Ian Irving hosts The Athletic's podcast dedicated to Manchester United with regular contributor Andy Mitten and club writer Carl Anka.
Another winnable fixture drifted by at Old Trafford and the season is idling with no trophies to fight for and Champions League qualification disappearing over the horizon.
We think about how the club's latest malaise can be arrested and dream of a gear-shift as abrupt and dramatic as the one seen in recent weeks at Barcelona.
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