Welcome to the tenth episode of the Red Dead Podcast, the infallible Manchester United podcast for Truly Reds, brought to you as always by Tom “Darren Fletcher” Addison and Liam “Wrestlemania” Brown.

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Goalkeepers and Defenders                                                 

So, another review is here, the good people at PR Genie have decided that more time and devotion shall be spent on my couch as I trawl through some obvious, some surprising,and some downright ridiculous candidates for the best Manchester United XI. In stark comparison to the otherwise impressive Rooney Goal Machine, the opening titles and graphics have a slight air of class about them, less Europa League, more Champions League perhaps. Loud classical music blares triumphantly with the overblown grandiosity of a late ‘90s SKY Sports advert. The basic format is from a competition invented by the club’s website in 2011 where fans vote on the best players for each position, based on what I’m guessing is a rigid 4-4-2 formation.

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Barcelona and Real Madrid are undoubtedly huge football clubs with enormous fan bases. Yet Manchester United trumps them both as the most loved sporting brand name anywhere in the world according to the highly respected Forbes magazine. In addition to a reported 333 million worldwide supporters, United is considered to be the most valuable franchise in sports and continues growing because of its championships and tradition. Seattle Times reporter Joshua Mayers explains how United became the worlds best loved club.

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