The Official Manchester United Podcast

This week on the UTD Podcast we speak to a legend of football commentary, Clive Tyldesley. Clive told us about being a Manchester United fan when he was a child, regularly going to Old Trafford to watch the likes of George Best, Bobby Charlton and his hero Denis Law. We then, of course, heard his version of events from Camp Nou in 1999, where Clive’s commentary is synonymous with the dramatic clim...

Former Manchester United full-back and current Burnley man Phil Bardsley joined the UTD Podcast overlooking the Old Trafford pitch. Phil grew up across the road from Man Utd's famous Cliff Training Ground and dreamed of playing for the club. He talked about how those dreams came true when he finally made his debut for the club alongside the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo. He also gave his version of e...

Manchester United Women's Team Captain Katie Zelem joins the UTD Podcast this week. She comes highly recommended on previous episodes with her team mates, and she didn't disappoint! Katie opened up about the difficulties she faced as the only girl in her childhood football teams, receiving verbal abuse on the pitch and the sidelines. She spoke about how that made her stronger and how she wants to...

Legendary Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand joins the UTD Podcast from the Theatre of Dreams, where we began by retracing his history and charting his career up to being signed by Sir Alex Ferguson. We then went to explore Old Trafford to recall his memories on the pitch, bust-ups in the tunnel and inspirational team talks in the home dressing room. Sam and Maysie also read out your emails...

We spoke to former Manchester United striker Giuseppe Rossi over the summer. He was in particularly good mood following Italy's European Championships win! He joined us via Zoom from his home in New Jersey, where his football journey began. He told us about getting scouted by European clubs and eventually arriving at Old Trafford. When he returned to train with his Italian team mates, legendary de...

John O'Shea finally joins the UTD Podcast this week, he sat down with us at Old Trafford and looked back on his 10+ years at the Theatre of Dreams. Sheasy had so many iconic moments; nutmegging Luis Figo, the chipped goal against Arsenal at Highbury and the last-minute winner at Liverpool to name just a few! He told us all about that and more, including the tough lesson he learned at the hands of...

Former Manchester United goalkeeper Tim Howard joined the UTD Podcast this week, from his home in Memphis, Tennessee.  Tim opened up about his challenges growing up with a Tourette’s Syndrome diagnosis, and how playing soccer was a way for him to free himself from the hurdles it put in his way.  He also talked us through his time at Old Trafford - adjusting to the pace of training, picki...

Manchester United defender Phil Jones joined the UTD Podcast from Carrington where he recently re-joined the squad for training after a length injury lay-off. Phil gave us an update on his fitness and how mentally difficult it has been watching from the sidelines. He reflected on his career so far, including the highs of winning the Premier League under Sir Alex Ferguson and an incredible performa...

This week the UTD Podcast spoke to Ji-Sung Park all about his incredible journey to Manchester United, which involved starting football at a late age, arguing with his parents about wanting to play and even going on hunger strike to get his own way! Ji reflected fondly on his special years at Old Trafford and his close relationship with the fans, but he had a request of the United supporters - he...

This is the one. Sir Alex Ferguson finally joins the Manchester United Podcast. This is your 60 minutes with The Boss. We covered everything from Cristiano Ronaldo's dramatic Old Trafford return, to signing Eric Cantona on a lunch break. As always, Helen, Sam and Maysie also read out your emails at the end of the episode. If you'd like to write to the only official Manchester United Podcast then e...

The UTD Podcast team spoke to recent signing Tom Heaton shortly after he returned to Old Trafford this summer. The former Manchester United Academy goalkeeper is back at the club and we caught up with him in the days following his re-arrival, where he told us all about his experience coming through the ranks under Sir Alex Ferguson, and why he eventually had to seek first team football elsewhere....

This week the UTD Podcast is joined by bona fide Manchester United legend, Paddy Crerand. We heard about the titles he won, the scrapes he got into on (and off) the pitch, and how the dressing room had a unique bond. Paddy regaled us with tales of George Best and how he'd actually feel sorry for the opposition defenders who came up against the flying winger. He also let us in on the 1968 European...

