Manchester United Weekly Podcast

Hosts Harry Robinson and Jack Tait talk the opening day of Manchester United's season as they beat Leicester City 2-1 at Old Trafford. The two Reds discuss Paul Pogba and Luke Shaw's performances and Pogba's words after the game in relation to Jose Mourinho. As ever we have our extensive youth and loan round-up with news at all levels. Enjoy the show!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Contradictions, fickleness and mind-blowing stupidity sums up Manchester United fans on Twitter. So, hosts Harry Robinson and Jack Tait try and dissect the issues of our pre-season tour of the USA without showing any of that. We talk performances against Real Madrid in a 2-1 win, Liverpool in a 4-1 loss and AC Milan and San Jose Earthquakes. We’re talking Mourinho, Martial, Alexis, Andreas Pereira, and some pretty big debates as well, actually, mainly around Jose Mourinho and his Man United future. Cheers for listening, enjoy the show (and leave us a review if you do)!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hosts Harry Robinson and Jack Tait go through all of the action of the last two months in an extended episode as Series 4 of the Manchester United Weekly Podcast begins. It's Jose Mourinho's third season in charge, though, and the boys dissect United players' performances at the World Cup, talk about three new signings who have arrived at Old Trafford, discuss the Reds' first pre-season game and what issues still need sorting under Mourinho. It's a packed episode since we've left you without any for the last couple of months (exams, holidays, World Cup). Enjoy.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A disappointing end to the season as Man United suffer defeat to Chelsea in the FA Cup Final, meaning a trophy-less season in Jose Mourinho’s second campaign in charge. Hosts Harry Robinson and Jack Tait talk the 1-0 loss at Wembley, how well Mourinho followed us last season’s cup-double and the transfer window. As always, we have our extensive youth round-up as one 17-year-old signs a professional deal and an under-20 United side beat Real Madrid to win an international tournament. Cheers for listening throughout the season, leave us a review if you’ve enjoyed our company during a tumultuous campaign.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hosts Harry Robinson and Jack Tait talk Michael Carrick as the English midfielder plays his final game for Manchester United befoee moving into a coaching role at the club. As well as that, they talk about a 1-0 win against Watford and United finishing second in the Premier League, and look ahead to the FA Cup Final at Wembley on Saturday against Chelsea. There's an extensive youth round-up too, with Man United's under-18s losing in the league final, and the manager in line for promotion to Jose's first-team set-up.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hosts Harry Robinson talk a fifth win against the Premier League's top five clubs in the last two months for Man United who are beating their rivals with regularity now and showing character to do so, this time doing that against Arsenal. They also discuss their Player, Young Player, Goal, Best Moment, Worst Moment, U23s Player and U18s Player of the season in an extended episode recorded at the same time that the official ceremony was taking place. Enjoy the show, cheers for listening. They also discuss their End of Season awards.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hosts Harry Robinson and Jack Tait discuss the FA Cup as Man United reach a fourth major final in three seasons, despite being labelled the team in transition. Goals from Herrera and Alexis Sanchez, as well as fantastic performances from Paul Pogba and Phil Jones, secured a place in the FA Cup Final at Wembley in May with a 2-1 comeback victory against Tottenham Hotspur. As well as talk about that game, we preview next weekend’s clash against Arsenal at Old Trafford and provide an extensive youth and loan round-up with big news for both the under-23s and under-18s. Enjoy the show, cheers!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A salivating Manchester derby on Saturday is revelled in as Manchester United, through a Paul Pogba double, deny Manchester City the chance to win the title at home against their main rivals. It looked as if it could be one of the most humiliating days in United’s recent history. It ended with Man City fans crying in their seats. A perfect day, and there’s a lot to discuss. Plus, a good week for our youth sides as we give our regular, extensive youth round-up in the latter part of the episode. Cheers for listening, enjoy the show!