#438. On this Friday's NQAT Game Club, United face Everton in the 2016 FA Cup semi-final. Plenty of action in this one: Wayne Rooney starts in midfield, Marouane Fellaini scuffs one in, and there's a dramatic late Antony Martial winner! Next Monday, United smash Arsenal in the Champions League to make the 2009 final.United v Everton:https://footballia.net/matches/everton-fc-manchester-united-fa-cup-2015-2016Arsenal v United:https://www.manutd.com/en/videos/detail/match-rewind-in-full-arsenal-1-m...
May 08, 2020•43 min
#437. First, Ed & Paul take in the latest news, with the Premier League discussing a proposal to play the season's remaining fixtures behind closed doors, starting in June.Then, on this Monday's NQAT Game Club, the United take on Liverpool in the 1977 FA Cup Final - a victory that denied Liverpool a treble 22-years before United achieved it first! Next Friday, the 2016 FA Cup semi-final against Everton and a dramatic late Antony Martial winner!1977 FA Cup Finalhttps://footballia.net/matches/...
May 04, 2020•53 min
#436. This Friday on NQAT Game Club, the 1968 European Cup Final against Benfica at Wembley. It was a night when George Best, Bobby Charlton, Brian Kidd ... and John Aston would shine and Sir Matt Busby fulfilled the dream he began a decade earlier with the Busby Babes. Next Monday, United take on Liverpool in the 1977 FA Cup Final. For backers, a discussion about what happened to the 1968 team in the years ahead.1968 European Cup Finalhttps://footballia.net/matches/sl-benfica-manchester-united1...
May 01, 2020•50 min
#435. This week on NQAT Game Club, we look back at the 1996 FA Cup Semi-Final against Chelsea, a masterful performance from Eric Cantona, and another step closer to the double-double. Our interview guest this week is Flair Football, the UK's first social network for young football players. Next Friday, the 1968 European Cup Final against Benfica at Wembley.United v Chelsea (1996)https://footballia.net/matches/manchester-united-chelsea-fc-fa-cupUnited v Benfica (1968)https://footballia.net/matche...
Apr 27, 2020•53 min
#434. This week on NQAT Game Club, we are focusing on two contrasting debuts: Wayne Rooney's hat-trick vs. Fenerbahçe in the Champions League from 2003 and Cristiano Ronaldo's blistering substitute appearance against Bolton at Old Trafford just a little over a year later. Enjoy!Next week, we look back at the 1996 FA Cup Semi-Final against Chelsea and a masterful performance from Eric Cantona.Notes:Ronaldo debuthttps://footballia.net/matches/manchester-united-bolton-wanderersRooney debuthttps://f...
Apr 24, 2020•45 min
#433. This week on NQAT Game Club, a touch of magic from Sir Alex Ferguson's final season as Manchester United manager. With United top of the league, but City unbeaten, Robin van Persie scores a last-minute free kick to win the derby for Sir Alex' team at the Etihad. Next Friday's pod will focus on two contrasting debuts: Wayne Rooney vs. Fenerbahçe in the Champions League and Cristiano Ronaldo's blistering substitute appearance against Bolton.City v Unitedhttps://footballia.net/matches/manches...
Apr 20, 2020•1 hr 8 min
#432. This week on NQAT Game Club, one of Sir Alex Ferguson's earliest games as Manchester United manager. One month and just five games into the job, Ferguson oversaw a pulsating draw with high-flying Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford. If you'd like to join in, the full match is available here:https://footballia.net/matches/manchester-united-tottenham-hotspur-first-divisionNext Monday's pod will focus on another Manchester derby: the thrilling 3-2 victory at the Etihad from December 2012! Full ...
Apr 17, 2020•58 min
#431. This week on NQAT Game Club, a United victory in the Manchester Derby from 1993. From two down at half-time, to a late Roy Keane winner that sen the Reds home happy - a classic match and the emergence of Sir Alex Ferguson's first great team. Full match here.https://footballia.net/matches/manchester-city-manchester-united-premier-league-1993-1994If you want to join in, next Friday's pod will focus on United's 3-3 draw with Tottenham at Old Trafford in 1986. Full match here.https://footballi...
Apr 10, 2020•54 min
#430. This week on NQAT Game Club, one of the great comebacks under Sir Alex Ferguson. With United 3-0 down at half-time, the Reds scored five in the second period at White Hart Lane in September 2001. Full match here.If you want to join in, next Monday's pod will focus on United's victory over Manchester City at Maine Road in November 1993. You remember it, a Roy Keane winner in the 87th minute!Full Spurs v United match:https://footballia.net/matches/tottenham-hotspur-manchester-united-premier-...
