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This is Talk the Devils, the Athletic Show, dedicated to Manchester United.

Coming up today, the Michael Carrick Express train is back on the rails,

steaming through Aston Villa and heading it looks like now to Champions League qualification.

We'll talk about all of the details of that, including Bruno Fernandez at it again, breaking a record for

Manchester United and igniting the debate once again about who the footballer of the year will be

in England. He's certainly in with a shout. Unfortunately, it wasn't a good day all round,

though, for United. There was disappointment for the women's team in the final of the league cup against Chelsea again. And we'll also talk about that. But welcome. We're back in the studio. We've got a full house of Critch, Carl and Andy. We okay? Yeah, I'm happy that Manchester United had a big win against a big rival, the spread of goals, the goals, the second half performance the atmosphere opponents not

winning as well yeah so weekend all round in that regard from from manchester united perspective

pretty much a perfect weekend big performances from from casimir he's enjoying his swan song now

isn't he strepford em was singing for him to sign one more year is it a swan song that's the question i think so i think he knows where he's

going um and then um that lasted for a second

sorry do i edit that bit out maybe we can preview that for later yeah but anyway

strange things have happened stranger things have happened creature went over

astin villa who could have predicted it eh who could have you, if only we had some receipts somewhere or even like a video, maybe around Christmas time, where I was saying that they'd completely fall off and saying it before Laurie Whitwell as well, you know, like if only that was somewhere on the internet that people could look up very easily and find to prove me correct. I don't even think I just predicted this.

I think I created it because... Okay. You manifested it. Because from the point when I said it, I know they beat United that weekend, but then after that, they've been terrible since then. So it's actually, it is actually not just something I foresaw, but something that I have created. Well, you mentioned, Laurie. I mean, it wouldn't be right without him having his say as well,

so he insisted on sending us this video. Hi, guys. Sorry that I'm not on the pod today, but I had to come on after that result at Altraford, didn't I? United beating Villa to move clear in third place in the Champions League hunt. Yeah, if only someone had said on a podcast a couple of weeks ago

that Villa weren't that good

and the United should really finish above them in third.

Yeah, I know that this season isn't over yet

and there's still a few more games to go.

Important games, obviously,

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