⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Zackz5000]

IS funny to see here in this thread we are talking more about the shit game between Liverpool and Burnley instead of the main one who is Manchester United against Manchester City, can anyone said to me why?

So lets change that.

What team do you expect to prevail in the derby of the weekend? Are we gonna see a close match or a open one?

United and Man City are both experiencing a decline in performance. They have not achieved good results at the start of the season. In terms of player quality, I think Man City should be above United. But we don't know how both teams will fight. Whatever the conditions for both, this is a derby match. The match will surely be competitive and hopefully not boring.

Both teams are in thesame level now Manchester United is not well same as Manchester City this season but it is going to be interesting since it is a derby match i can't predict who will win but Manchester City looks more good than Manchester United, i don't also think it will be a boring game both teams to score won't be a bad option for gamblers instead of picking a direct win.

[Agbe]

IS funny to see here in this thread we are talking more about the shit game between Liverpool and Burnley instead of the main one who is Manchester United against Manchester City, can anyone said to me why?

So lets change that.

What team do you expect to prevail in the derby of the weekend? Are we gonna see a close match or a open one?

United and Man City are both experiencing a decline in performance. They have not achieved good results at the start of the season. In terms of player quality, I think Man City should be above United. But we don't know how both teams will fight. Whatever the conditions for both, this is a derby match. The match will surely be competitive and hopefully not boring.

Both teams are in thesame level now Manchester United is not well same as Manchester City this season but it is going to be interesting since it is a derby match i can't predict who will win but Manchester City looks more good than Manchester United, i don't also think it will be a boring game both teams to score won't be a bad option for gamblers instead of picking a direct win.

This match will be tricky to predict because just as you have said it's a derby match even though Manchester United has not been in the best of forms when it comes to big teams especially there city rivals united seams to up their game, so this game will be very interesting to watch as both teams will be fighting to get all three points.

[sotelorene]

IS funny to see here in this thread we are talking more about the shit game between Liverpool and Burnley instead of the main one who is Manchester United against Manchester City, can anyone said to me why?

So lets change that.

What team do you expect to prevail in the derby of the weekend? Are we gonna see a close match or a open one?

United and Man City are both experiencing a decline in performance. They have not achieved good results at the start of the season. In terms of player quality, I think Man City should be above United. But we don't know how both teams will fight. Whatever the conditions for both, this is a derby match. The match will surely be competitive and hopefully not boring.

Both teams are in thesame level now Manchester United is not well same as Manchester City this season but it is going to be interesting since it is a derby match i can't predict who will win but Manchester City looks more good than Manchester United, i don't also think it will be a boring game both teams to score won't be a bad option for gamblers instead of picking a direct win.

The sad truth is that whether Manchester city is in a good form or not, they always play Manchester united like mad so their form doesn't really matter whenever they are playing and also considering the fact that Manchester united is not even in a good form, I mean they are scattered, not coordinated. They have all it takes to go as far as contending in first position in the premier league this season but it is very sad they don't know how to utilize those good players, I don't want to conclude yet but I believe and think Manchester city will win Manchester united.

[Youngrebel]

So lets change that.

To change that is base on the topic at hand. People discuss what concerned them. If you are interested to discuss Man United and Man City, you can initiate the discussion and others will follow. In the weekend there are a lot of games to discuss here. And anyone can bring my of the games and create a discussion here.
On Saturday 13 September 12:30 Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest, and other 7 games on that the same day. And Sunday 14 September, Liverpool vs Burnley which will be a auto win for Liverpool and for the game between Manchester United and Manchester City, as for me it will be  clear win for Manchester City.

If I missed understood you, you can correct me.

[Odohu]

IS funny to see here in this thread we are talking more about the shit game between Liverpool and Burnley instead of the main one who is Manchester United against Manchester City, can anyone said to me why?

So lets change that.

What team do you expect to prevail in the derby of the weekend? Are we gonna see a close match or a open one?

The game you are referring to as shit game may be more important to people who are supporters of Liverpool or have interest in some of the players. As I understand, the signing of Isak is dominating the news which is why Liverpool is dominating the discussion and not necessarily Burnley. Manchester United and Manchester City are two weak teams this season, so don't be surprised if people are not paying them any serious attention.

[Versatile_choice]

This match will be tricky to predict because just as you have said it's a derby match even though Manchester United has not been in the best of forms when it comes to big teams especially there city rivals united seams to up their game, so this game will be very interesting to watch as both teams will be fighting to get all three points.

Is very hard to predict the outcome of this match, you know if it were before when manchester city is still in a good form I would've possibly choose them as the favorite team to win this match considering the home advantage, but is obvious that manchester city is going through the same challenge with manchester united and this would balance the strength of both teams so if I'm to predict the score I think I will go for goal goal or Draw that's the both teams to score our they end up with a score of draw. I'm sure that these prediction is more suitable for this game, than going for direct win.