Apr 03, 2020•39 min
#429. With football postponed globally, this week NQAT Game Club focuses on United's 3-3 draw at Camp Nou in 1998. The Champions League Group D fixture was one of two draws with the Catalan giants that season.Full match:https://footballia.net/matches/fc-barcelona-manchester-united-champions-league-1998-1999If you want to join in, next Friday's pod will focus on United's 2001 comeback from 3-0 down at Tottenham Hotspur. The 5-3 victory was one of the great comebacks in Premier League history. Hos...
Mar 30, 2020•40 min
#428. This week Ed & Paul briefly touch on the latest developments surrounding football's global suspension and its ongoing impact, with all football voided below National League level and the Premier League set to push a proposed re-start date beyond 30 April.NQAT Game Club focuses on United's victory-but-aggregate loss against Real Madrid in the 2003 Champions League quarter-final. One of the greatest games ever at Old Trafford and a stunning hat-trick from Original Ronaldo.Full match:http...
Mar 27, 2020•49 min
#427. This week Ed & Paul briefly touch on the latest developments surrounding football's global suspension and its ongoing impact.NQAT Game Club focuses on United's 1991 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup victory over Johan Cruyff's Barcelona in Rotterdam. It was the club's first European trophy in 23 years and a significant step in the development of Alex Ferguson's team.Full match:https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1ioyds Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about yo...
Mar 23, 2020•1 hr 2 min
#426. We won't see any football until the end of April, and in all likelihood until much later in the year. This week Ed & Paul briefly touch on the latest developments surrounding football's global suspension and its ongoing impact.With no matches to review, NQAT turns back the clock in the second edition of NQAT Game Club, this time to 2007 and United's demolition of Roma in the Champions League quarter-final.Full match:https://footballia.net/matches/manchester-united-as-roma Hosted on Aca...
Mar 20, 2020•50 min
#425. The season has been suspended until 3 April at least, although nobody really believes that it will return any time soon. This week Ed & Paul briefly touch on the decision to halt the Premier League and European football and the consequences for United and the game more widely.With no match against Spurs to review, NQAT turns back the clock in the first of what could be a fair few dives into nostalgia: NQAT Game Club. This week: Arsenal 1-2 United in the 1999 FA Cup semi final - a class...
Mar 16, 2020•1 hr 17 min
#424. United thrashed LASK in Linz in front of just a handful of people in one of the stranger European encounters in recent memory. In the end the game was comfortable for United after Odion Igahlo scored a world-class opener. Four more followed to secure United a place in the Europa League quarter-final... if it happens at all. Ed & Paul digest Thursday's game, talk about the potential suspension of football in Europe due to the coronavirus... and preview United's game with Tottenham on Su...
Mar 13, 2020•50 min
#423. United beat Manchester City for the third time this season, with a riotous 2-0 victory at Old Trafford. City dominated possession, but United created the best chances taking advantage of some well known deficiencies in Pep Guardiola's team. Ed & Paul digest a potentially season-shaping game for United.There are plenty of listener questions and a look ahead to Thursday night's Europa League fixture against LASK in Austria. For backers, a discussion about the Nations League. Hosted on Ac...
Mar 09, 2020•54 min
#422. United beat Wayne Rooney's Derby in the FA Cup to progress. It was a competent if unspectacular performance from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men on a night the fans dedicated to the White Pele. Ed & Paul discuss all the fallout from the match. Then, on Sunday, United face Manchester City in the Premier League. Can United beat Pep Guardiola's side once again? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 06, 2020•42 min
#421. United took a point from a tough game at Everton, but should it have been more after a bright first half from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's team? Ed & Paul review all the action from Goodison Park, asking why United dropped off in the second half, what the club should do about David de Gea's problems, and whether VAR really is United's best player this season.Also on the show, a preview of Thursday FA Cup Fourth Round tie against Wayne Rooney's Derby County and plenty of listener questions. H...
Mar 03, 2020•54 min
#420. United thrashed Club Brugge at Old Trafford to progress in the Europa League. Sure, there are caveats, but it is good to enjoy football again. Bruno Fernandes scored another weird penalty, Odion Ighalo grabbed his first for the club, and Fred can shoot from long-distance.Also on the show, a look ahead to the weekend's fixture against Everton at Goodison Park. With Carlo Ancelotti's side on the up, it should be a stern test for United. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...
