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Carrick鈥檚 at the wheel for Manchester United

Manchester United top their Champions League group after beating Villarreal

Kelly Cates is joined by former Everton midfielder Leon Osman and senior football reporter Ian Dennis as Manchester United have booked their place in the Champions League knockout stages with a 2-0 win over Villarreal in Michael Carrick鈥檚 first game in charge as caretaker manager.

Manchester United fan Scott Saunders joins the pod to discuss whether there are signs of improvement under Carrick and why Jadon Sancho impressed after scoring his first goal for the club.

You鈥檒l hear what PSG manager Mauricio Pochettino has to say on being linked with the vacant Manchester United job on a permanent basis and Ernest Macia from Radio Catalunya gives us an insight into former Barcelona manager Ernesto Valverde 鈥 who Manchester United has approached about taking the job on an interim basis.

Former Chelsea midfielder Karen Carney and commentator Alistair Bruce-Ball reflect on Chelsea鈥檚 impressive 4-0 win over Juventus at Stamford Bridge and discuss why their academy may be the secret to their success.

Topics:

1鈥30鈥 鈥 Were there signs of improvement for Manchester United under Michael Carrick?

6鈥30鈥 鈥 Thoughts on Carrick鈥檚 starting eleven and substitutes

10鈥00鈥 鈥 Jadon Sancho gets first Manchester United goal

11鈥40鈥 鈥 Michael Carrick on his side鈥檚 victory

14鈥00鈥 鈥 Manchester United contact former Barcelona manager Ernesto Valverde about the interim manager鈥檚 job

19鈥00鈥 鈥 Mauricio Pochettino on being linked with the Manchester United job on a permanent basis

22鈥00鈥 鈥 The view from Spain on Valverde being linked with the interim manager鈥檚 job

25鈥00鈥 鈥 Reaction to Chelsea鈥檚 4-0 win over Juventus

27鈥00鈥 鈥 The success of Chelsea鈥檚 academy and the improvement of Reece James

31鈥17鈥 鈥 Thomas Tuchel on Chelsea鈥檚 victory

32鈥50鈥 鈥 Is this performance reflective of where Juventus are as a team?

38鈥00鈥- Could Barcelona miss out on making it through to the knockout stages of the Champions League?

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