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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast The Athletic's Andy Mitten and Laurie Whitwell join Ian Irving to discuss the news that Erik ten Hag has agreed a deal in principle to become the next permanent manager of Manchester United. The man who broke the story on The Athletic, David Ornstein, also joins the show to tell us how it all unfolded over the past few days. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 13, 2022•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ian Irving hosts The Athletic's podcast dedicated to Manchester United with regular panellists, club correspondent Laurie Whitwell and United We Stand Editor Andy Mitten. We're giving the Everton match a wide berth, although it would've been even wider if Andy had had his way. Hopefully, Erik Ten Hag will provide us with some good news soon. But, we did find a way to cheer ourselves up, with a visit from Bulgaria's silkiest striker Dimitar Berbatov. He will be back at Old Trafford for a legends'...
Apr 11, 2022•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ian Irving hosts The Athletic's podcast dedicated to Manchester United with United We Stand Editor Andy Mitten and club correspondent Laurie Whitwell. It feels like we're reaching the endgame in the recruitment of the club's next permanent manager, and Erik ten Hag is now strongly rumoured to be in pole position. We consider how life might look if the current Ajax boss does take the job. One man who you can be pretty sure would welcome such an appointment is Donnie van der Beek; United head to h...
Apr 07, 2022•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ian Irving hosts The Athletic's podcast dedicated to Manchester United with regular contributor Andy Mitten and club writer Carl Anka. Another winnable fixture drifted by at Old Trafford and the season is idling with no trophies to fight for and Champions League qualification disappearing over the horizon. We think about how the club's latest malaise can be arrested and dream of a gear-shift as abrupt and dramatic as the one seen in recent weeks at Barcelona. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...
Apr 04, 2022•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ian Irving, Andy Mitten & Laurie Whitwell look ahead to United returning to action at Old Trafford in the Premier League. Captain Harry Maguire faces his former club having been booed by England fans midweek but can expect a positive reception from the Stretford End. Despite a disappointing season can Maguire use the situation to finish the season on a positive? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 31, 2022•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ian Irving hosts The Athletic's podcast dedicated to Manchester United with regular Athletic contributor Andy Mitten and club correspondent Laurie Whitwell. We're looking at United's attacking options for next season, with a very interesting rumour prompting even more questions about the strikers currently on the books. We also consider Louis van Gaal's comments about the club in a Dutch press conference and there's an update from our man in Abuja, Carl Anka. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...
Mar 29, 2022•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ian Irving is joined by The Athletic's Andy Mitten & Laurie Whitwell to discuss a range of United topics including; ongoing search for a new manager, Glazer promises one year on and the possible redevelopment of Old Trafford. Speaking of The Theatre of Dreams, The Athletic's Charlotte Harpur jumps on as United's women's team will make history later this weekend by playing at Old Trafford in front of fans for the first time in their Women’s Super League match against Everton. Learn more about you...
Mar 24, 2022•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ian Irving hosts The Athletic's podcast dedicated to Manchester United with club correspondent Laurie Whitwell and United We Stand Editor Andy Mitten. It's been almost a week since the Atletico Madrid defeat, and the lads have been giving football a wide berth. But, we have nine leeague games to play and after wins for Arsenal and Spurs, United have a tough task on their hands if they are to qualify for next season's Champions League. What will the squad look like after the summer, though? We co...
Mar 21, 2022•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ian Irving is joined by The Athletic's Andy Mitten & Laurie Whitwell inside Old Trafford for reflections from the scene of a disappointing night for United as they are knocked out of the Champions League by Atletico Madrid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 16, 2022•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ian Irving hosts The Athletic's podcast dedicated to Manchester United live from Old Trafford with regular Athletic contributor Andy Mitten and club correspondent Laurie Whitwell. The team, and our very special audience, are all smiles after a Cristiano Ronaldo hat-trick saw off Spurs and kept United's hopes of a top-four finish alive. And there's just enough time to preview Tuesday night's huge Champions League knock-out tie before an understandably eager steward gives us our marching orders. L...
Mar 13, 2022•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ian Irving Andy Mitten & Carl Anka try to look ahead with positivity to the Spurs game at Old Trafford - what sort of team will Rangnick put out? Laurie Whitwell pops up to detail his trip to Old Trafford to see United make it to the Youth Cup Final. And The Athletic's Derby writer Elias Burke jumps on to discuss Ravel Morrison's revival and Wayne Rooney's ability. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 10, 2022•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ian Irving hosts The Athletic's podcast dedicated to Manchester United with club correspondent Laurie Whitwell and United We Stand Editor Andy Mitten. Recorded late last night, the team react to another dismal display in the Manchester derby. A few positive signs with an interesting formation in the first half were blown away in the second. Arsenal are now odds-on favourites for fourth place in the Premier League and United's manager Ralf Rangnick will face questions about the future of the team...
