The MUFC Global Podcast

Manchester United 2 vs Manchester City 0
B Mbeumo (65′), P Dorgu (76′)
Premier League
12:30pm, Saturday 17th January 2026
Old Trafford, Attendance: 74,004

Michael Carrick : “Today was special. Putting things together quickly and trying to put an imprint on the team. Gathering together and emotionally getting attached to what we want to do. I felt that was unbelievable from the staff and the players.

“I am not getting carried away. It is one result, but it needs to be a regular feeling with that level of performance.”

“For so many reasons, today was special. But it’s one game and it’s really important we don’t get carried away. We need to maintain that level of performance. It’s a great day and a fantastic results. We’ll soak it up and enjoy, but it’s definitely not enough. It’s never enough.”

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Manchester United 1 vs Brighton and Hove Albion 2
B Sesko (85′), S Lacey (sent off 89′)
B Gruda (12′), D Welbeck (64′)
The FA Cup Third Round
4:30pm, Sunday 11th January 2026
Old Trafford

Darren Fletcher : “You can see that the players are fragile and they need to build themselves up. It’s up to them now, they’ve got to respond.

“Confidence is one of the most powerful things in football and when you don’t have it, you have to dig deep, you have to win, battle, fight, grind, work, win games and then the confidence comes back.

“They’re experiened players, they’re talented players and I challenge them to regroup. Someone is going to come in and lead them and they need to make sure they’ve got a lot to play for this season.

“This team is still good enough to have success this season, but they’ve got to dig deep and find a way within themselves.”

Last game? “This is what I’ve been asked to do so I’ve not had any discussions beyond that. I did the job this week and we have to concentrate on the game. All the discussions around that will unfold in the next couple of days.”

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Burnley 2 vs Manchester United 2
A Heaven (13’ og), J Anthony (66′)
B Sesko (50′, 60′)
Premier League
8:15pm, Wednesday 7th January 2026
Turf Moor, Attendance : 21,047

Darren Fletcher : “I sat down with him yesterday and showed him videos of his movement and how the opportunities are going to come, to just keep believing, keep making the runs.

“The rest of the team have to look for him more as well. And like with all strikers, once you get that first goal, you hit the back of the net, it builds your confidence and hopefully it starts flowing for him from there.

“Everyone can see his qualities, I thought he was fantastic tonight, he led the line really well and maybe he could have gone on and had a hat-trick as well.

“It’s a real positive night for him and definitely probably the biggest positive for the night really, his two goals, and hopefully that’s good for Manchester United’s future.”

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Leeds United 1 vs Manchester United 1
B Aaronson (62′)
M Cunha (65′)
Premier League
12:30pm, Sunday 4th January 2026
Elland Road, Attendance: 36,909

Ruben Amorim : “I came here to be the manager of Manchester United, not to be the coach of Manchester United.” “That is clear.”

“I know that my name is not Tuchel, it’s not Conte, it’s not Mourinho, but I’m the manager of Manchester United and it’s going to be like this for 18 months or when the board decides to change.

“That was my point. I want to finish with that. I’m not going to quit. I will do my job until another guy is coming here to replace me.”

“I think we played well. I think we had more control in this game than we showed against Wolves. That is important when you prepare for the next week as you can learn from the mistakes you made in the last game.

“We controlled Leeds quite well. A team that is quite strong on set-pieces and second balls and really quick up front. We had our opportunities to win the game, of course. We are losing games in the details. For Leeds’ goal, we are controlling the game and one kick in transition.

“We managed to get back into the game. Last year, it would be completely different. This year we are in control of the games more often than last year. We are little bit frustrated not to win.”

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Manchester United 1 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers 1
J Zirkzee (27′)
L Krejci (45′)
Premier League
8:15pm, Tuesday 30th December 2025
Old Trafford 74,235

Ruben Amorim : “We struggled for the whole game. We had a lack of creativity but we knew that it would be a different game compared to Newcastle.

