Why always Anfield at the worst time? A December to forget

Talk of the Devils: The Athletic FC's Manchester United show

The Athletic

Sports, Soccer,

4.6 • 639 Ratings

🗓️ 2 January 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

It was the worst month for Manchester United in 95 years, yet it started with a four-nil victory and included a famous derby win.

We attempt to pick apart the problems of a team learning new patterns of play while negotiating a hectic festive programme and with their most valuable player deemed un-selectable, for the time being at least.

Is there much hope for improvement in the near future? We do our best, but it's tough when you're visiting Europe's best team (on form) and the Premier League's hottest attacker of all time.

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0:00.0	Cricket. It's built for big moments.
0:04.0	And Betfair is built for cricket.
0:06.0	For the one-handed catches.
0:08.5	The wicket-taking deliveries.
0:11.7	The runouts, reviews, ramp shots and sweeps.
0:15.2	For every swash-buckling, six-hating, match-turning moment,
0:18.5	and for every umpire's core.
0:23.0	We're following all the drama that this England v India test match is delivering
0:25.6	are you
0:26.7	bet fair
0:28.2	18 plus gamblerware to talk
0:29.8	The Athletic FC Podcast Network
0:36.4	Network The Athletic FC Podcast Network.
0:55.1	This is Talk the Devils, the Athletics podcast dedicated to Manchester United.
0:57.3	We're back and it's a happy new year.
0:58.7	Or is it?
1:00.1	14th in the table.
1:01.7	60 feet to December alone.
1:06.0	The worst month for Manchester United in 95 years.
1:07.6	Liverpool are way up next.
1:08.4	Then it's Arsenal.
1:09.6	Don't worry about that yet.
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