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#237. United, top of the league! More than 700 days since the Reds last topped the Premier League table, Louis van Gaal's team is once again the preeminent force in English football. For this week at least. Defeat for City, a draw for Chelsea, together with United's relatively easy victory over Sunderland, leaves Van Gaal's side a point ahead of Eastland's 'finest'. Victory included Wayne Rooney's first Premier League goal since April, a superb Juan Mata performance, and another outstanding display from Antony Martial. Also on this week's show: Ed & Paul look back on Ipswich Town in the Capital One Cup, take your questions, and preview games against Arsenal in the league and Wolfsburg in Europe!No Question About That is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music and all good podcast apps. We really appreciate your support. Please hit that subscribe button, leave a rating and write us a review! Talk to us on Twitter and Instagram. No Question About That is produced b

#236. "What a waste of money," ran the Mirror headline before Anthony Martial made his United début against Liverpool earlier this month. How silly that looks now. The Frenchman scored two more fine goals against Southampton in a narrow United victory at the weekend - taking his total to three, and the Reds to second place in the Premier League. If Martial was brilliant, Wayne Rooney was bad. Very bad. Very very bad. Ed & Paul discuss the contrasting fortunes of United's strikers, review the performance against Soton and look forward to games against Ipswich Town and Sunderland. No Question About That is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music and all good podcast apps. We really appreciate your support. Please hit that subscribe button, leave a rating and write us a review! Talk to us on Twitter and Instagram. No Question About That is produced by the award-winning Tom Jenkins.  If you are interested in supporting the show and accessing some cool rewards, check

#235. There are debuts to remember and then there is Anthony's Martial's introduction at Old Trafford on Saturday. The French teenager joined United for somewhere between £36 - £58 million, with all the accompanying media pressure. So is he any good? After weaving through Liverpool's defence to score a wonder-goal, he just might be. On this week's pod Ed & Paul discuss United's 3-1 victory over Liverpool at Old Trafford, look ahead to the midweek Champions League fixture with PSV Eindhoven in Holland, and to the Premier League game with Southampton at the weekend.No Question About That is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music and all good podcast apps. We really appreciate your support. Please hit that subscribe button, leave a rating and write us a review! Talk to us on Twitter and Instagram. No Question About That is produced by the award-winning Tom Jenkins.  If you are interested in supporting the show and accessing some cool rewards, check out our crowdfun

#234. "Ridículo!' ran the headline in two of Spain's leading sports dailies. No translation needed. Except that the farce surrounding David de Gea's aborted transfer to Real Madrid extends beyond the Spanish capital to United's approach to the transfer window generally. The third in which the judgement of the club's senior executives must be called into question. Ultimately the success of United's transfer strategy is judged in May, but a window that began with the club having planned ahead, ended with embarrassment laid at Ed Woodward's door. Ed & Paul discuss.No Question About That is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music and all good podcast apps. We really appreciate your support. Please hit that subscribe button, leave a rating and write us a review! Talk to us on Twitter and Instagram. No Question About That is produced by the award-winning Tom Jenkins.  If you are interested in supporting the show and accessing some cool rewards, check out our crowdfundi

#233. Goals. There was a time when United scored them. Sometime before Sir Alex Ferguson retired, as the pod recalls. There were none as United drew with Newcastle at Old Trafford on Saturday; and just two in three Premier League games this season. Ed & Paul look back on an uninspiring game. Is the Dutchman's obsession with possession making football boring? There's also a look back on United's victory over Club Brugge in the Champions League - a 3-1 win leaving United close to a return to the Champions League proper. Also on the show: your questions answered, a preview of United's weekend fixture with Swansea in Wales and a quick look ahead to the game with Liverpool after the international break.No Question About That is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music and all good podcast apps. We really appreciate your support. Please hit that subscribe button, leave a rating and write us a review! Talk to us on Twitter and Instagram. No Question About That is produce

#232. Was it Wayne Rooney's worst ever performance for United? Certainly there have been few quite so insipid as the Scouser's at Aston Villa on Friday night. Rooney, so ineffective he became a liability, might have cost United dear, but for another stout defensive performance. United's clean sheet secured another three points. Ed & Paul also discuss the transfer market, the ongoing David de Gea saga, United's return to European competition against Club Brugge, and the upcoming game against Newcastle.No Question About That is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music and all good podcast apps. We really appreciate your support. Please hit that subscribe button, leave a rating and write us a review! Talk to us on Twitter and Instagram. No Question About That is produced by the award-winning Tom Jenkins.  If you are interested in supporting the show and accessing some cool rewards, check out our crowdfunding page and become a Patron! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr

#231. New season, new hope. Same old result. Lads, its Tottenham. Except this wasn't quite the run-of-the-mill victory over the north London side that Sir Alex Ferguson once referenced. Louis van Gaal was moved to called United's 1-0 victory "lucky." In this episode, Ed & Paul looked back on United's win over the Londoners, reviewing the performance of United's five debutant players, talk transfers and look ahead to next week's game against Aston Villa.No Question About That is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music and all good podcast apps. We really appreciate your support. Please hit that subscribe button, leave a rating and write us a review! Talk to us on Twitter and Instagram. No Question About That is produced by the award-winning Tom Jenkins.  If you are interested in supporting the show and accessing some cool rewards, check out our crowdfunding page and become a Patron! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your

#230. In the first show of the new season Ed & Paul look back on the summer's transfer market, with Louis van Gaal securing five new players. Have all the holes in Van Gaal's squad been fixed and who else might come before the transfer window shuts? There's a review of the tour of the United States, in which United won three games, but lost the final match to PSG in Chicago. Finally, there's a look ahead to United's first fixture of the season against Tottenham next Saturday.No Question About That is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music and all good podcast apps. We really appreciate your support. Please hit that subscribe button, leave a rating and write us a review! Talk to us on Twitter and Instagram. No Question About That is produced by the award-winning Tom Jenkins.  If you are interested in supporting the show and accessing some cool rewards, check out our crowdfunding page and become a Patron! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information

#229. In the final show of the season Ed & Paul look back on the past 10 months under Louis van Gaal, including the now (infamous) awards. Also on the show, a review of United's draw with Hull City, your questions and a look ahead to the summer transfer market.No Question About That is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music and all good podcast apps. We really appreciate your support. Please hit that subscribe button, leave a rating and write us a review! Talk to us on Twitter and Instagram. No Question About That is produced by the award-winning Tom Jenkins.  If you are interested in supporting the show and accessing some cool rewards, check out our crowdfunding page and become a Patron! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

#228. United's last home fixture of the season was a hard-earned, if ultimately disappointing, draw at Old Trafford. United dominated even if the home side lacked for real penetration in a 1-1 against Arsenal. The fixture asked as many questions about United's future as it answered, with the clock ticking down on the season. Ed & Paul look back at the penultimate game of the season, ahead to the summer transfer window (where might United invest and what is needed?) and take your questions. Finally, there's a preview of the weekend's final game of the season against Hull City at the KC Stadium.No Question About That is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music and all good podcast apps. We really appreciate your support. Please hit that subscribe button, leave a rating and write us a review! Talk to us on Twitter and Instagram. No Question About That is produced by the award-winning Tom Jenkins.  If you are interested in supporting the show and accessing some cool r

#227. Europe awaits after United's hard-fought (i.e lucky!) victory over Crystal Palace in south London on Saturday. Combined with Liverpool's draw at Chelsea, Louis van Gaal's side has now effectively secured fourth place in the Premier League. Ed & Paul discuss all the fallout from Saturday's victory, where Van Gaal's side was perhaps fortunate to secure a win after a dubious-looking penalty. Then, Radamel Falcao's foul during Marouane Fellaini's winning goal was missed by referee Michael Oliver. There's a review of United's first acquisition of the summer - Memphis Depay for £25 million - your questions and a look ahead to next weekend's game against Arsenal.No Question About That is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music and all good podcast apps. We really appreciate your support. Please hit that subscribe button, leave a rating and write us a review! Talk to us on Twitter and Instagram. No Question About That is produced by the award-winning Tom Jenkins.  

#226. Remember when United were good? No, not during Sir Alex Ferguson's reign, but that period when Louis van Gaal's side won six games on the spin. Seems a long time ago now. Defeat at Stamford Bridge, hammered by Everton, and now a home loss to West Brom - and United didn't score in any of them.  Second seemed achievable, now the Dutchman's players are looking nervously at Liverpool, with the Scousers just four points behind. Ed & Paul discuss all the fallout from United's weekend defeat, take your questions and look ahead to a tough-looking fixture at Crystal Palace next weekend.No Question About That is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music and all good podcast apps. We really appreciate your support. Please hit that subscribe button, leave a rating and write us a review! Talk to us on Twitter and Instagram. No Question About That is produced by the award-winning Tom Jenkins.  If you are interested in supporting the show and accessing some cool rewards, ch

#225. Six victories in a row followed by defeat at Stamford Bridge last weekend and then again at Everton on Sunday has brought Louis van Gaal's team crashing back to earth. The Dutchman characterised his team's performance at Everton as "lacking in motivation." United's 3-0 loss could be catastrophic, with Liverpool not yet completely out of the chase for fourth place in the Premier League. And does this make United the new Arsenal - forever passing the ball sidewards and desperately chasing fourth place? Ed & Paul discuss all the fallout from the Reds defeat on Merseyside, take your questions and look forward to what should be a much more routine win against West Brom  next week.No Question About That is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music and all good podcast apps. We really appreciate your support. Please hit that subscribe button, leave a rating and write us a review! Talk to us on Twitter and Instagram. No Question About That is produced by the award-wi

#224. José Mourinho's magic bus: whenever the Portuguese coach needs a result it is neatly parked and always comes up with the goods. Plus ça change. United enjoyed 71 per cent possession at Stamford Bridge on Saturday evening, the majority of shots on goal and control of the game, but still lost. Defeat leaves Louis van Gaal's side 11 points adrift of Chelsea in the Premier League and potentially looking, once again, at a scrap for second, third and fourth place come May. Ed & Paul discuss all the fall out from United's defeat at Chelsea, take your questions and look ahead to next weekend's pivotal fixture against Everton on Merseyside.No Question About That is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music and all good podcast apps. We really appreciate your support. Please hit that subscribe button, leave a rating and write us a review! Talk to us on Twitter and Instagram. No Question About That is produced by the award-winning Tom Jenkins.  If you are interested in

#223. As Neil Kinnock once said OH YES, OH YES, OH YES! Victory over City in the derby - and what a fine victory it was! Four defeats in a row to the Blues had become too painful, but with Louis van Gaal's side in outstanding form United smashed the visitors on Sunday. Ed & Paul discuss United's latest victory and what it means for the future. Has Manuel Pellegrini been sacked yet? There's discussion of the remarkable change in United's fortunes and performances this season, your questions answered and a look forward to next weekend's huge game against Chelsea. No Question About That is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music and all good podcast apps. We really appreciate your support. Please hit that subscribe button, leave a rating and write us a review! Talk to us on Twitter and Instagram. No Question About That is produced by the award-winning Tom Jenkins.  If you are interested in supporting the show and accessing some cool rewards, check out our crowdfundi

#222. Another week, another fine United performance. Ed & Paul could get used to this kind of thing! This week's pod covers United's victory over Aston Villa at Old Trafford - a performance in which Ander Herrera stood out. Two goals and a command of United's midfield begs a question: why wasn't Herrera picked all season? This week's pod also covers your questions and looks ahead to next week's derby. Could United now be the favourites for that game?No Question About That is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music and all good podcast apps. We really appreciate your support. Please hit that subscribe button, leave a rating and write us a review! Talk to us on Twitter and Instagram. No Question About That is produced by the award-winning Tom Jenkins.  If you are interested in supporting the show and accessing some cool rewards, check out our crowdfunding page and become a Patron! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad

#221. Rare is the moment that schadenfreude is not to be fully enjoyed - and rarer still does that moment come in a United victory over Liverpool at Anfield. And yet the stars aligned on Sunday when United beat the old rivals and Steven Gerrard offered one of the finest comedy moments of the season. United fans laughed so hard that it probably still hurts. On this week's show, Ed & Paul look back on a fabulous United victory in L4, praising Juan Mata for a brace of outstanding goals, Louis van Gaal for the tactical masterclass, and Gerrard for stamping his way into United folklore. Tara, Stevie G, we'll miss you. Sort of. Also, your questions, a preview of United's next fixture against Aston Villa and the return of the Gilluminati!No Question About That is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music and all good podcast apps. We really appreciate your support. Please hit that subscribe button, leave a rating and write us a review! Talk to us on Twitter and Instagram.

#220. On this week's show Ed & Paul 'debate' the merits of a sound education in mathematics, bemoaning the state of  government investment into a system that has left Paul unable to tell the difference between a percentage and an absolute number! In between the bickering over Long Ball Louis' tactics, the pod covers United's excellent victory over Tottenham at Old Trafford - perhaps the finest 34 minutes of attacking football the Reds have produced this season. Does this mean Van Gaal's philoshoofy has finally taken root? There are your questions, Rooney's punch-gate fiasco and a look ahead to United's visit to Anfield at the weekend!No Question About That is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music and all good podcast apps. We really appreciate your support. Please hit that subscribe button, leave a rating and write us a review! Talk to us on Twitter and Instagram. No Question About That is produced by the award-winning Tom Jenkins.  If you are interested in sup

#219. On this week's show Ed & Paul celebrate the victory over Newcastle, commiserate over United's defeat to Arsenal, argue over whether Louis is really playing hoofball, take your questions, discuss sexism in football (there's a lot of it and it is very bad) and get all excited / terrified for the run of big games ahead.No Question About That is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music and all good podcast apps. We really appreciate your support. Please hit that subscribe button, leave a rating and write us a review! Talk to us on Twitter and Instagram. No Question About That is produced by the award-winning Tom Jenkins.  If you are interested in supporting the show and accessing some cool rewards, check out our crowdfunding page and become a Patron! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

#218. On this week's show - victory and a decent one at that. United's 2-0 win over Sunderland at Old Trafford wasn't always pretty, but in creating more than 30 chances with 75 per cent possession, the Reds dominated. After defeat to Swansea last week, Louis van Gaal's side is now back in prime position to qualify for the Champions League, with no little thanks to former Reds John O'Shea and Wes Brown! Ed & Paul discuss United's performance, Radamel Falcao's ongoing struggles, Adnan Januzaj's bright cameo and Ander Herrera - now a fixture in the team! Also on the pod - a preview of the week's games to come, including Newcastle in the Premier League on Wednesday and Arsenal in the FA Cup![spreaker type=player resource="episode_id=20791000" width="98%" height="200px" theme="dark" color="CC0000" hide-logo="true" hide-episode-description="true"]No Question About That is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music and all good podcast apps. We really appreciate your supp