[Moreno233]

Both teams are in thesame level now Manchester United is not well same as Manchester City this season but it is going to be interesting since it is a derby match i can't predict who will win but Manchester City looks more good than Manchester United, i don't also think it will be a boring game both teams to score won't be a bad option for gamblers instead of picking a direct win.

The sad truth is that whether Manchester city is in a good form or not, they always play Manchester united like mad so their form doesn't really matter whenever they are playing and also considering the fact that Manchester united is not even in a good form, I mean they are scattered, not coordinated. They have all it takes to go as far as contending in first position in the premier league this season but it is very sad they don't know how to utilize those good players, I don't want to conclude yet but I believe and think Manchester city will win Manchester united.

You are right but the truth is that Manchester City have remained a better team than Manchester United for close to a decade now so I will not be surprised how they oppress them at every given opportunity at their derby. This season may be a little different because Manchester City seems to have been degrading too since last season and the season, they seems to have reach their low. If Manchester United want to start taking revenge, they have a golden opportunity now before the Cities resolve their problem and transform into the strong team they use to be.

[Umulala-alala]

IS funny to see here in this thread we are talking more about the shit game between Liverpool and Burnley instead of the main one who is Manchester United against Manchester City, can anyone said to me why?

So lets change that.

What team do you expect to prevail in the derby of the weekend? Are we gonna see a close match or a open one?

Well the Derby is loosing it weight as Manchester United have been on a struggling path for quiet a while now and their fellow rival Manchester city have been struggling too I’m recent years. Years back  when the Manchester derby use to what you expected.

So far ever since Amorim moved to Manchester, pep have never defeated him so I Guardiola will want to change that this coming week. Manchester city have been hit with 2 injury blow, they lost Cherki before the international break and now they have lost Marmoush in the international break, both players will miss this clash.

Manchester United have been poor since the beginning of season, I don’t expect much from them in this match, I think they will lose This match, that my personal opinion tho.

You can single the match and bet it Man city to win since you are not expecting any good football from Man united, it's going to be competitive both club is not in their best form Manchester Derby won't be what we normally watch before the derby has already lost it weight but it be dramatic in action no body can tell which club that will win another avoiding such match will be better.

[Antotena]

Manchester city and Manchester United! Who will win? If you ask me, I stand with Manchester United, at least for now, Manchester United are more attacking and with more force up front. Am not writing City off, but then, Manchester United stands a more better chance to win regardless of where the match is played.

But you know, it's football, anything can happen. Manchester city can pick form that that and trash a living hell out of United, lol. That's just football. We expect anything. But I feel it's gonna be a win for United or draw. That's my prediction, but if it plays otherwise, I wouldn't still be surprised, because it's the game of football

There is something many people are seeing Manchester United that I'm not seeing but I refused to follow what everyone thinks about Manchester United. If everyone is giving them a second chance, I am not giving them because they have squeeze my games many time than I can remembered. This match between Manchester United and Manchester City is happening at Etihad, City afr going to be at advantage, they are going to have a special gift  to win this match.

However, Manchester City also can't be predicted. Right now, I am going full with Manchester City support but they have loss some game this season. Among things I'm hoping on them is because of the way they finish wolves, I haven't seen Manchester United win any game like that despite the fact that they are unstable and not looking too strong but if Manchester United are going to win this match, then they are going to need another special ability to do it.

[Adbitco]

To change that is base on the topic at hand. People discuss what concerned them. If you are interested to discuss Man United and Man City, you can initiate the discussion and others will follow. In the weekend there are a lot of games to discuss here. And anyone can bring my of the games and create a discussion here.
On Saturday 13 September 12:30 Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest, and other 7 games on that the same day. And Sunday 14 September, Liverpool vs Burnley which will be a auto win for Liverpool and for the game between Manchester United and Manchester City, as for me it will be  clear win for Manchester City.
If I missed understood you, you can correct me.

I really don't understand why his sounding that way, like you said earlier, people discuss what concerns them, he can start a conversation and if people feel like keeping up with it then they can simply key into it. There's no need of him trying to make people talk about something else, besides the Manchester derby discussion is also been talked about here in this thread as well.

[Iroh]

As for betting, I don't plan on including them in my list, as they haven't shown convincing form since the start of the season and there's a chance this match won't be a close one. However if I had to pick who has the better odds, I'd pick Man City. Haaland is currently in fine form for the Norwegian national team and more importantly Man City also has home advantage.

