Manchester United responded to their opening-day defeat in emphatic fashion, beating Ipswich 5-2 at Old Trafford — but how much did the performance actually tell us about where Michael Carrick’s team are? Adam Joseph joins for the latest Man Utd State of Play to assess the win, the confidence and resilience shown after falling behind, and another extraordinary performance from Bruno Fernandes after his hat-trick and assist. There’s also a big discussion on Kobbie Mainoo after an outstanding return to the starting XI, with Carrick describing his performance as “immense” and saying he underpinned United’s display. Plus, with the transfer window entering its final days, attention turns to the squad itself: remaining business, possible departures and whether United still need defensive reinforcements at left-back or centre-back. A 5-2 win looks great — but is this squad actually good enough for the season ahead? Subscribe to the podcast on all major platforms: YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@ThePromisedLandMUFC?sub_confirmation=1⁠ Apple: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-promised-land-a-manchester-united-podcast/id1582616846⁠ Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/0hS1UG1wGf52m2hcQcEZbH⁠ And follow Scott & the show on social media: X ⁠https://twitter.com/__scottsaunders⁠ IG ⁠https://www.instagram.com/__scottsaunders⁠ TikTok ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@__scottsaunders/⁠ TPL X ⁠https://x.com/tplmufc Follow Adam too: https://x.com/AdamJoseph Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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