Devils in the Details – A Podcast About Manchester United

Notice: Episodes moved to Tuesday, starting next week. As for this week's episode, Kees and Aaron will be appearing on Pot Shot Pod on Friday to preview the Man Utd vs Arsenal match. Apologies for any inconveniences caused, and enjoy deadline day and the games! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, United unveiled a new signing AND beat Liverpool. Today on Devils in the Details, the brilliant Om Arvind (@OmVASports) gives us the best Casemiro breakdown you will find before we break down the Liverpool game and consequences moving forward. Casemiro Discussion with Om: Chaos at Real Madrid (2:20), Casemiro in Buildup (6:00), Covering for Weaknesses (14:30), Concerns about Age and Wage (20:20), Casemiro’s Best Role (25:00). Breakdown of Liverpool: Direct Buildup (31:30), Christian Eriksen (36:30), Tyrell Malacia (39:10), Lisandro Martinez (41:00), Out of Possession (42:45), Southampton Lineups (49:15), Martial and Rashford (51:15), Gakpo and Antony (55:15), Goals from Midfield (58:30) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

United are the talk of the town. This week on Devils in the Details, we rewatched the Brentford game and performed an autopsy, including every goal, issues in buildup, every United shot, key players, and how to fix it. We concluded by evaluating 16 different transfer rumours. Timestamps: The first goal (2:10), Buildup failures and the second goal (3:50), Set-piece routines and the third goal (15:50), Mbeumo’s wondergoal (19:25), Bad shooting habits (23:00), Lisandro Martinez (33:40), Christian Eriksen 6 / Fred 8 (36:50), Cristiano Ronaldo (40:25), Marcus Rashford (44:10). Transfer Rumours: Goalkeepers (47:00), Right-Backs (49:30), Casemiro (52:30), Moises Caicedo (56:15), Wingers (58:00), Strikers (1:01:20), James Garner (1:05:55) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New manager, new system, same players. Episode 2 of Devils in the Details is a thorough deep dive into the Brighton game, particularly in buildup and defensive transitions, and a look at in-house and on-the-market solutions to the personnel issues. Topics: A new buildup scheme (1:30), David de Gea (3:02), Midfield on the ball (6:30), Ronaldo’s presence (22:50), Marcus Rashford (27:00), Suboptimal Shooting (28:10), Midfield in defensive transition (29:35), United’s Pressing (34:30), The back four (36:50), What could Frenkie fix? (40:40), Adrien Rabiot (43:30), Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (46:10), Lineup for Brentford (47:45) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Overview of United's confirmed and rumoured transfer activity, best XI from players currently at the club, and a brief preview of the Brighton game. Highlights: Tyrell Malacia (3:00), Christian Eriksen (6:30), Lisandro Martinez (14:50), Frenkie de Jong (21:40), The attack (27:20), Current league standing and rivals (31:50), Best XI and Predicted XI for Brighton (34:15), Brighton (49:55), Marc Cucurella to City/Chelsea? (52:00) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices