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Jan 8
37m 21s

How to fix Man United in the short term

THE ATHLETIC
About this episode

This week, there’s only one topic in town: Manchester United Football Club.


Ruben Amorim’s gone, so how do they go about replacing him — both in the short, and long term?


And how does any club figure out its managerial appointments, from caretaker and interim bosses to those all-in project managers.


Host: Michael Bailey

With: Michael Cox, Mark Carey and Liam Tharme

Producer: Mike Stavrou


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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