The future of Man United's midfield (with Bryan Robson!)
Talk of the Devils: The Athletic FC's Manchester United show
The Athletic
4.6 • 771 Ratings
🗓️ 22 April 2026
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
A man who needs no introduction, least of all to Man United fans, Captain Marvel Bryan Robson joins us in the studio for a jam-packed hour of great stories!
From his playing career, almost 900 games of it (what injuries?!), winning his first major trophy with Man United, and a few more, European glory, and, of course, the celebrations…
We ask him about the current United side as well. What does he make of Bruno, Kobbie, and Casemiro (and who might come next)? And how is former midfielder Michael Carrick doing as manager?
Bryan also tells us about advising young sports stars on money matters via his new venture and there’s the matter of his toughest ever leadership gig, dragging Andy away from the microphones and up Kilimanjaro.
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| 0:00.0 | The Athletic F.C. |
| 0:20.7 | This is Dr Devils, The Athletic Show, dedicated to Manchester United. |
| 0:24.6 | We have a very special episode coming your way today. |
| 0:28.1 | Andy and Laurie are here, but far more important than that. |
| 0:31.3 | There's a big build-up written in front of me on the running order. |
| 0:33.9 | We don't need it. |
| 0:34.6 | Brian Robbinson, sir. |
| 0:35.7 | Hello, Brian. |
| 0:36.3 | Good morning, good. |
| 0:37.0 | Thanks for the invite. |
| 0:38.4 | I felt like a clap for coming. It's absolutely incredible to have you. So thank you so much for |
| 0:43.6 | being there. People will know you, obviously, for the glorious years you had as a Manchester |
| 0:48.5 | United player. We'll talk to you about that, all the things you won, all the things you achieved. |
| 0:52.4 | We'll talk to you about the modern team, if that's all right, the modern midfield, Michael Carrick, and also some of the work that you've been doing to help some of the young players at Manchester United as well, which is very, very important work. But Andy, how important is this man in the history of Manchester United? Hugely important in the 1980s. He was Manchester United's best player, who was the best English player. |
| 1:13.1 | He was a hero to a lot of Manchester United fans, similar age to me, and a little bit older. |
| 1:18.6 | When I interviewed Diego Maradonna, he picked out two British players, and one of them was Brian and the other was Graham Sooners. |
| 1:24.7 | It was another great midfielder. |
| 1:32.1 | And it was difficult at times in the 1980s watching Manchester United because Liverpool were winning everything. |
| 1:34.2 | But if you had Brian in your team, |
| 1:36.1 | I think he was a player. |
| 1:37.1 | Every fan dreamed thinking they could be if they were ever had player. |
| 1:41.1 | Sorry, not the FA Cup. |
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