{"podcast":{"title":"Talk of the Devils: The Athletic FC's Manchester United show","slug":"talk-of-the-devils-the-athletic-fc-s-manchester-united-show-493567","podcast_index_feed_id":493567,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6819aed5eb146d8e3506a450","website_url":"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/podcasts/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6819aed5eb146d8e3506a450/1751435853988-ac60731b-b498-4861-b214-d57b6a27d96f.jpeg","author":"The Athletic","episode_count":522,"summary":"Host Ian Irving is joined by The Athletic's Laurie Whitwell, Carl Anka and Andy Mitten on the world's biggest Manchester United podcast. Subscribe for expert insight from inside the club, breaking news and two episodes every week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-07T06:18:08.799871+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talk-of-the-devils-the-athletic-fc-s-manchester-united-show-493567"},"episode":{"title":"What will Man United's midfield look like next season?","slug":"what-will-man-united-s-midfield-look-like-next-season","published_at":"2026-03-23T16:32:19+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talk-of-the-devils-the-athletic-fc-s-manchester-united-show-493567/what-will-man-united-s-midfield-look-like-next-season","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talk-of-the-devils-the-athletic-fc-s-manchester-united-show-493567","url":"https://shows.acast.com/talk-of-the-devils-the-athletic-fcs-manchester-united-show/episodes/what-will-man-uniteds-midfield-look-like-next-season","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6819aed5eb146d8e3506a450/e/69c16b1362f6c66afeb33e0a/media.mp3","summary":"As we enter a lengthy break for the men's first XI it's time to take a look at what will be needed next season with European football, most likely the Champion's League, impending. We will publish three episodes of TotD this week, one on each department of the squad. In today's first of the three, it's the midfield. Without a doubt the most urgent area of recruitment as United have struggled to negotiate a forty-match season with the current options. Add in the extra games, plus the expected departure of Casemiro, and reinforcements are a priority. What will be required from the midfield next season, who can provide those qualities, and how will United deal with the noise of agents and rival clubs? it's certain to be a fascinating few months. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"As we enter a lengthy break for the men's first XI it's time to take a look at what will be needed next season with European football, most likely the Cha…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2840,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/talk-of-the-devils-the-athletic-fc-s-manchester-united-show-493567/episodes/what-will-man-united-s-midfield-look-like-next-season/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talk-of-the-devils-the-athletic-fc-s-manchester-united-show-493567/what-will-man-united-s-midfield-look-like-next-season.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}