Can Man United end Emirates drought?
Talk of the Devils: The Athletic FC's Manchester United show
The Athletic
4.6 • 771 Ratings
🗓️ 22 January 2026
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
What's this? A quiet week in Manchester United world?! Surely not! Yet, there has been little by way of headlines; is this the calming effect of Michael Carrick?
Perhaps it's the lack of activity in the transfer market. Manuel Ugarte has been linked with Ajax and there are more than one Italian club keeping an eye on Joshua Zirkzee, but with no long-term transfer targets on the market a first-team acquisition doesn't seem likely.
Things will get lively again come Sunday, for sure. Arsenal have a formidable defence, Declan Rice, and their set-pieces; it may be as tough as ever getting three points at the Emirates Stadium. But with renewed confidence and a week on the training ground, who knows...
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| 0:00.0 | The Athletic F.C. |
| 0:18.8 | This is Talk of the Devils, the the athletic show dedicated to Manchester United. |
| 0:22.7 | Coming up today, it's Arsenal away up next. |
| 0:25.5 | Another huge challenge to keep the feel-good factor going for Manchester United after that pumping defeat of Manchester City. |
| 0:33.0 | In the Manchester Derby, it's just over a week left in the January transfer window. |
| 0:37.1 | It's been quiet so far. |
| 0:38.8 | We'll ask the question about whether it's going to get noisier. |
| 0:41.8 | And we'll have a go at casting a United Drama series after Adam Crafton's exclusive story |
| 0:47.8 | on the Club of Green, a multi-million pound TV deal. |
| 0:51.9 | The only cash you need to worry about for the moment is our merry menu with us tonight, |
| 0:55.6 | and that's Carl Anka and Andy Mitten. |
| 0:57.3 | You're right, jents. |
| 0:58.5 | Hello, Ian. |
| 0:59.1 | Still smiling after the Derby. |
| 1:01.0 | Come on. |
| 1:01.9 | It's been good, actually, Carl. |
| 1:03.9 | Has this been a quiet week for Manchester United, actually? |
| 1:07.8 | I think the only real tittering is from a quick joke that Wayne Rooney did to Theo Walker |
| 1:14.8 | off the Champions League game. |
| 1:16.3 | It's been calm. |
| 1:17.1 | I'm enjoying it. |
| 1:18.1 | It's made you write an article, which we'll talk about a little bit later. |
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