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The Athletic FC Podcast

Should Man United persist with Ten Hag next season?

The Athletic FC Podcast

The Athletic

Sports, Premier League, Champions League, Soccer,, World Cup

4.01.3K Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2024

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

On Sunday Old Trafford witnessed more mayhem as Manchester United and Liverpool played out a 2-2 draw.

Despite facing another 28 shots, Man United emerged with a point, but was that through luck or design?

So has Erik Ten Hag done enough to convince INEOS he’s worth persisting with into next season?

And with so much change coming behind the scenes over the summer…can Man United turn chaos into control?

Ayo Akinwolere is joined by The Athletic's Adam Crafton and Mark Critchley to discuss and debate the Dutchman's future.

HOST: Ayo Akinwolere

WITH: Adam Crafton and Mark Critchley

PRODUCER: Guy Clarke

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Adam Jones

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0:00.0

The Athletic.

0:05.2

On Sunday, Altrafford witnessed more mayhem.

0:08.8

Robertson plays it in, Munez Diaz.

0:12.4

Liverpool dancing in the face of the enemy.

0:16.0

And Maydo, all beautiful.

0:18.8

Glorious chaos.

0:28.2

Despite facing another 28 shots, Manchester United emerged with a point, but was that through luck or design?

0:38.8

So as Eric Tenhawk done enough to convince Ineos he's worth persisting with, and with so much change coming behind the scenes over the summer, can Manchester United turn chaos into control?

0:42.3

I'm Ayahu Aki Mulero. Welcome to the Athletic FC podcast.

0:54.2

Here for this one, we have the athletics, Adam Crafton and Mark Critchley as well.

0:59.5

And Mark, you were at Altrafford for Sunday's two-two draw between Manchester United and Liverpool.

1:06.2

Look, a few weeks ago, Mark, we had that absolutely spellbinding FA Cup match, which United ended up winning.

1:09.1

Did this one have the same kind of flavour in your eyes?

1:15.3

I know a lot of people absolutely loved yesterday just as much, but I have to say, I came out of it slightly underwhelmed. I don't know what's wrong with me, but, you know, I think it's

1:19.8

being at the game three weeks ago and just how manic that was and how end-to-end it was and how

1:25.9

exciting and it was for for basically nearly the

1:28.7

whole 120 minutes of it. I just thought yesterday didn't quite touch the same levels. But I think

1:33.8

maybe I'm just being spoiled, you know, the amount of United Games that I've had to watch

1:38.4

recently, the amount of shots on goal that I've had to watch recently, I think, yeah, maybe I've

1:43.0

just hit saturation point. So look, I don't get out of bed for anything less than I think, yeah, maybe I've just hit saturation point. So, look, I don't get

1:46.3

out of bed for anything less than a four-three with the last-minute winner now. So, yeah, maybe that

1:50.7

did quite reach up to the same levels. But no, look, I mean, it was still an entertaining game,

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