Manchester United Weekly Podcast

Hosts Harry Robinson and Jack Tait reflect on a day to be remembered long into the future, a day which saw Raphael Varane unveiled at the Theatre of Dreams and Manchester United turn dreams into reality with a 5-1 thumping of Leeds United. There's plenty to talk about. TIMESTAMPS Here's what you can find today's episode, and where to find it (feel free to skip to the parts you want to listen to and skip through the parts you don't!): 00:00 Introduction - the Theatre of Dreams 04:15 Welcome + what Saturday meant 09:30 Varane's unveiling 14:05 How the Premier League finally prioritised matchgoing fans again 18:00 Reviewing the Leeds game 22:30 United's movement (and Greenwood) 25:30 Paul Pogba 27:30 Bruno Fernandes 31:30 Lindelof, McTominay and Dan James 39:00 New refereeing 41:40 Southampton (A) 43:45 Outro If you enjoy the show, it'd be great if you could leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or share the word on social media. If you want to join our FPL league, where they'll be free cash prizes for the top thr

United... we're back. We can't wait for the new season to start and we're delighted to be back on the Manchester United Weekly Podcast with a bumper one-hour special season preview. Here's what you can find today's episode, and where to find it (feel free to skip to the parts you want to listen to and skip through the parts you don't!): 00:00 Introduction 00:40 New season montage 02:50 Review of the summer 11:25 Harry Robinson reports from United 4-0 Everton 19:15 Review of pre-season (focus on Anthony Elanga) 29:00 Jadon Sancho and Raphael Varane 36:00 Expectations for the season - title or top four? 51:45 Leeds United (H) preview 56:15 Outro If you enjoy the show, it'd be great if you could leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or share the word on social media. If you want to join our FPL league, where they'll be free cash prizes for the top three finishers, the code is ilww6h. Cheers, enjoy the show! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about

Harry Robinson and Jack Tait review the 2020/21 season for Manchester United. ----- A season which began and ended with disappointment, but in between came the chaos, of a football season like no other in which at times Manchester United thrived, and at other times they drooped. Chaos of a 6-1 defeat and a 9-0 victory, victory in Paris and defeat in Istanbul, a thumping of Leeds, wins at City, last-minute blocks, 40-yard lobs, Cup disappointment, penalty shoot-out despondency. And in the end, when it finally came to its conclusion after 61 games, fans had finally returned. It's been some season, a long old slog at times, welcome to our season review on the Manchester United Weekly Podcast. Thanks for joining us. We'll be discussing the season in general, how we could rate it out of 10, what we understand Manchester United to be after another trophyless season but a second consecutive top four finish, we'll be handing out awards of best player, goals, worst moment etc. We'll remember things that happened this

One single kick of a ball, the power to change the world. Not quite so dramatic in Gdansk, but still one single kick of the ball, by a goalkeeper of all people, had the power to change things at United. The power to make this week a special one, full of celebration for United and us as fans. It wasn't to be. The reality was win for United in a 22-penalty shoot-out and a poor performance would have been papered over. Lose and a poor performance would draw instant over-reactions from all corners. We try to steer clear of that. We'll be reviewing the season as a whole in some detail in the next week or so, looking at the big picture, what this season really deserves in our memories, what it tells us about the future under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, and we'll preview the summer, outline our thoughts on the transfer window, the young players breaking through and what the team needs. But that'll all come in a week or so, for now we just focus on the game and rather than getting caught in a roundabout of disappointment a

Manchester United travel to Gdansk, Poland to take on La Liga side Villarreal in the UEFA Europa League Final. It'll be a chance for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to win his first trophy as manager of the club and an opportunity for the Reds to lift major European silverware for the sixth time in the club's history. There is much to discuss. Hosts Harry Robinson and Jack Tait first talk about the significance of the before they're joined by Jamie Kemble, a British Villarreal fan who offers insight into what is a small-town club with a real family feel to it. Jamie provides some insight into Unai Emery's tactics, the Yellow Submarine's stand-out players, including Pau Torres and Gerard Moreno. After chatting to Jamie, the boys talk about the absence of Harry Maguire, a possible 3-4-3 formation that Ole could deploy and then talk about where they'll be watching the game with tales of airport football. Enjoy the show! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more ab

