Opening day victory, Zirkzee & Mazraoui shine + Scholes on Mainoo (S10 E5)

After Manchester United opened the Premier League season with a late victory over Fulham thanks to new signing and substitute Joshua Zirkzee’s tidy finish, hosts Harry Robinson and Jack Tait review the last seven days at Old Trafford. Sign up to become a Patron, support the show and get ad-free bonus content The two Reds — one watching from the Stretford End, the other from Chicago — discuss the atmosphere, a change to the Stretford End, United’s performance, Ten Hag’s 4-2-4 formation and its impact on the full-backs and wingers, and plenty more. Paul Scholes gives us his insight on Kobbie Mainoo, we reflect on Mazraoui’s impressive debut, Ruud van Nistelrooy’s United return, give you the Academy Briefing, play Guess the Player and preview Saturday’s away game at Brighton. Our Patrons get a bonus 10-20 minute Q&A with a deeper look into United’s midfield, consideration of Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho’s situations and lots more. Sign up to become a Patron, support the show and get ad-free bonus content TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introduction 01:30 New season atmosphere at Old Trafford (plus the key change in the Stretford End and how it might help the team) 10:30 Ten Hag says it’s a “good foundation” for the rest of the season - do we agree? 11:45 What tactical differences did we see vs Fulham? The trade-offs of inverted full-backs 27:20 Guess the Player - Clue One 28:00 Kobbie Mainoo’s development 32:40 Paul Scholes on Mainoo 38:50 Guess the Player - Clue Two 40:00 Patron-only Q&A, 20 minutes - ad-break for normal subscribers 40:30 Academy Briefing 43:55 Guess the Player - Clue Three 44:40 Brighton (a) preview Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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This episode was published on Aug 19, 2024.

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