Mar 07, 2022•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ian Irving is joined by Laurie Whitwell, Andy Mitten & Carl Anka to look ahead to the Manchester derby at the weekend and share their best & worst memories of facing City. We also discuss how United can get the best out of Marcus Rashford who became the youngest goalscorer in the derby in Premier League history six years ago this month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 03, 2022•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ian Irving hosts The Athletic's podcast dedicated to Manchester United in conversation with regular Athletic contributor Andy Mitten and club writer Carl Anka. Roy Hodgson brought the Hornets to Old Trafford on Saturday and they were well beaten by Ralf Rangnick's Manchester Utd. At least, they should have been, but chance after chance went begging and the game finished goalless. Rangnick's ideas have shown some signs of taking hold but perhaps not everyone and, as revealed by our colleague Laur...
Feb 28, 2022•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ian Irving is joined from Madrid by The Athletic's Laurie Whitwell & Andy Mitten for reflections on a memorable Champions League night where the result - and that song - made up for a poor performance thanks to Anthony Elanga. We also answer some of your questions & look ahead to Watford's visit to Old Trafford this weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 24, 2022•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ian Irving hosts The Athletic's podcast dedicated to Manchester United with regular pundits, club correspondent Laurie Whitwell and United We Stand Editor Andy Mitten. It was a crazy game at Elland Road, but United defied a hostile atmosphere, a second-half scare, and horrific conditions to dominate the game. Jadon Sancho provided real quality on the left and there were encouraging performances from Maguire and Pogba so hopes will be high as we head to Madrid, where Atletico are having a tough t...
Feb 21, 2022•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ian Irving hosts The Athletic's podcast dedicated to Manchester United with regular pundits, club correspondent Laurie Whitwell and United We Stand Editor Andy Mitten. Three points were more than welcome against Brighton, but the first half performance leaves us with a few anxieties. Hopefully David de Gea will be able to settle the nerves with another solid showing between the sticks. Leeds United are having a tough time but Elland Road always gets the blood pumping for Utd fans, even more so a...
Feb 17, 2022•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ian Irving hosts The Athletic's podcast dedicated to Manchester United in conversation with regular Athletic contributor Andy Mitten and club writer Carl Anka. Ralf Rangnick spoke well about United's current difficulties before the Southampton match, but the team was unable to fix those same problems in yet another one-all draw. Plenty on that, and backroom news as The Athletic's David Ornstein delivered another exclusive on Monday. Football Director John Murtough is looking to hire a deputy; do...
Feb 14, 2022•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ian Irving is joined by The Athletic's Andy Mitten & Carl Anka to debate the reasons behind United's struggles with particular focus on captain Harry Maguire - is he being asked to be something he’s not? Also they ask is United's best starting eleven one that features Ronaldo? Laurie Whitwell pops by with a review of United's Youth Cup win at Old Trafford ... And have you ever drank Bene & Hot? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 10, 2022•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ian Irving hosts The Athletic's podcast dedicated to Manchester United with regular pundits, club correspondent Laurie Whitwell and United We Stand Editor Andy Mitten. United crashed out of the cup on Friday night and, while it ruined Andy's weekend, Ian wasn't quite so upset, and Laurie was more concerned with a romantic weekend in the Eternal City. Back to the league, then, and a trip to Burnley starts what will hopefully be a fruitful February with some very winnable games in store. We also h...
Feb 07, 2022•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ian Irving, Andy Mitten & Carl Anka look ahead to tomorrow’s cup game and share memories of United playing Middlesbrough at Old Trafford and down by The Riverside..Sticking with the North East theme we’ll look into reports linking Roy Keane to the job at Sunderland and we’ll tell you about how United players have been getting on playing for their respective international teams around the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 03, 2022•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ian Irving hosts The Athletic's podcast dedicated to Manchester United with regular pundits, club correspondent Laurie Whitwell and United We Stand Editor Andy Mitten. The transfer deadline closed with no players signing for Manchester United but there were some loans out, most notably Donnie van der Beek joining Frank Lampard at Everton. Ian makes a brief statement on the news that Mason Greenwood has been arrested on suspicion of rape and assault. If you have been assaulted in the UK, you can ...
Feb 01, 2022•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ian Irving, Andy Mitten & Laurie Whitwell discuss Anthony Martial's loan move to Seville and why it hasn't worked out for him at United. The also debate the possibility of Jesse Lingard still being at United when the window closes and answer subscriber questions on transfers. There is also news on United stepping up the search for a new manager in the summer and new United CEO Richard Arnold's moves to build bridges with former players. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi...
Jan 27, 2022•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ian Irving hosts The Athletic's podcast dedicated to Manchester United. This week, we're live from Old Trafford with club correspondent Laurie Whitwell and West Ham writer Roshane Thomas. Marcus Rashford scored the last-gasp winner that put United fourth in the Premier League going into what could, and maybe should, be a fruitful February for the team and interim manager Ralf Rangnick. Understandably, the feeling around the ground was more positive than it has been in quite some time with the fa...
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