What next for Man United after statement derby win?
Talk of the Devils: The Athletic FC's Manchester United show
The Athletic
4.6 • 771 Ratings
🗓️ 19 January 2026
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
Here it is, almost 48 hours after the final whistle (sorry!), we're here to properly dissect the magnificent performance from Michael Carrick's mighty reds in the Manchester Derby.
From Maguire and Martinez, Bruno, Casemiro, super sub Cunha, and "ballon" Dorgu there were top marks across the board as United 'pulverised' City into submission. It's a huge game, of course, and a heightened atmosphere was guaranteed, but what does this say about the players' performances under previous managers and can it be sustained?
Lisandro Martinez had a particular point to prove after high profile criticism and we also get into some off-pitch matters as Carrick settles into a campaign which must deliver European football next season.
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| 0:00.0 | The Athletic FC |
| 0:03.3 | And Burma's sweet first touch, Bruno Fernandez. |
| 0:08.5 | United have three on two here, four on two as Doggoe joins in. |
| 0:12.6 | Bruno Fernandez, Gailu Bomo, strengthened in Dormone. |
| 0:20.2 | But yeah, looking to rip around, O'Reilly, D'Auggo! No! Domine! Did you? |
| 0:23.0 | Looking to rip around the Riley Doggo! |
| 0:26.1 | Old track on, as you may |
| 0:28.7 | remember it. |
| 0:37.0 | This is Talk the Devils, the Athletic Show, dedicated to Manchester United. |
| 0:41.3 | Coming up today, guess what? |
| 0:42.3 | We are going to pour over every single detail of that 90 minutes at Old Trafford on Saturday |
| 0:48.3 | as Manchester United beat Manchester City in the Manchester Derby. |
| 0:52.8 | Pulverized, you might say, according to Laurie Whitwell, |
| 0:55.5 | he can explain that one in a moment. |
| 0:57.9 | Lesandro Martinez has had a nibble back at some of the critics, |
| 1:00.8 | so we'll talk about the dynamic around that. |
| 1:03.6 | And we also ask the question, what's next for Michael Carrick? |
| 1:06.9 | How exactly do they build on this and what does it mean for the club moving forward? Then again, it was just a game. We do need to keep it in context somehow. But it feels good on Monday morning. Lorry, like I say, is here. Also, Andy and Carl, we've had so many messages. My apologies that it's only just coming to you now, this show. I think people wanted it the second that match finished on Saturday. |
| 1:29.4 | Unfortunately we weren't able to do that |
| 1:31.1 | but hopefully you can still enjoy the next |
| 1:33.5 | hour or so or however long it |
| 1:35.3 | goes on. People were asking for two hour |
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