Three games without a win for Manchester United as the 2020/21 season begins to come to its conclusion. Second place is confirmed, a European final awaits but the true focus of this week is on the return of fans to Old Trafford after 436 days. The return of raw emotion, shared celebrations, of real football. It was amazing to be back. Harry Robinson and Jack Tait discuss a 1-1 draw with Fulham and look ahead to the next week. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Edinson Cavani and Mason Greenwood. El Matador & The Apprentice. Recording just before Cavani's new contract was announced, hosts Harry Robinson and Jack Tait discuss the Uruguayan's brilliant recent form, how he could have been an 1800s cowboy in Uruguay as well as loads more on the 3-1 win at Aston Villa and 3-2 defeat in Italy to AS Roma. Plus there's talk about a potential 4-3-3 and your regular youth, loan and women's round-up. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hosts Harry Robinson and Jack Tait react to Sunday's headline-making protest that led to the postponement of Manchester United vs Liverpool, one of English football's biggest games. Fans gathered at three locations in Manchester, two sets at Old Trafford and another at the Lowry Hotel. They also discuss Thursday's 6-2 win against AS Roma, preview the second leg and a Premier League game against Aston Villa. In the Patron Q&A, which you can access by signing up to become a Patron after finding details on our Twitter @UtdWeeklyPod, Harry and Jack answer questions including 'what are the top 3 things that United need to do to be a Premier League title contender next season?' Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hosts Harry Robinson and Jack Tait review a 0-0 draw against Leeds, discuss the collapse of the Super League and preview Thursday night's Europa League semi-final against AS Roma. Plus, in the middle of the show, there's your regular youth, loan and women's round-up from Harry. In the bonus Q&A, we talk Eric Bailly, Jose Mourinho and Bruno Fernandes. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Harry and Jack dissect the recent news, first with an accidental 10-minute monologue from Harry (feel free to skip!) and then a 20-minute discussion between them both on the 'Super' League and its significance. It's not positive! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Has Solskjaer changed the culture at United? That's what one of our Patrons, Lars, asked this week. In Series 6 Episode 33 of the Manchester United Weekly Podcast, hosts Harry Robinson and Jack Tait answer that question throughout while reviewing a hugely satisfying 3-1 away win against Tottenham Hotspur. The Reds overcome 180 minutes of frustrating officiating to complete a fantastic week for the club with an away victory in Spain in the Europa League as well as that win in north London. Harry and Jack review the two performances, discuss Cavani, Pogba, Henderson's influence and decisiveness and loads more in a packed episode of the pod. In the middle of the show, Harry gives you your regular and extensive youth, loan and women's round-up. Here's where you can find everything in this episode if you're short on time: Spurs 00:45 Spurs 05:15 On mentality 06:40 On Cavani 10:35 On Dean Henderson 14:10 On Paul Pogba 18:40 On the VAR debacle Middle of the show 23:15 Youth, loan and women's round-up Second half of

