf Rangnick’s side are believed to be in the market for a new central midfielder, and the West Ham and Aston Villa aces have been routinely linked with the club.

Rice in particular is believed to be high on the list, but the 22-year-old England international could very well require a record breaking fee to prise him from David Moyes’ side.

United are currently set to lose central midfielder Paul Pogba when his contract expires at the end of the season.

And Ferdinand believes Rice and McGinn should be on United’s radar, as he feels they would refresh the quality and personality off the side.

“Yeah, massively. I think you're getting two good characters,” Ferdinand said on his Vibe with Five podcast.

“I think character is one of the main elements that we need – obviously you look for a certain amount of class and quality in the players.

“But I think you need to build the right characters within this squad going forward if you're going to improve – get the culture right at the football club and you need