The UTD Podcast is back with brand new episodes for Season 3, and this week we are joined by Javier Hernandez, who dialled in from Los Angeles. Chicharito told us the amazing story of how he was approached by Manchester United while he was playing in Guadalajara, and how it brought him and his family to tears. He spoke so passionately about the pride of being a United player and how it takes more...

More from our epic back-catalogue and this week is was our conversation with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Helen, Sam and Maysie sat down with the boss in the briefing room at the club's Aon Training Complex to look back at his playing career and, what was at the time, his first twelve months as Manager of Manchester United. If you'd like to listen through more of our back-catalogue, the best place to do...

We're continuing to bring you some of our best early episodes from the UTD Podcast archive. This week Sam, Helen and Maysie bring you our emotional conversation with Lou Macari. Lou does fantastic work with his homeless shelter in Stoke, something we spoke about in depth before getting on to his playing days and later a tragedy that struck the Macari family in 1999. If you'd like to listen through...

More from our epic back catalogue this week - we've dug out another early episode with former Manchester United midfielder and the club's current Technical Director, Darren Fletcher. Helen and Sam spoke to Darren in a Manchester restaurant back in November 2019, where he told us all about his journey through the ranks at Old Trafford, the decision to leave the club, and his aims for the future. If...

We're continuing to bring you some of our best early episodes from the UTD Podcast back catalogue, while we take a short break from recording over the summer. Our second ever episode was recorded with Dimitar Berbatov in a swanky hotel in London and it got us off to a great start. Berba talked us through his fascinating childhood and how he reflects on his career at Old Trafford. If you'd like to...

While we take a short break, we're bringing you some of our most epic episodes from the UTD Podcast back catalogue. This week we've combined our very first two episodes which we recorded with Manchester United legend Bryan Robson at the club's former training ground, the Cliff. If you'd like to listen through our back-catalogue, the best place to do that is over on the Official Manchester United a...

Jonathan Greening joined the UTD Podcast this week, looking back on his playing days and ahead to his future in the game as a coach. Jono's stories from his first year at Old Trafford were incredible, particularly his paintballing session with the likes of David Beckham, Peter Schmeichel and Gary Neville - on his first week at the club! He also told us the story from Barcelona where - on the day o...

Current Manchester United Scout and former club goalkeeper Tony Coton joins the UTD Podcast this week. TC shared some great stories from his spells at Birmingham City and Watford - including a pre-season tour with Elton John! We breezed through his time at Manchester City to get to his stories of working with Sir Alex Ferguson as his goalkeeper and, later, as the club's first full-time goalkeeping...

Double-World Cup winning Christen Press joined the UTD Podcast this week, looking back on her incredible honours list and her first season at Manchester United. The USWNT star told us what it's like to achieve such success in major tournaments and how she has brought that mentality to Casey Stoney's squad this year. Christen also told us how it felt to walk out at Old Trafford and score, but that...

Former Manchester United man Andy Ritchie joins the UTD Podcast this week, to look back on a career that included two hat-tricks at Old Trafford. Andy tells us how he personally wrote to all 92 clubs when he was looking to sign for a new side - plus we find out where the nickname 'Stitch' comes from... although that's still up for debate. Helen, Sam and Maysie also read out your emails at the end...

It's the long awaited arrival of Ruud van Nistelrooy to the UTD Podcast. The Dutch goal machine joined the Pod to look back on his career - and his goal-laden years at Old Trafford in particular. Ruud went into great detail about his failed move to Manchester United the first time around, revealing the emotions and conversations that went on in 2000. He also spoke about Man Utd's fierce rivalry wi...

This week we hear from Paul McShane about his experiences coming through the Manchester United Academy system and onwards. The Ireland international recalled his time at United and the demands that were placed on young players very early; after winning the FA Youth Cup, the team still got an earful from Sir Alex Ferguson. He also told us how his compatriot Roy Keane would be another one to give hi...

Sparky joined the UTD Podcast this week to reflect on his playing and managerial career, while looking out across the Old Trafford turf. The former Manchester United striker talked us through his journey to the club, and how he never wanted to leave when Barcelona took him away from the club, before loaning him out to Bayern Munich. We also heard how he enjoyed his second spell at Man Utd, winning...