Are Man Utd that bad? The ‘Great Men’ theory and An Unpredictable Premier League!
Tifo Football Podcast
The Athletic
4.6 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 14 October 2025
⏱️ 75 minutes
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Summary
What the underlying numbers say about Manchester United so far this season and some of our favourite unexpected, early season Premier League narratives were discussed in the latest Tifo Football podcast…
This episode of the Tifo football podcast is hosted by Joe Devine, features Kaya Kaynak, JJ Bull & Reuben Pinder and is produced by Steve Hankey.
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Timecodes
00:00 - a Patridge intro
07:04 - a Florentine advert
11:21 - we begin, ten minutes in, with Man Utd
17:50 - Man Utd’s underlying numbers
26:18 - is the problem midfield?
31:02 - the Great Man of Man Utd theory
35:08 - The Separation Game Part 1
36:28 - The Separation Game Part 2
42:47 - early vibes from the Premier League
54:25 - Rangers are eighth and managerless
59:00 - Points Are Bad
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