Hopefully, the game would be interesting. Manchester city hasn't been in top form this season along with Manchester united, who also seem to be struggling to find a foothold. The game may be a tight one but I think Man City could come out being victorious in the end. Perhaps we're going to have a goal from both sides.
If I were to place a bet, I'll take the option of both sides scoring a goal. As to who would prevail in the end, Man city seems like they're going to come out on top. It's going to be an interesting one.

[TelolettOm]

As for betting, I don't plan on including them in my list, as they haven't shown convincing form since the start of the season and there's a chance this match won't be a close one. However if I had to pick who has the better odds, I'd pick Man City. Haaland is currently in fine form for the Norwegian national team and more importantly Man City also has home advantage.

Man City continues to be quite unpredictable. Sometimes, as usual, they play very well, but sometimes, they don't live up to expectations. Like the results of their first two matches, losses to Tottenham and even to Brighton. As for the lineup, well, at least they still have Haaland as a goal-scoring machine, but not only that, they also need strong defenders, but yeah... as we know right now...

At least when it comes to Haaland, even with the Norwegian national team, he's truly incredible. Most recently, in the 11-1 victory over Moldova, Haaland scored five goals—incredible. And I'm sure at Man City, he'll remain as productive as usual.

Source: Erling Haaland's incredible scoring record

[Miles2006]

IS funny to see here in this thread we are talking more about the shit game between Liverpool and Burnley instead of the main one who is Manchester United against Manchester City, can anyone said to me why?

So lets change that.

What team do you expect to prevail in the derby of the weekend? Are we gonna see a close match or a open one?

Currently I don’t understand what Manchester United are up to and Manchester city at the other hand didn’t perform well during their previous match against Brighton as a matter of fact Manchester city started the season so poor likewise United. This match might end draw except Manchester city are back, city comeback game is always unexpected and strong but, I doubt if they’ll do well this season. Viewing the probability city are way higher than Manchester United maybe the match taking place at Etihad Stadium makes predicting so obvious and easy, home benefit is never a guarantee now so this match is still unpredictable anything can happen but, if Manchester United wins no doubt Manchester city is gradually going down.

[Abdulzuruku01]

IS funny to see here in this thread we are talking more about the shit game between Liverpool and Burnley instead of the main one who is Manchester United against Manchester City, can anyone said to me why?

So lets change that.

What team do you expect to prevail in the derby of the weekend? Are we gonna see a close match or a open one?

United and Man City are both experiencing a decline in performance. They have not achieved good results at the start of the season. In terms of player quality, I think Man City should be above United. But we don't know how both teams will fight. Whatever the conditions for both, this is a derby match. The match will surely be competitive and hopefully not boring.

Manchester City have secured only three points this season, one win, and two loss. Honestly, this isn't a great start. If they keep playing like this they will be a problem,  because I don't think they are strong enough to contend for major tournaments this season. Despite new signings, their performance hasn't improved much. Well, big clubs often have a bad run and bounce back.

I believe this match will be tough because Manchester United and City both struggling to regain their form. United are facing similar issues to Manchester City, This makes it hard to predict a winner, because United has quality players who can challenge City, but is just that Amorim tactics aren't effective yet. In my view, Manchester United is in better shape than City. United's main issue seems to be the coach, whereas City has bigger problems, from the coach to the entire team, and they've been struggling with this since last season.

[MusaMohamed]

Manchester City have secured only three points this season, one win, and two loss. Honestly, this isn't a great start. If they keep playing like this they will be a problem,  because I don't think they are strong enough to contend for major tournaments this season. Despite new signings, their performance hasn't improved much. Well, big clubs often have a bad run and bounce back.

The second half of last season with some players bought in the winter transfer season and more players joined in this summer transfer season are not enough for Pep Guardiola to fix issues and improve weakness in Manchester City squad. It reflects on their terrible performance quality and bad results so far, with 2 defeats after three matches, it's unacceptable for a club that want to win Premier League title.

To win Premier League title, Manchester City will only be allowed to lose 3 or 4 more matches in 35 remaining matches in this season, and it seems they will lose more than 4 more matches so winning the league title in this season is impossible with them.

I believe this match will be tough because Manchester United and City both struggling to regain their form. United are facing similar issues to Manchester City, This makes it hard to predict a winner, because United has quality players who can challenge City, but is just that Amorim tactics aren't effective yet. In my view, Manchester United is in better shape than City. United's main issue seems to be the coach, whereas City has bigger problems, from the coach to the entire team, and they've been struggling with this since last season.

On verge of a crisis start, any match is tough with Manchester City and it will be difficult for them to beat any opponent and get three points. It's strange to see Manchester City continue with unstable performance like this after spending a lot of money for player purchases recent months. If they don't wake up and improve soon, they will even struggle with race for a humble target like top four position only.

[Woodie]

Finally international break is over and time to jump into some EPL action.

