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Talk of the Devils: The Athletic FC's Manchester United show — Are Man United Premier League ready?
Scout ratingSCOUT· 62%58m·2026-08-03·Sports

Are Man United Premier League ready?

Talk of the Devils: The Athletic FC's Manchester United show

It's a punchy question with the season still three weeks away and World Cup players yet to return to training, so in once sense no, Manchester United are not Premier-League-ready, but... With no fewer than nine clubs set to have a managerial debut on the opening weekend, including Liverpool, Man City, and Chelsea, are…

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Shelving plans for a third midfielder because of Mason Mount is madness. Santos is arguably the Ugarte replacement. Tielemans is cover for European football and extra matches. Casemiro still hasn't been replaced.

@robertJ14 · YouTube comment

Don’t know how you can talk about not signing a third midfielder because of MOUNT with a straight face 😂😂

@lobeho9289 · YouTube comment

Fans hyping up Shaw and Mount as starters heading into 2027 and we wonder why we no longer compete for titles.

@rhysgallagher58 · YouTube comment

We paid £30m for Luke Shaw 12 years ago, and £50m for Wan-Bissaka 7 years ago. On that basis, £60m for Hall in this market seems perfectly reasonable (just in football terms, obviously) also I hope and pray we don’t decide not to buy anothe…

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