Feb 28, 2020•42 min
#419. United beat Watford at Old Trafford and United's new midfielder stole the show. It's early, but Bruno Fernandes looks like the real deal. The former Sporting player scored a penalty and set up another goal as United ran out comfortable winners. Ed & Paul review all the action from United's victory over Watford.Also on the show, plenty of listener questions, a new chocolate sponsor at Old Trafford and there's a Europa League fixture against Brugge to preview. Hosted on Acast. See acast....
Feb 24, 2020•46 min
#418. United drew with Club Brugge on a damp night in Belgium. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer made six changes from the side that beat Chelsea last Sunday, leading to another disjointed Europa League performance. The match was entirely forgettable, but Ed & Paul review all the action anyway because commitment. The show ends with plenty of listener questions and a preview of the weekend's Premier League match against Watford. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about...
Feb 21, 2020•38 min
#417. United beat Chelsea for the third time this season. How Ole Gunnar Solskjaer must wish his team could play the Blues every week. Ed & Paul look back on an eventful match, with VAR playing a very helpful hand in United's victory.Also on the show, a discussion about Ole's role in the ongoing controversy surrounding Babacar Sarr; a tribute to the late Harry Gregg, a bone fide Manchester United hero; a look at Manchester City's Euro bad; and a preview of the Europa League fixture with Club...
Feb 18, 2020•1 hr 9 min
#416. With United enjoying the sunshine in Marbella, Paul chats to Talk of the Devils host and friend of the the pod Carl Anka about Manchester United, tracking Southampton for The Athletic, and the season to date. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 14, 2020•46 min
#415. It's the Premier League Winter Break so United don't play again until 17 February. In the meantime a chance to take stock in this week's AMA with just three months of the season remaining. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 10, 2020•1 hr 11 min
#414. This is not the first time that United have been in the football wilderness. For more than two decades United failed to secure the league title; a cup side hopeful only of securing the occasional trophy, while spending years in Liverpool's shadow.On this week's Winter Break Special, we talk to Wayne Barton, author of a dozen books on football, many about United, about his latest, Que Sera Sera, on the era of Dave Sexton and Ron Atkinson. It's a nostalgia filled show. Hosted on Acast. See a...
Feb 07, 2020•40 min
#413. United and Wolves played out yet another tight game at Old Trafford on Saturday. It's the fourth meeting between these sides this season, and the third to end in stalemate. Bruno Fernandes made a promising debut for United, but the Portuguese midfielder couldn't prevent United from registering yet another blank.Ed & Paul digest the weekend's game, look at loan signing Odion Ighalo and take plenty of listener questions as we head into the winter break. For backers, a discussion about th...
Feb 03, 2020•1 hr 1 min
#412. In the week that Manchester United paid up to €80 million for Sporting Lisbon's Bruno Fernandes, Ed Woodward came under fire, with a group lobbing flares into the executive's back garden. The debate around Woodward's role in United's decline has come into sharp focus, with fans protesting and Woodward's PR team cranking out personality-cult level messaging. Ed & Paul discuss and agree to disagree.Also on the show this week, there was some actual football on Wednesday night, with United...
Jan 31, 2020•55 min
#411. United survived the cabbage-patch pitch to emerge victorious over Tranmere Rovers in the FA Cup. United seldom score six or 10 these days, but the Reds racked up the goals at the League One club. All the analysis from Prenton Park.Also on the show, plenty of listener questions and a look ahead to the midweek League Cup tie against Manchester City. Can United turn around a 3-1 deficit at the Etihad. For backers, a look back on Eric Cantona's kung-fu kick, 25 years on. Hosted on Acast. See a...
Jan 27, 2020•1 hr 19 min
#410. Manchester United were beaten at Old Trafford by Burnley, a side that began the day in 14th place. Despite taking 26 shots, United rarely tested Nick Pope in the Burnley goal, while the away side scored with two fine strikes. Ed & Paul digest the fallout from yet another disastrous defeat. Is it time for Ole to go? Will the club invest in the transfer market with just 10 days until it closes? Why has Woodward hired a Director of Spin before a Director of Football?We end with a look ahe...
Jan 24, 2020•56 min
#409. Manchester United lost at Liverpool, as expected, in a game where the gulf in class between the two sides was all too apparent. Perhaps overshadowing the loss, new information emerged about the extent of Marcus Rashford's injury and the criminal mismanagement of it by the club and its manager.Ed & Paul look back on defeat at Anfield, digesting all the fallout from another miserable weekend, and try to see the bigger picture. Life comes at you pretty fast though, and there's a match aga...
Jan 21, 2020•57 min