Devils in the Details

Bitter defeat in the Manchester Derby consigned United to just 4 points from their first 4 matches in the Premier League. This week, Kees and Aaron discuss concerns about the side in more detail. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aaron and Kees discuss United's dramatic draw to Everton in Liverpool. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aaron and Kees discuss United's demolition of Ipswich Town, and follow that up with a much delayed preview of what Carlos Baleba brings to the side Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kees discusses United's defeat to Hull City and takes listener QA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kees and Aaron complete their Premier League 2026/27 predictions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aaron and Kees make their predictions for the bottom half of the 2026/27 Premier League Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aaron and Kees discuss the transfers of Andrey Santos and Youri Tielemans, as well as speculating on further business and the state of the side heading into the 2026/27 Premier League season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aaron and Kees discuss the world cup group stages and make their predictions for the knockouts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aaron and Kees preview the World Cup group stage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aaron and Kees discuss United's matchweek 38 victory over Brighton, and follow it up with a full retrospective on their 2025/26 pre-season predictions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

United's victory over their fiercest rivals secured Champions League qualification for next season. Aaron and Kees discuss the match and what lies ahead for this United side as preparation begins for the 26/27 season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aaron and Kees discuss Man United's loss to Leeds midweek, followed by victory at the weekend against Chelsea. They also debate United's managerial choices going forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aaron and Kees discuss United's extensive links to Newcastle's midfielders, as well as the prospect of Tottenham's relegation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aaron and Kees discuss Man United's defeat of Aston Villa, Carrick's future as manager, and Aaron's diehard Drake fandom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After a difficult loss to Newcastle, Aaron and Kees discuss ongoing tactical struggles as Carrick attempts to balance tactical solidity with getting the best out of his brightest talents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Following wins against Everton and Crystal Palace, Aaron discusses United's tactics against deeper-blocking opposition, player personnel concerns, and Carrick's possible solutions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Kees and Aaron discuss the tactical drivers behind a slight regression from Carrick's United against West Ham, and what they mean moving forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kees welcomes guest Jon Mackenzie of the Tifo Football podcast to discuss the shifting sands of the Premier League's tactical landscape and what it means for Michael Carrick's Manchester United. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After Carrick's third consecutive win, Kees and Aaron discuss what the results mean, evaluate the changes in performance, and debate what that means for United's medium-term future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kees discusses Man United's crucial victory over Arsenal at the Emirates. Article by Tiago Estêvao as mentioned on the podcast: https://tiagoestv.medium.com/in-defense-of-long-shots-e230c6f6815c Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After United's win in the Manchester Derby this weekend, Aaron and Kees discuss how United exploited City's weaknesses, and whether Michael Carrick will find the next few weeks as easy as his first has felt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aaron and Kees discuss Ruben Amorim's sacking, what it means for Man United on the pitch in 2026, and where we go from here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aaron and Kees discuss (and lament) an injury-ridden United squad and how to survive the upcoming run of matches following a frustrating loss to Aston Villa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kees discusses United end-to-end 4-4 draw against Bournemouth at Old Trafford, and then takes listener QA on defensive errors, attacking performances, and United's youth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kees takes listener Q&A about United's draw to West Ham at Old Trafford and win against Wolves at the Molineux. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After a mixed run of results against midtable sides, Aaron and Kees discuss whether United's performances align with the quality of the players available to Ruben Amorim. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A strange defeat to Everton prevented United from rising up to 5th in the Premier League table, raising questions about the ceiling of this side and whether Amorim is extracting its full potential. Note: Audio issues clear around 13:30 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aaron and Kees welcome Jake Fox (@setpiecesicko on x) of the Pot Shot Pod to discuss Man United's changes at set pieces this campaign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aaron and Kees discuss Man United's cagey yet dramatic late come-from-ahead, come-from-behind draw in North London Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This weekend's draw against Nottingham Forest exposed some of the issues behind United's current approach. Aaron and Kees discuss what we have learned about Amorim's 25/26 United side as they reach the 10-match point in the league. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kees and Aaron discuss United's recent uptick in form, what it means for the side going forward, and then wrap up the episode with some listener questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kees breaks down United's first victory at Anfield in 9 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With no United matches this week, we briefly turn to the rest of the league as we highlight some of the more interesting trends since the start of the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aaron and Kees welcome Jon Mackenzie of Tifo Football and The Athletic to discuss tactical evolution in the modern Premier League, how tactics interact with player quality to determine results, and what this means for Ruben Amorim. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kees discusses United's disappointing loss to Brentford in London over the weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Kees and Aaron discuss United's dramatic 10v10 win over Chelsea, including the extent to which we can learn from this match, how much it helps Amorim's position, and where it leaves the side heading into some easier fixtures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Aaron and Kees reconvene to discuss whether the Manchester Derby loss mounts pressure on Ruben Amorim, and to what extent that should be the case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aaron and Kees discuss United's purchase of Senne Lammens to be the club's new number one before updating their preseason predictions in light of recent developments around the Premier League. They wrap up with a long form response to some listener emails. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Kees discusses the Grimsby Town and Burnley matches before Aaron covers the close of the transfer window. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kees and Aaron discuss United's links to goalkeeper signings, as well as the midfield and tactical situation as it pertains to the side's draw to Fulham at the weekend Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Aaron discusses a difficult opening day loss to Arsenal, and the reasons to be optimistic in spite of it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kees and Aaron complete their Premier League table predictions for the coming season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This episode, we looked at the signing of Benjamin Sesko, the possible signing of Carlos Baleba, and began our Premier League 1-20s with teams 11-20. Please tune in Wednesday for Part 2, 1-10! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Aaron discusses a few extra topics from the weekend that follow the Sesko links and United's preseason tour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kees takes listener Q&A covering a wide range of topics including Amorim's tactics, midfield personnel issues, and United's links to Ollie Watkins and Benjamin Sesko Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kees and Aaron discuss the finalisation of the transfer of Bryan Mbeumo, Marcus Rashford's loan departure to sunny Catalonia, and United's transfer prospects going forward this summer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aaron discusses the possibility that United's transfer strategy has changed entirely following links to Ollie Watkins, and the future of some of the youngest players in the squad - Ayden Heaven, Patrick Dorgu, Harry Amass, and Leny Yoro. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Aaron celebrates the loosest of links to midfielders, walking through the potential signings of Ardon Jashari, Hayden Hackney, and Felix Nmecha in the context of building a competitive squad on a budget. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Given the quiet news week, Kees looks deeper at the midfield and forward needs for the summer and how United can use a few signings to achieve much greater success next season under Amorim. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, we discussed the unlikelihood of signing Viktor Gyokeres, the possibility of Hugo Ekitike as an alternative, and the tactical and strategic keys to the next few months of United's revival. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kees and Aaron get into it about recruitment strategy and goals on this week's episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices