Carl Anka

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2,705 appearances 15 recordings 1 series first heard May 2026 last heard 31 Aug

Carl Anka’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Talk of the Devils: The Athletic FC's Manchester United show · Questions for Man United players after World Cup · 20 Jul 2026 podcast

Mateus Cunha, last summer, that was his release clause as well. matched

So United are shopping smart. matched

They are looking, I don't want to say discounts and deals, but they are looking for alternative options. matched

And they are, to my mind, matched

Part of me wants this sort of mythical third midfielder. matched

This very tall gentleman walks through the door and his job is running and tackling and just being a bodyguard for Mainu and Tielemans and making sure that when a counter-attack happens, it's him steaming back 30 yards and him cutting the passes out. matched

However, John McKenzie's discussed this last week as well. matched

There are times now I'm looking at United squad building and how they're approaching things and especially how... matched

Carrick set the team up in those two matches without Casemiro towards the end of the season where there is the possibility for a different style of third midfielder, one who's good at controlling the ball, controlling the pace, being a little bit more like Andre Santos. matched

So they don't necessarily have to be running up and down and up and down and up and down because it's Bruno Fernandes and everyone else just launching all these counterattacks. matched

But United playing a little bit more settled possession. matched

So, matched

I'd love that long-limbed defensive midfielder in the style of Casemiro, in the style of, let's say, names that we've heard before, like Carlos Balaba. matched

But the longer this goes on, the more I'm going, ooh, maybe Carrick and everyone else prefer a different flavour of ice cream. matched

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Yeah, I think just having that innate knowledge of what it's like playing away against Fulham and how that is different to playing away at Newcastle is... matched

It's useful when you're particularly starting a brand new season and getting acclimatised with things. matched

If you are spending a lot of time... If the majority of your time in Western Europe has been played, say, in a league that's got a winter break, that first Christmas, you could see either your form goes up or your form goes, oh, hang on, I'm playing quite a few games in a very short period of time there. matched

So little adjustments like that. matched

So I'm excited for Yuri Tielemans. matched

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