Ian Irving hosts The Athletic's podcast dedicated to Manchester United with United We Stand Editor Andy Mitten and Staff Editor Anthony Hay.
No fewer than six academy graduates featured in the Champions League fixture against Young Boys Bern. Quite a few famous-sounding names took the pitch for Manchester United but the most significant of those was Zidane Iqbal, the first British South Asian player to do so.
The first-team regulars may not feel hugely threatened by that tepid performance, but Ralf Rangnick and his coaching staff, soon to feature two additions, won't allow them to get too comfortable with important, and very winnable, games on the horizon.
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