Is the Man United job impossible?
The Athletic FC Podcast
The Athletic
4.0 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 30 October 2023
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
At Old Trafford yesterday Manchester City proved once again they are levels above Manchester United.
How much is Erik ten Hag to blame and is he right to say United are still moving in the right direction after being outclassed by City?
Or with all the turmoil off pitch going on, at one of the worlds biggest clubs, does he simply have an impossible job?
Ayo Akinwolere is joined by The Athletic’s Adam Crafton and Dan Sheldon.
Produced by Guy Clarke
Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead
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| 0:00.0 | The Athletic. |
| 0:07.3 | At Old Tradford yesterday, the gap between the two sides was Stark. |
| 0:12.1 | It's another blue derby day. |
| 0:16.1 | Manchester City deserved that for this second half performance and sold in Manchester United. |
| 0:22.0 | How much is Eric Tanhawk to blame? And is he right in saying United are moving in the right |
| 0:28.1 | direction? Three games before we won and the spirit is very good. Fighting spirit is very good. |
| 0:35.8 | So yeah, I think we are on a way up. |
| 0:39.5 | Or with all the turmoil off the pitch going on at one of the world's biggest clubs, |
| 0:43.6 | does he simply have an impossible job? |
| 0:46.9 | I'm Ayahu Aki Mulare. |
| 0:48.0 | Welcome to the Athletic Football Podcast. |
| 1:01.8 | In with us for this one, we have the athletics, Adam Crafton and also Dan Sheldon as well. |
| 1:06.1 | Manchester United have lost five of their last 10 Premier League matches. |
| 1:08.8 | What's going on? |
| 1:09.8 | What's going on? |
| 1:11.6 | They're losing a lot of matches, and the games that they're winning, |
| 1:14.0 | they're just about deserved to win, if that. |
| 1:16.8 | I mean, it's hard to really come up with a game this season, |
| 1:18.7 | apart from the Carabal Cup game |
| 1:21.2 | against Crystal Palace's second team, |
| 1:23.8 | where United have actually played well. |
| 1:27.2 | Reality is, like, if you keep just producing performances |
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