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It’s the special we’ve been promising for months, focusing on the demise of the atmosphere at Old Trafford. Host Harry Robinson takes us through the reasons for a decline in the great stadium, who is responsible, what must be done to fix it. Speaking to three main guest, as well as regular co-host Jack Tait, the issues of safe standing, expansion, stadium lay out, touting and others are discussed. Guests: - Andy Mitten | Founder of Manchester United’s oldest fanzine United We Stand and now a journalist writing for ESPN, GQ, FourFourTwo, the Sunday Times and many others. - Ian Stirling | Vice-Chair of the Manchester United Supporters Trust and representative at the club-run fans forum - Chris | The man behind MUFC Songs & Chants who supports United home, away and in Europe. If you enjoy this episode, please share it on Twitter, Facebook or elsewhere. It’s been a couple of months in the making. Send us your thoughts on it, or any of the issues you here, to @UtdWeeklyPod on Twitter. Cheers to our guests for their time. Enjoy the show! Intro Music: Skint Kids Disco (No Hot Ashes) Outro Music: Goose (No Hot Ashes)  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hosts Harry Robinson and Jack Tait celebrate 100 episodes of the Manchester United Weekly Podcast by talking about a great 2-1 win for the Reds against Liverpool on Saturday. Marcus Rashford netted twice and there's praise for him, as well as Jose Mourinho, Romelu Lukaku, Scott McTominay, Eric Bailly and discussion about just why Juan Mata has become so important to the side. As always we have our extensive youth round-up as both the U23s and U18s win in a great weekend for the club. There's also thank yous to those who have helped us reach 100: to previous guests, to No Hot Ashes (the band whose song is used for our outro), to acast who host us so well and to you for listening every week. If you've enjoyed the show, please, please, leave a review on iTunes. It helps massively!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hosts Harry Robinson and Jack Tait dissect a classic Manchester United comeback as Nemanja Matic strikes home a screamer in added time to create a magical moment away at Selhurst Park in a 3-2 win. The negatives of the first half display are discussed in detail, including talking about the recent performances of Paul Pogba and Alexis Sanchez, while Jose Mourinho, Romelu Lukaku, Juan Mata and Matic are praised. Cheers for listening, enjoy the show!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hosts Harry Robinson and Jack Tait dissect a 2-1 victory against Chelsea with praise for Romelu Lukaku in particular. Manager Jose Mourinho is also hailed for his in-game changes to the side, with substitute Jesse Lingard scoring the winner. The two Reds talk a midfield three of McTominay, Matic and Pogba, looking at each of the three United players’ performances against Chelsea. There’s discussion about a poor 0-0 draw away in Seville in the UEFA Champions League, and our regular youth round-up. Cheers for listening, enjoy the show.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hosts Harry Robinson and Jack Tait record on the 60th-anniversary of the Munich Air Disaster. They remember Manchester United's 'fallen heroes', praise the club for the wonderful manner in which the anniversary has been conducted. Both remember the first time they began to learn about Munich, and talk about it's impact on the club and on supporters. Plus, there are chats on a 2-0 win against Huddersfield Town, a woeful 2-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley, and our regular extensive youth round-up plus a loan update. Hope you enjoy the show, cheers for listening.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Harry Robinson speaks to Roy Cavanagh MBE, author of over 20 sport books, about his new book: "The Day Two Teams Died", about the eight journalists who perished in the Munich Air Disaster, who are oft-forgotten. Roy provides wonderful insight into the impact of Munich on the city of Manchester at the time, his experience as a kid supporting United aged 10-and-a-half. He also gives us his opinion on why Munich is still so important to Manchester United today. It was fantastic to be able to speak to Roy. His book, written with Professor Carl Abbott, is available on Kindle and in paperback on Amazon. Enjoy the show, cheers for listening!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hosts Harry Robinson and Jack Tait dissect a comfortable 4-0 FA Cup Fourth Round victory against League Two Yeovil Town as Alexis Sanchez makes his debut for Manchester United. Zlatan Ibrahimovic's future at the club is also considered, while there's conversations over Angel Gomes, Romelu Lukaku and Wednesday night's big game against Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley. Cheers for listening, enjoy the show.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.