Talk of the Devils: The Athletic FC's Manchester United show

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 Greenwoo...

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...

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. Understanda...

Ian Irving, Laurie Whitwell & Andy Mitten react to a much needed win at Brentford with all three goals coming from Academy kids. They debate Ronaldo's reaction to be substituted and Rangnick's comments on the future of Paul Pogba ahead of the game. Plus, we look ahead to Saturday's game against West Ham at Old Trafford with David Moyes team within touching distance in fourth place. Hosted on A...

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. Villa Park was bouncing on Saturday and Bruno Fernandes brought his A game in the first half, scoring two goals from a new position in a three-man midfield with Anthony Elanga impressing on the left side of the attack. But, it wasn'...

Ian Irving, Laurie Whitwell & Andy Mitten discuss the comments made by Cristiano Ronaldo about United's current form and the interim manager in an interview broadcast on Sky Sports ahead of his expected return at Villa on Saturday. We’ll also talk about young United defender Axel Tuanzebe - with The Athletic's Villa writer Gregg Evans - who has just started another loan in Italy after multiple...

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. There was a strong sense that United "got away with one" after the narrow FA Cup third round win over Aston Villa. Despite a promising start and some positive aspects, Villa were the better side for long periods and Marcus Rashford'...

Ian Irving, Laurie Whitwell & Andy Mitten react to the breaking news that Ed Woodward will officially leave his role as the executive vice-chairman of Manchester United next month. We’ll look back at the job he’s done - starting in the wake of Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement - and assess the state of the club that he leaves behind for new chief executive Richard Arnold. Hosted on Acast. See aca...

The start of a new year on The Athletic's podcast dedicated to Manchester United, with Ian Irving and Andy Mitten returning for the first podcast of 2022. We've instant reaction from the home defeat to Wolves with our matchday reporter Adam Crafton before the boys break down the last couple of weeks of action. Is action the right word, though? The football has been on the dull side, despite Scott...

This is a very special edition of Talk of the Devils, the podcast dedicated to Manchester United by The Athletic, marking the upcoming 80th birthday of Sir Alex Ferguson. Hosted by Iain Irving with the usual team, club correspondent Laurie Whitwell and United We Stand Editor Andy Mitten, and with special guests Adam Crafton, Oliver Kay, and Nick Miller, we think back over the career of the man who...

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 latest wave of Covid cases across the UK has already caused significant disruption to the pre-Christmas fixture list, and after United's last two matches were called off, we're waiting to hear from the Premier League and our new...

Ian Irving hosts The Athletic's podcast dedicated to Manchester United with United We Stand fanzine editor Andy Mitten. Our focus is almost entirely on the South of England today with news on the postponed trip to Brentford and another away day, this time at Brighton, that looks in doubt. And, we've sneak previews of Laurie Whitwell's interview with Brandon Williams, whose form is on the up at Nor...

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 were inititally drawn against Paris Saint-Germain in a botched Champions League draw, but will face Atletico Madrid after a hastily-arranged repeat. We also look back at a trip to Carrow Road which produced a surprising numbe...

Ian Irving hosts The Athletic's podcast dedicated to Manchester United with United We Stand Editor Andy Mitten and Staff Editor Anthony Hay. No fewer than six academy graduates featured in the Champions League fixture against Young Boys Bern. Quite a few famous-sounding names took the pitch for Manchester United but the most significant of those was Zidane Iqbal, the first British South Asian play...

Host Ian Irving is joined by The Athletic's Laurie Whitwell and Andy Mitten, to reflect on United's 1-0 win over Crystal Palace on Sunday... Fred's fabulous form in recent weeks, Ronaldo's running, first impressions of Rangnick in the flesh and if Jose Mourinho was right and Diogo Dalot really is better than Trent Alexander-Arnold! Plus, the trio look ahead to an opportunity for Ralf to rotate in...

Ian Irving, Andy Mitten & Laurie Whitwell reflect on an entertaining night at Old Trafford that saw United beat Arsenal, Ronaldo score his 800th league goal before scoring the winner & Michael Carrick announcing at full time that he is leaving the club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. This week's podcast was recorded immediately after the official announcement of Ralf Rangnick as interim manager and football consultant, coming hot off the heels of a fairly respectable draw at Stamford Bridge. The process of getti...

Ian Irving is joined by The Athletic's Laurie Whtiwell & Andy Mitten to discuss the breaking news that Manchester United have reached agreement with Ralf Rangnick to become interim manager. We’ll tell you all you need to know about the deal to bring in Rangick and The Athletic's Raphael Honigstein will tell us how Rangnick works & what he can bring to United. We will also look back on Tues...

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. Another embarrassing defeat, and another disastrous performance, proved to be the final straw for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. He was sacked as manager on Sunday morning and Michael Carrick will be in charge for the Champions League fixtur...

Ian Irving is joined by The Athletic's Laurie Whitwell & Andy Mitten to look forward - tentatively - to United returning to action in the Premier League at Watford this weekend. Andy also shares the incredible journey he went on in helping United legend Patrice Evra to write his hugely successful autobiography. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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, and special guest Phil Buckingham. It was supposed to be a quiet international week, but United players seem to have a knack for making headlines, and at the moment they all seem to be negative! We catch up with Portugal, especially...

Ian Irving hosts The Athletic's podcast dedicated to Manchester United with club correspondent Laurie Whitwell and United We Stand Editor Andy Mitten. Andy wrote up The Athletic's survey of Manchester United fans this week, and the headline figure was the 69% of fans who said the manager should leave immediately. A similar number said signing Ronaldo was the right decision but there was no love fo...

Ian Irving hosts The Athletic's twice-weekly podcast dedicated to Manchester United, with regular guests Laurie Whitwell and Andy Mitten, as well as Michael Cox, the author of Zonal Marking. On paper, defeat in the Manchester derby, by two goals, looks less bad than the five-nil drubbing from Liverpool. However, there was a feeling among some supporters that this performance was even worse. Indica...

Ian Irving is joined by The Athletic's Laurie Whitwell & Andy Mitten fresh from Bergamo to look back on ANOTHER moment of brilliance from Cristiano Ronaldo to keep United alive in the Champions League. We also look ahead to the derby against Manchester City with David Mooney, could playing at home be a disadvantage for United? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ian Irving hosts The Athletic's podcast dedicated to Manchester United with club correspondent Laurie Whitwell, United We Stand Editor Andy Mitten, and Italian football expert James Horncastle. Everyone on the podcast is breathing a huge sigh of relief after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side got their first Premier League win since mid-September, achieved with a tactical switch to a back three and a 70-...