Ian Irving hosts The Athletic's podcast dedicated to Manchester United with regular contributor Andy Mitten, club correspondent Laurie Whitwell, and football writer Carl Anka. We recorded post-match at Old Trafford again after table-topping Arsenal lost their 100% record to a ruthless performance from Ten Hag's men. And there's a final look at the business done in the transfer window. Utd got their targets, but paid a hefty price, so how does it measure up? Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...
Sep 05, 2022•50 min
Ian Irving hosts The Athletic's podcast dedicated to Manchester United with regular contributor Andy Mitten and club correspondent Laurie Whitwell. Recorded at The Walkers Stadium just after the transfer deadline passed, we reflect on what turned into an expensive window for the club as they backed the new manager, and consider the signs of encouragement in a sparky cameo from Ronaldo. Most importantly, the team is starting to gel with combinations developing in different areas of the pitch. Thi...
Sep 02, 2022•55 min
Ian Irving hosts The Athletic's podcast dedicated to Manchester United with regular contributor Andy Mitten and football writer Carl Anka. It's been another madcap week in Manchester with a sizeable fee agreed for Antony from Erik Ten Hag's former club Ajax. With just three days to go before the transfer deadline, how much business is there still to come? At least things are going a little better on the field. The manager left big names on the bench again as the team backed up the Liverpool win ...
Aug 30, 2022•58 min
Ian Irving hosts a special episode of The Athletic's Manchester United podcast from the Bishops Blaize pub. Joining him, in person, were Andy Mitten, Laurie Whitwell, and Carl Anka. After Erik Ten Hag left Ronaldo out of the starting line-up for the stirring home win over Liverpool, the Portuguese superstar's future is no clearer. The panel consider his next move; will he leave the club? Regardless of Ronaldo's departure, it looks like at least one more player will arrive before the transfer dea...
Aug 24, 2022•1 hr
Ian Irving hosts The Athletic's podcast dedicated to Manchester United with regular contributor Andy Mitten and club correspondent Laurie Whitwell. Coming to you from the bowels of Old Trafford immediately after Erik Ten Hag's side beat Liverpool to kickstart their season, we also discussed the huge protest march that dominated the build-up to the game. And there was the small matter of a £70m signing from Real Madrid. Brazilian midfielder Casemiro fetched the second highest fee for a player ove...
Aug 23, 2022•52 min
Ian Irving hosts The Athletic's podcast dedicated to Manchester United with regular contributor Andy Mitten and club correspondent Laurie Whitwell. There was breaking news on Wednesday night as Ineos owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe issued a statement outlining his desire to take a stake in the club. It's a story that will excite many fans with protests against the current ownership expected when Liverpool visit on Monday night, but is a it a serious prospect? We also take a look at the ridiculous number...
Aug 18, 2022•51 min
Ian Irving hosts The Athletic's podcast dedicated to Manchester United with football writer Carl Anka, regular contributor Andy Mitten, and club correspondent Laurie Whitwell. How bad were Manchester United at Brentford on Saturday? Nobody can remember a worse performance, and the stats suggest there hasn't been one in over a century of football. From De Gea to Ronaldo, the team looked no match for a Bees eleven that was assembled at a tenth of the cost. So, can Erik Ten Hag turn this Jumbo jet ...
Aug 15, 2022•1 hr 1 min
Ian Irving hosts The Athletic's podcast dedicated to Manchester United with regular contributor Andy Mitten and football writer Carl Anka. It's been an, ahem, interesting week: the dust has settled on the opening-day home defeat to Brighton and unexpected transfer links have prompted new questions of the club's recruitment policy. Will we see Ronaldo starting at Brentford? And what about McFred? Attracting Frenkie de Jong to Manchester looks as important as ever, but no closer to reality. Learn ...
Aug 11, 2022•55 min
Ian Irving hosts The Athletic's podcast dedicated to Manchester United with regular contributor Andy Mitten and club correspondent Laurie Whitwell. Any optimism from pre-season was dashed by defeat to Brighton, the visitors bringing back traumatic memories of recent years with their first ever win at Old Trafford. The Frenkie de Jong deadlock shows no sign of breaking and, as The Athletic's David Ornstein broke news of potential moves for Adrien Rabiot and Marko Arnautovic, it's fair to say anxi...
Aug 08, 2022•57 min
Ian Irving, Laurie Whitwell, Andy Mitten & Carl Anka discuss the news - broken on The Athletic - that United forward Anthony Martial is set to miss their opening game of the season against Brighton & Hove Albion due to injury. Does that mean Ronaldo will start? Or has Erik ten Hag got other ideas? Also, hear all about Benni McCarthy will become a first-team coach for Manchester United - and find out why Teng Hag wanted him. Plus, enter the De Jong Zone... will we ever leave? Learn more about you...
