Hi there, I'm Adam Leventhal, and welcome to yet another of the Athletics

Premier League Countdown Podcasts.

With the return of the 2019-20 season only days away, we're releasing 20 shows on the Ornstein and Chapman feed, each one dedicated to a different Premier League team.

So that's two podcasts a day, every day up until the football returns.

Now, if you're not already a subscriber, you can sign up

right now and take advantage of our 30-day free trial by going to theathletic.com forward slash

Ornstein and Chapman to enjoy the best football writing anywhere, just as the season makes its return.

Now, in this episode, we are taking a closer look at Manchester United

fifth in the Premier League, just three points off the top four, and we can welcome the

athletics dedicated Manchester United correspondent Laurie Whitwell to the show, who's also the

host of our podcast, Talk of the Devils, alongside Andy Mitten and Carl Anker.

That's been running all season and throughout the lockdown as well.

There's been a lot of hard work going into that podcast, isn't there, Laurie?

Plinter, yes.

We've had a few decent guests on Henningberg, Macau Silvestra, and Andy's got a vast array of stories in his locker and his treasure trove of memories

and he's spoken to everyone throughout the years really.

So he always dips in and just produces a lovely little gem every week that we're just both sort of open-mouthed at.

And I try and contribute obviously and I've had a few little news stories on there that have been worthwhile, hopefully people listening to.

So it's a decent

listen rather. You can't actually watch it if you do subscribe. Yeah, there's been plenty to

digest over the lockdown. So do check out Talk of the Devils. It seems like an age ago that

we were playing football. Just bring us up to speed with where Manchester United had reached

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