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

Instant reaction from Ian and Laurie at the Etihad Stadium, and Andy with the Chicago Reds, after another convincing win for City in the Manchester derby.

While the first half was miserable, and the result was never in doubt, this one didn't feel as bleak as some recent derby results. However, facing a depleted defence and no Rodri, it still threw up some serious questions for Ten Hag.

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The club's financial results were published late last week but, despite it being an international break, we haven't had a chance to discuss them until now. Nor did we want to really, given how gloomy they appear to be.

On the pitch, things are going a little better but this week brings the toughest challenge of the season so far: a trip across the city, to play City.

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The Athletic's Adam Crafton has delivered his second huge exclusive in as many weeks and his conversation with Eric Cantona not only delivered the goods, but also inspired some remarkable stories from our team.

Get listening for tales of double denim, Boothstown, and why Eric isn't the President of Football (at Manchester United).

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Manchester United haven't played a match since our last podcast and it's the international break next week so we're very lucky that our Athletic colleague Adam Crafton landed an exclusive interview with Bruno Fernandes!

It was a fascinating, revealing discussion so the Talk of the Devils team picked out some key sections and we talk through his answers. So, does he really play better without Ronaldo in the team, what convinced him to sign his new contract, and in telling us about his game-hacking tactical ploy was Bruno... too frank?

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Ian Irving is joined by The Athletic's & Andy Mitten live from Moldova reacting to United's win against Sheriff Tiraspol.

As we as the match we also discuss goalscorer Jadon Sancho's omission from the England squad despite a decent start to the season.

Plus with the return of the WSL this weekend, we look at the challenges faced by United's women's team - featuring some European champions of course - both on and off the pitch.

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Ian Irving is joined by The Athletic's Carl Anka & Andy Mitten to pick the bones out of a disappointing result against Real Sociedad & look ahead to the mission to FC Sheriff.

Also, after Anthony Martial criticises former United managers Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Jose Mourinho - was he right to do so and is he still misunderstood after all these years?

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Ian Irving hosts The Athletic's podcast dedicated to Manchester United with regular contributor Andy Mitten, club correspondent Laurie Whitwell, and football writer Carl Anka.

We recorded post-match at Old Trafford again after table-topping Arsenal lost their 100% record to a ruthless performance from Ten Hag's men.

And there's a final look at the business done in the transfer window. Utd got their targets, but paid a hefty price, so how does it measure up?

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Ian Irving hosts The Athletic's podcast dedicated to Manchester United with regular contributor Andy Mitten and club correspondent Laurie Whitwell.

Recorded at The Walkers Stadium just after the transfer deadline passed, we reflect on what turned into an expensive window for the club as they backed the new manager, and consider the signs of encouragement in a sparky cameo from Ronaldo.

Most importantly, the team is starting to gel with combinations developing in different areas of the pitch. This looks like great news for Jadon Sancho, who followed up his goal vs Liverpool with tonight's winner.

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Ian Irving hosts The Athletic's podcast dedicated to Manchester United with regular contributor Andy Mitten and football writer Carl Anka.

It's been another madcap week in Manchester with a sizeable fee agreed for Antony from Erik Ten Hag's former club Ajax. With just three days to go before the transfer deadline, how much business is there still to come?

At least things are going a little better on the field. The manager left big names on the bench again as the team backed up the Liverpool win with three points at Southampton, ending a dismal run on the road.

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Ian Irving hosts a special episode of The Athletic's Manchester United podcast from the Bishops Blaize pub. Joining him, in person, were Andy Mitten, Laurie Whitwell, and Carl Anka.

After Erik Ten Hag left Ronaldo out of the starting line-up for the stirring home win over Liverpool, the Portuguese superstar's future is no clearer. The panel consider his next move; will he leave the club?

Regardless of Ronaldo's departure, it looks like at least one more player will arrive before the transfer deadline. After the positive news of Casemiro's signing took everyone by surprise, the club's recruitment strategy is in the headlines again.

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