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Second, what’s this all about?
Positivity? United have won a cup game, Kalvin Phillips is on his way and the Championship season is almost here. Negativity? Well, there’s plenty of that too.
Ben Meakin joins Sam for a proper pre-season stocktake: what looks better, what still worries us, and just how much can change before the window closes?
The conceit is simple: Ben plays the grumpy bloke sat behind you on the Kop; Sam plays the happy clapper in front. Together, they answer your questions, test some of Ben’s colder takes ahead of the new season and try to work out where the truth lies somewhere in between.