Aug 04, 2022•58 min
Ian Irving hosts The Athletic's podcast dedicated to Manchester United with regular contributor Andy Mitten and club correspondent Laurie Whitwell back on home turf alongside football writer Carl Anka. The R word was on everybody's lips this week as Cristiano Ronaldo appeared at Carrington, apparently to have talks with senior management about his future. Is it in the club's best interests to make sure he stays? Meanwhile, Barcelona are spending more on players than Laurie does on Australian coc...
Jul 28, 2022•1 hr 5 min
Ian Irving hosts The Athletic's podcast dedicated to Manchester United with regular contributor Andy Mitten, club correspondent Laurie Whitwell, and football writer Carl Anka. The squad, closely followed by Andy and Laurie, have moved from Thailand to Australia where our team secured access to Erik Ten Hag, Bruno Fernandes, and some liquid refreshment. We've also been speaking to local Reds in Melbourne and Adelaide, and the de Jong theme is announced after a barrage of suggestions. Learn more a...
Jul 20, 2022•1 hr 9 min
Ian Irving hosts The Athletic's podcast dedicated to Manchester United with regular contributor Andy Mitten, club correspondent Laurie Whitwell, and football writer Carl Anka. Laurie and Andy were in Bangkok for the pre-season friendly win over Liverpool and the open training session that preceded it. They both met fans en route, albeit Andy took a little bit of a detour. Meanwhile, Ian and Carl had to put up with the scorching weather in Manchester as we learned a little bit more about Ten Hag'...
Jul 13, 2022•1 hr 6 min
Ian Irving hosts The Athletic's podcast dedicated to Manchester United with regular contributor Andy Mitten, club correspondent Laurie Whitwell, and football writer Carl Anka. Cristiano Ronaldo returned to the headlines after he failed to report for pre-season training amid rumours of a move to Chelsea. Would that be a bad thing for Manchester Utd? We're not so sure. Meanwhile, Erik Ten Hag and his squad will travel to Thailand later this week with new signing Tyrell Malacia, and perhaps Christi...
Jul 07, 2022•59 min
Ian Irving hosts The Athletic's podcast dedicated to Manchester United with regular contributor Andy Mitten, club correspondent Laurie Whitwell, and football writer Carl Anka. It looks very likely United will sign Feyenoord left-back Tyrell Malacia after the club outbid Lyon for the Dutch international. Will Frenkie de Jong join his compatriot? We're running out of different phrases for a very slow-moving situation. And, is this the year we finally turn the corner when it comes to selling player...
Jun 30, 2022•44 min
Ian Irving hosts The Athletic's podcast dedicated to Manchester United with regular contributor Andy Mitten and football writer Carl Anka. MUFC CEO Richard Arnold saw off a potential protest at his home by intercepting fans in his local club. We react to the ensuing conversation and the debate amongst fans about how best to make their feelings clear to the owners. And, of course, we take a look at potential transfers with the help of Carl's "Shopping for Ten Hag" columns. It's early in "the disc...
Jun 22, 2022•50 min
Ian Irving is joined by Andy Mitten, Laurie Whitwell & Carl Anka to bring you the latest transfer news from Old Trafford & discuss themes from a new documentary featuring the departing Paul Pogba. They look United's fixtures for the new season that have been announced today with United facing an intense first few weeks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 16, 2022•46 min
Talk of the Devils will be back next week but in the meantime we wanted to give you a taste of a new podcast from The Athletic called 'The Moment with Kelly Cates and Geoff Thomas. In this episode Luke Chadwick speaks openly and honestly about the public abuse he received when he broke through to the Manchester United first team in the late 90s and why it took him twenty years to speak openly about how this affected his mental health Check out the rest of the series, including interviews with Tr...
Jun 09, 2022•53 min
Ian Irving hosts The Athletic's podcast dedicated to Manchester United with club correspondent Laurie Whitwell, regular contributor Andy Mitten, and writer Carl Anka. It's the last day of term and we're all hugely relieved to be bidding farewell to the worst season in our Premier League history. Erik Ten Hag's arrival has us all feeling positive about the future, too, as we answer your burning questions. And there's warmth in our hearts, as well, with Kath Phipps recognised by the LMA this week ...
