The Business of Man United's Misery

Man United had just lost 3-0 at home yet Old Trafford was still singing Michael Carrick’s name... After Saturday's defeat at Chelsea it seems everyone BUT the Man United supporters are in agreement that Carrick will lose his job soon. More than for any other club in the Premier League, United’s ‘Boom & Bust’ managerial cycle has become an industry in itself - so who’s actually deciding when bad form becomes a crisis? The fans, the board or the noise outside it? Has Man United become more of a 'content farm' than football club and who really profits from English football's biggest 'crisis economy'. Plus, reaction to Arsenal's "defensive masterclass" at Anfield on Sunday - if Alexander Isak was wrong to stay on his feet why were we so critical of Alexis Mac Allister's antics? 📩 Got a question for The Sports Agents? https://forms.gle/9SBbW1SYWqXLKnRT7 🖥️ Watch our full episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SportsAgentsPod 📱Follow us on socials: TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thesportsagents Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thesportsagents/ X - https://x.com/sportsagentspod 📥 Email: [email protected] 💭 Take our listener survey: https://forms.gle/YMUvajQktqBuimgh6 Executive Producer: Adonis Pratsides Senior Producer: David Finch Video Producer: Sam Trudgill Digital Content Producer: Jasmine Wissart Tom Hughes is Editor for The News Agents podcast network Vicky Etchells is the Commissioning Editor for Global You can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The Sports Agents". 👕 The Sports Agents have merch! You can buy yours now: https://store.global.com/collections/the-sports-agents