Ian Irving

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4,250 appearances 21 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 3d ago

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Talk of the Devils: The Athletic FC's Manchester United show · Cause for concern in Man United performance at Everton? · 7 Sep 2026 podcast

Well you're sort of thinking could Lissandro Martinez do a bit better, could Luke Shaw do a bit better, could Senna Lamons do a bit better? matched

And obviously all that adds up to the defence could do better. matched

Just on the defence, I mean, looking across the Premier League, Crystal Palace and Ipswich conceded eight goals, Chelsea and Fulham conceded seven goals, and then you come to Manchester United, so only four teams have conceded more in these opening three matches. matched

But when you look at those teams, Fulham, Ipswich, Crystal Palace and Chelsea, they've all had to play some of the top sides from last season. matched

United haven't. matched

How much of a concern is the defence? matched

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Yeah, it was a very impressive game, in some ways, still the most impressive all round performance that United have had under Michael Carrick. matched

Um let's just pick out then some of the the details in that. matched

I mean, what what did you think about the tactics then? matched

Laurie mentioned it before, it was sort of slow ish first half, trying to find moments. matched

They found the moments, but again, it didn't did it feel like the matched

controlled it. matched

I mean certainly as the game went on, everyone was questioned look at the game management, look at the game management. matched

But there's definitely moments where you think they could just hold the ball a bit more, not retreat so deep and just see it out and be a bit more confident about it almost. matched

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This David Moyes you were talking to 'cause I I I believe my sources tell me you had a little chat after the Everton press conference. matched

What were you talking to him about then? matched

Preston. matched

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