May 26, 2022•1 hr
Ian Irving hosts The Athletic's podcast dedicated to Manchester United with regular Athletic contributor Andy Mitten and club correspondent Laurie Whitwell. Incoming United manager Erik Ten Hag gave his first press conference at Old Trafford on Monday lunchtime and, while he didn't say a great deal, it gave us an excuse to largely ignore yesterday's match at Crystal Palace. With Ian and Laurie in the bowels of the stadium and Andy in a busy airport, we kept things as short and sweet as a stroopw...
May 23, 2022•44 min
Ian Irving, Andy Mitten & Carl Anka look ahead to United's final game of the season at Crystal Palace, where new manager Erik ten Hag is expected to be in attendance.. Carl will talk about his piece that outlines the CDMs United could look at for the summer and Andy shares details from his piece about the incredible journey of former United player Frederic Veseli. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 19, 2022•35 min
Ian Irving hosts The Athletic's podcast dedicated to Manchester United with club correspondent Laurie Whitwell, regular contributor Andy Mitten, and Dutch journalist Marcel van der Kraan. Marcel is the Sports Editor at Amsterdam-based de Telegraaf, Holland's biggest daily newspaper, who spoke exclusively with Erik Ten Hag at the weekend. There's no-one better to fill us in on the club's new manager as he makes an early start to his work in the UK. We also take a quick look back over Laurie's rep...
May 16, 2022•54 min
Ian Irving, Andy Mitten & Laurie Whitwell look back on a memorable night at Old Trafford as Manchester United win the FA Youth Cup at a packed Old Trafford. Laurie also shares thoughts on Frenkie de Jong being linked to a move to United. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 12, 2022•37 min
Ian Irving hosts The Athletic's podcast dedicated to Manchester United with United We Stand Editor Andy Mitten and writer Carl Anka. A 4-0 defeat at Brighton may not have been the worst result of the season but it ensured the club's worst season since the inaugural Premier League. Have the horror shows damaged the club's reputation? One consolation has been the performances of the academy and, with almost 60k expected at Old Trafford for the FA Youth Cup Final on Wednesday, we look at improvemen...
May 09, 2022•51 min
Ian Irving, Andy Mitten & Carl Anka discuss Paul Pogba's time at United that looks like it is coming to a close at the end of the season - why has it not worked out? We also talk about Jessse Lingard - another Academy product who is expected to leave United at the end of the season. Plus Andy shares his tales of United football memorabilia, whilst sitting on the world's biggest boat to Carl, up in the sky in Manchester & Ian sat in a carpark in Burnley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me...
May 05, 2022•44 min
Ian Irving hosts The Athletic's podcast dedicated to Manchester United with club correspondent Laurie Whitwell and United We Stand Editor Andy Mitten. Brentford were the visitors for the last Premier League match of the season, and one of the better performances from Utd saw them win comfortably. The team's performance, and farewells to some popular figures, saw an anti-Glazer protest fail to spark and the players were applauded as they thanked fans after the final whistle. Learn more about your...
May 03, 2022•40 min
Ian Irving, Laurie Whitwell & Andy Mitten look back on United's draw with Chelsea at Old Trafford. They also discuss the news that Ralf Ragnick has confirmed he will stay on as a consultant at United and possibly take another job alongside it. Also we have the details of Aaaron Wan-Bissaka being linked with a return to Palace and could Kalvin Philips cross the Pennines and join United from Leeds? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 29, 2022•34 min
Ian Irving hosts The Athletic's podcast dedicated to Manchester United with regular contributor Andy Mitten, live from Villareal, and football writer Carl Anka. The performance at Arsenal was an improvement when compared to the Liverpool match, but a hugely open match still ended in defeat and it now looks impossible to qualify for the Champions League. Erik Ten Hag's life is about to get very busy. How many players will the club provide him with, and can he bring about a sharp upturn in form fr...
Apr 25, 2022•55 min
Ian Irving is joined by The Athletic's Laurie Whitwell & Andy Mitten to discuss the news that Manchester United have confirmed the appointment of Ajax head coach Erik ten Hag as their new manager from the end of the current season. We share thoughts on that terrible night at Anfield and Andy brings details of his exclusive for The Athletic that two leading scouts have left United. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 21, 2022•49 min
Ian Irving hosts The Athletic's podcast dedicated to Manchester United live from Old Trafford with regular Athletic contributor Andy Mitten and writer Carl Anka. Spurs and Arsenal both lost so a victory, even one over Norwich, was a huge result as the team reignited their chances of qualifying for next season's Champions League. But, there's a cloud hanging over United's support, and protests at Carrington during the week were followed by a significant gathering of fans who marched to the ground...
Apr 17, 2022•42 min
