Manchester United & Arsenal - One club trapped by its past, another desperately refusing to let it go

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·9 January 2026

Manchester United & Arsenal - One club trapped by its past, another desperately refusing to let it go

It’s back to the drawing board – again – for Manchester United in this post-Sir Alex Ferguson era, with the sacking of Ruben Amorim and the intense debate about what comes next.

I can’t be the only one watching it all and immediately thinking of the viral clip posted by comedian Michael Spicer…*checks notes* SEVEN years ago. You’ve probably seen it pop up a number of times in the last seven years, as it somehow remains as true now as at any point in that time, and perhaps the best summary of how Manchester United are talked about, and perhaps, by extension, how they even think about themselves.

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“This is Manchester United Football Club we’re talking about here, you know, Manchester United Football Club. One of the biggest football clubs, you know, in the world.”