With the international break coming to an end, expect upsets as teams could have some of their stars who might have picked up some knocks, perhaps fitness level's went down etcetera...

But game am looking forward to seeing is the Manchester derby and my money will be on the Red Devils because they seem to be a new team with an ambition to prove a point while City struggles for identity 

[Barikui1]

Finally international break is over and time to jump into some EPL action.

With the international break coming to an end, expect upsets as teams could have some of their stars who might have picked up some knocks, perhaps fitness level's went down etcetera...

But game am looking forward to seeing is the Manchester derby and my money will be on the Red Devils because they seem to be a new team with an ambition to prove a point while City struggles for identity 

Many guys sees Manchester united as the favourite in this upcoming encounter but I still believe that Manchester city will keep on being Manchester city, they shouldn't be underated just because of the fact that they didn't start the season strong, we have forgotten so soon that the last two times Manchester city won the league, they didn't start well, but when they found their rythme during the cause of the season, they started recording winnings back to back to back without even dropping a single points, and that was when arsenal started being inconsistent in getting the desired result, so why am saying this is that we should not just rule Manchester city out, they might have started poorly, yes, but they have more to offer and they are a team I will never underestimate regardless of their present form right now.

[Jostern]

Finally international break is over and time to jump into some EPL action.

With the international break coming to an end, expect upsets as teams could have some of their stars who might have picked up some knocks, perhaps fitness level's went down etcetera...

But game am looking forward to seeing is the Manchester derby and my money will be on the Red Devils because they seem to be a new team with an ambition to prove a point while City struggles for identity 

Many guys sees Manchester united as the favourite in this upcoming encounter but I still believe that Manchester city will keep on being Manchester city, they shouldn't be underated just because of the fact that they didn't start the season strong, we have forgotten so soon that the last two times Manchester city won the league, they didn't start well, but when they found their rythme during the cause of the season, they started recording winnings back to back to back without even dropping a single points, and that was when arsenal started being inconsistent in getting the desired result, so why am saying this is that we should not just rule Manchester city out, they might have started poorly, yes, but they have more to offer and they are a team I will never underestimate regardless of their present form right now.

I understand your sentiment, but judging from last season and what Manchester City have done 5 season ago is tremendous, and they are a very strong team, but it’s not the same team compared to this previous year that you’re talking about, this Manchester City team are just trying to revive themselves, they quite have some new players as well in the team who are getting used to the playing style and their new environment, actually I don’t think as a football fans I will be writing Manchester City off from the title the Premier League is still very fresh and anything can actually happen all they need is to find their rhythm and form and they are good to go, but if you ask me for my prediction I would gladly tell you that this Manchester City team can’t win the Premier League this season, unless it would be a surprise package because other teams like Liverpool and Arsenal are ahead of them in the Tittle race, Now there is a game, Manchester City vs Manchester United, so do you feel confident Manchester City is going to beat Manchester United, considering that Manchester United aren’t good enough.

[Hvdv]

As for betting, I don't plan on including them in my list, as they haven't shown convincing form since the start of the season and there's a chance this match won't be a close one. However if I had to pick who has the better odds, I'd pick Man City. Haaland is currently in fine form for the Norwegian national team and more importantly Man City also has home advantage.

Hopefully, the game would be interesting. Manchester city hasn't been in top form this season along with Manchester united, who also seem to be struggling to find a foothold. The game may be a tight one but I think Man City could come out being victorious in the end. Perhaps we're going to have a goal from both sides.
If I were to place a bet, I'll take the option of both sides scoring a goal. As to who would prevail in the end, Man city seems like they're going to come out on top. It's going to be an interesting one.

It's going to be a big match, with two strong teams from one city facing off. It'll be a Manchester derby, and we'll see who wins. Manchester City hasn't started the season as expected. I can't say Manchester United has started well, but one team will definitely win this match. For me, a scenario where both teams score would be a more realistic betting scenario.

[Cryptmuster]

Finally international break is over and time to jump into some EPL action.

With the international break coming to an end, expect upsets as teams could have some of their stars who might have picked up some knocks, perhaps fitness level's went down etcetera...

But game am looking forward to seeing is the Manchester derby and my money will be on the Red Devils because they seem to be a new team with an ambition to prove a point while City struggles for identity 

If we talk about the Manchester derby, City already have some losses due to injuries, Marmus injured his knee and will definitely miss this match. It's good that Haaland is in great shape, but Marmus is also gradually becoming an important player for City and he did a lot of work in the midfield, so this player will clearly be missed. I expect City to dominate this match as usual, because I think Manchester United have not become better and still concede a lot. But City also played poorly against Tottenham and Brighton, so it's difficult to predict anything now, by the way, both teams should have new goalkeepers in this match, we'll see how this affects their defense.