“We had a different energy during the game also. If you look at the game, we had our chances, but the fluidity wasn’t there because there is a lack of connections.

“The game was completely different from the last one. We had more men behind the ball and when you have more men behind the ball you have to work harder, have more imagination to play the game in a different way. We lacked that quality.

“The players tried. We didn’t play well and when you don’t play well with the ball you struggle even without the ball. We need to recover and to go to the next one.”

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Manchester United 1 v Newcastle United 0
P Dorgu (24′)
Premier League
8:00pm, Friday 26th December 2025
Old Trafford

Ruben Amorim : “We had to suffer altogether in the stadium. It was really difficult for us. We had a good first half and then the second half we just defend and tried to do something with Cunha. We had our opportunities in transitions.

“It was a good win, but I had so many games here when we played well and didn’t get the three points. Today it was the opposite.”

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Aston Villa 2 vs Manchester United 1
M Rogers (45′, 57′)
M Cunha (45+3′)
Premier League
4:30pm, Sunday 21st December 2025
Villa Park, Attendance: 43,157

Ruben Amorim : “I think it’s soft tissue so it’s going to be a while. We’ll see.

“It is really strange. During this year, especially at this time, we have so many problems, but we have to cope with that. I think [Jack] Fletcher did his first game, so that is good news, [Shea] Lacey the same, so we will try to find solutions and go for the next game.

“I am a manager for six years and even Sporting is all about the academy, so it’s about the history. Every manager wants to bring players through from the academy and not spend money because this gives value to the manager.

“I just want to win and want to be certain that the players that come in from the academy are not going to suffer too much. I’m just trying to help the club, it doesn’t matter if it’s from the academy or abroad.

“I think we were the better team today. We were unlucky, even with the injury of Bruno, but during the game even without him we were the better team. We did a very good job that no one is going to remember tomorrow because what matters is the result.”

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Manchester United 4 vs AFC Bournemouth 4
A Diallo (13′), Casemiro (45+4′), B Fernandes (77′), M Cunha (79′)
A Semenyo (40′), Evanilson (46′), M Tavernier (52′), E Kroupi (84′)
Premier League
8:00pm, Monday 15th December 2025
Old Trafford

Ruben Amorim : “A fun game. We started really well, did a very good first half. The result should be completely different.

“We lost the concentration and they scored two goals. But we managed to get back to the game, we scored two goals again and then we have to finish the game.

“We need to think about not to go again, but to take calm and to close the game. A lot of good things, but a lot of things to work.

“We are not winning games sometimes in the details because it’s a back four, back three, back five. It’s the details that we need to work, understand the momentum of the game. You need to be more clinical, because today against a very good team we create so many chances to win the game.

“We need to focus on the performance today, different from the last two at home. That is also a point that we pay attention to. The result is the same and at one point, it’s frustrating, but the performance is different.”

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Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 vs Manchester United 4
J Bellegarde (45+2′)
B Fernandes (25′, 82′ pen), B Mbeumo (51′), M Mount (62′)
Premier League
8:00pm, Monday 8th December 2025
Molineux, Attendance : 30,338

Ruben Amorim : “We scored four but had a lot of shots. I cannot make that connection with being more clinical. We improved a lot.

“If you compare last season and this season, we are creating so much more chances and scoring more goals and having more real situations of danger. I am really pleased with that.”

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Manchester United 1 vs West Ham United 1
D Dalot (58′)
S Magassa (83′)
Premier League
8:00pm, Thursday 4th December 2025
Old Trafford, Attendance: 73,938

Ruben Amorim : “We should have closed the game when we scored the first one.

“The game was in control, we knew it. Any set pieces can be a problem. We couldn’t maintain the ball after the goal.

“Losing second balls, running with the ball, they were winning the first ball. We can control that kind of game. We should be better with the ball after the first goal.

“The characteristics with the players inside the box were sometimes not enough.”

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