Manchester United beat Brighton 2-1 at the weekend and all through goals were scored by graduates of the club's academy. Somehow we forgot to mention that during the episode. We also forgot to talk about Dat Guy Welbz. We don't know. To make up for it, we've mentioned it in the title and the description of the show. Sorry Danny, we still love you! (And Marcus and Mason too, both great finishes!) Hosts Harry Robinson and Jack Tait do talk about loads of other stuff, including Wan-Bissaka, Greenwood's development, United's tempo, van de Beek's movement, Cavani's future and Harry gives you an update on the women's team's progress as well as James Garner who has now scored in consecutive games for Nottingham Forest. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hosts Harry Robinson and Jack Tait review Manchester United's 3-1 FA Cup quarter-final defeat to Leicester City at the King Power Stadium. It was an opportunity to follow up an impressive Europa League win in Milan with further Cup progress but it was not an opportunity that United took. Harry gives you the lowdown on the U23s, U18s, women's team and loanees as Garner captains Forest, Stoney rues defeat to Arsenal and Galbraith is sent off. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Manchester United are stuttering through the months of February and March but moved back into the Premier League's top 2 with a 1-0 home win vs West Ham that followed a gutting late draw with AC Milan at home. Hosts Harry Robinson and Jack Tait review those two games, look ahead to the second leg against Milan and provide your regular, extensive youth, loan and women's round-up in the middle of the show. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Manchester United followed up a dreary Wednesday night in South London with a firey start away to rivals Manchester City. Bruno Fernandes put United in front after 2 minutes and the Reds followed it up in the second half with a wonderful goal from Luke Shaw, the club's best player of 2021 and perhaps one of the league's best too. As the sun set on Manchester on Sunday night, the city was red, for a time at least. City are still top of the league, and by some distance, but derby victory provides a boost for confidence, for momentum and for morale going into a tough run of fixtures for a United side who had struggled to create before this 2-0 win at the Etihad. This week on the Manchester United Weekly Podcas with Harry Robinson and Jack Tait, we're reviewing games against City and Palace, discussing the wider context of the recent happenings at United and providing you with an extensive youth, loan and women's round-up. Casey Stoney's side won 3-0 and James Garner received high praise from Chris Hughton. At th

Manchester United are held by Real Sociedad but progress in the Europa League with a tasty tie against AC Milan to follow and then fail to score against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. That result leaves United second in the Premier League and looking down rather than up, one point ahead of Leicester, four ahead of West Ham and six ahead of Chelsea. It's a decent position but it feels like yet another missed opportunity and yet another underwhelming game from a United who have rarely impressed since the turn of the year. In this episode of the Manchester United Weekly Podcast, Harry Robinson and Jack Tait review the Chelsea game, provide you with your regular youth, loan and women's round-up and look ahead to games against Crystal Palace and Manchester City. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pre-match thoughts from Harry Robinson, walking to Old Trafford along the Bridgewater Canal. Harry will be recording an episode from Old Trafford about Manchester United's game against Real Sociedad. It will be for Patron's only. To sign up and become a Patron of the podcast and hear the full episode, go to www.patreon.com/ManUtdWeeklyPod Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As we're teased with the end of lockdown 3 in Britain, Manchester United and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer continue to provide wins to help with the mood. One of those wins was an excellent dispatching of good Spanish side Real Sociedad, played in Turin in the UEFA Europa League. The second was less convincing but no less important, a 3-1 victory against Newcastle which puts United in a great position in the Premier League. Hosts Harry Robinson and Jack Tait are talking both of those games and previewing the second leg against Real Sociedad. As always, there's you extensive youth loan and women's round-up in the middle of the show where Harry talks Isak Hansen-Aaroen, loan moves aplenty and more. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's a slog of a season. Game after game. After the woeful start in September and October, Manchester United grew to be excellent at winning against the 'bottom 14'. Not anymore. A 1-1 draw to West Brom follows shock defeat to Sheffield United and a draw to Everton and now Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side will have to do something they've been unable to do in the league this season, beat fellow members of the top six to make up for dropped points. With upcoming games against Chelsea and Manchester City, the opportunity will be there to do so. It's a set-back for United and for Solskjaer, not one that requires an inquisition into the whole team, club and coaching staff, but one which disappoints and frustrates. United were passive at the Hawthorns, in defence and attack, and they left with a point when they deserved little more. Welcome back to the Manchester United Weekly Podcast where the mood can be summed up by a comment sent in by one of our Patrons, Michael Byerts, who said, "is there anything more to be said

Hosts Harry Robinson and Jack Tait consider a week of mixed emotions for Manchester United. It was a week of football which, had it ended only 20 seconds earlier, would have been quite brilliant - a 9-0 win against Southampton followed by victory against Everton. But Dominic Calvert-Lewin's late equaliser condemned United to a late sour taste and made it a good and memorable week but not a brilliant one, particularly in the light of victories for Manchester City. Harry and Jack talk about the two games, De Gea and plenty more. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices