Summary: MUTV pundit and Manchester United legend Mickey Thomas joins the show to give us his take on the long term investment on Crystal Palace striker Wilfried Zaha, the two pronged difference of Robin Van Persie and the return of a healthy Nemanja Vidic to the squad as Sir Alex looks to reclaim a title lost a season ago on the narrowest of margins, goal difference. We also preview the glamour tie that will mark the return of Cristiano Ronaldo to Old Trafford and how Fergie might view that all important first leg away at Real Madrid given that the reigning Spanish champions seem to have reclaimed a bit of form of late. Mickey has some very pointed words in his defence of goalkeeper David De Gea, what we should or could expect from first year signing Shinji Kagawa at the business end of the season, weighs in on the nature of media pressure and expectations on players and even gives his opinion on what happens the day Sir Alex walks away from the football club. Little known is how Mickey moved to the United States where he played for the Wichita Wings of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL), when indoor soccer was at its height when traditional outdoor version of football went into hibernation with the collapse of the NASL. He played in Wichita, Kansas for two seasons before moving back to Wales where he played for various other teams in the English League and returning to Wrexham in 1991, where in a highly memorable FA Cup defeat of Arsenal in 1992, the then 37-year-old Mickey Thomas scored on a laser beam of a free kick. Mickey has a tremendous personal story and his value to the discussion today on media, fan culture and sport is hugely important given the perspective he provides.
