What do Man City and Man Utd need to do this summer?
The Game Football Podcast
The Times
3.4 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 8 July 2025
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
Manchester City looked back to their dominant best in parts of the Club World Cup…but they also showed signs of the same wide open defensive frailties as well. So was the Club World Cup a success? What next for Pep Guardiola’s team this summer?
Across the city the red half of Manchester still have much business to do. They need to off load as many as ten players according to some…who will they be, how much money will they generate and who needs to come in?
The Times Manchester football reporter Paul Hirst joins Tom and Gregor to run the rule over Manchester City and Manchester United’s summer preparations.
Lastly a look at the chaotic situation over the Pennines at Sheffield Wednesday. Heading into the new season they have sixteen fit players, no manager, a transfer ban and nowhere to train…
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| 0:36.9 | Hello and welcome to the game football podcast from The Times. |
| 0:40.3 | The Club World Cup is at the semi-final stage. |
| 0:43.0 | Clubs back home are starting to spend and the new season is unbelievably just weeks away. |
| 0:48.8 | On today's show, we'll discuss all of that with a special look at both Manchester clubs |
| 0:52.7 | and some of the deals which have caught our eye |
| 0:54.9 | and we'll find time to take a look at the chaotic situation at Sheffield Wednesday. |
| 1:00.3 | I'm Tom Clark and joining me today, |
| 1:01.7 | we have the former footballer turned journalist Gregor Robertson |
| 1:04.3 | and the football reporter who covers both Manchester clubs for The Times and Sunday Times. |
| 1:08.7 | Paul Hurst is with us as well. |
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