#412. In the week that Manchester United paid up to €80 million for Sporting Lisbon's Bruno Fernandes, Ed Woodward came under fire, with a group lobbing flares into the executive's back garden. The debate around Woodward's role in United's decline has come into sharp focus, with fans protesting and Woodward's PR team cranking out personality-cult level messaging. Ed & Paul discuss and agree to disagree.Also on the show this week, there was some actual football on Wednesday night, with United beating City in the League Cup semi-final, but going out of the competition on aggregate. Finally, a look ahead to the weekend Premier League fixture with Wolves. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.