⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Marvell1]

Manchester United is lacking a good centered midfielder and good finisher who can take chances and execute every opportunity in time. If they can't improve in the players right now, then I think they would wait for another transfer season to sell off some players and put others to loan, buy more into the club to fill out some missing spaces known by the coach and the team management. This would be a good step if this is actually done to reshuffle the players now that's is earlier.

I would say that the entire  Manchester United squad is in a shaky state. Not only is their midfield and attack weak. Manchester United's defense is also relatively weak. In 26 matches, Manchesster United have scored only 30  goals and conceded 37 goals. Manchester United management should completely rebuild the squad. They have a lot of players in their squad. They will have  to gradually sell unnecessary players. And find new talented players. Manchester United management will have to spend  a lot of money to rebuild the squad.

[GigaBit]

Man United refused to give up, having been 2-0 down in the first half, they managed to improve the quality of the match in the second half and managed to score 2 goals to make the match a draw again. Maybe Amorim had time to motivate his players to refuse to lose, and they succeeded in doing so, but losing 2 points made Man United fail to improve their position in the standings.

While United getting a tie after being down 2-0 is great for them as a comeback, the fact that they got a 2-2 tie against Everton is a disgrace for them. Hell, I am not sure if we can even call it a disgrace anymore, maybe we should start calling it what is normal for United, after all they are the ones who ended up being one point under Everton this season and did not look any better at all.

They keep making chances, and they keep missing those chances, I can't really watch anymore, like no matter how "this is surely a goal" the possession is, they may end up missing somehow. Hopefully, they will figure out what's wrong with this club soon, or things will get even uglier, they are at a point where it may never recover ever again.

As most fans have high expectations with Man United, I can understand the disappointments with their performances lately. They may not need a new lineup of athletes but they should start working harmoniously instead. Sometimes, it is the camarederie among players that will change the outcome of their game. Though the coach strategy may contribute to the success but mostly, it is the players' job how they can show winning moves inside the arena.
Otherwise, they need to re-assess their athletes before it will go to the brink of losses after lossess. They already have good fanbase, so surely, there will be expectations from the audience. And if they will see that they are not doing good, they will surely change their teams to support with and lose some of their loyal followers.

Despite having a good reputation, the team has completely failed to meet the expectations of the fans. They are losing one match after another. The fans are unhappy with their performance. If necessary, they will bring in new players and if not, then the team will have to be reorganized with the existing ones. That is, if the issues of what is needed or where changes should be made in the team are not reviewed and fixed it, then what will the fans get from the team? I think everyone concerned should definitely pay attention to this issue. I will definitely agree with you that sometimes establishing a good relationship and good coordination between the players in the team can play a good role in the performance of the team. Recently, Man United's position has been at the bottom but if they identify the problems of the team and solve them properly, then something good can be expected from them again.

[Docnaster]

Liverpool are flying high this season, they look like the only stable side in the top 6 Premier League clubs this season. Defending champions, Manchester City are still struggling to get back to winning ways and maintaining consistency, they lost against league leaders Liverpool yesterday, some supporters are already calling for Guardiola’s sack. That’s crazy, where would City be without Pep.

Aston villa got their win against Chelsea in the weekend maintaining their good form in the league, I can already see them flourishing with Rashford and Asensio combination.

The results and actions in the English Premier League over the weekend was a very exciting one to fans of some clubs and a forgettable experience to other club fans but at the end, those are things that makes the English Premier League the most competitive league in the world. For Liverpool, they've been the strongest side in the English Premier League this season and if you ask me, I think they're surely going to win the league title this season. For Pep Guardiola's men, it's very a very poor campaign as their woes continued over the weekend when they were beaten at home by Arne Slot's men. I wasn't surprised that Aston Villa defeated Chelsea at the Villa Park because they've shown more strength against the London club in recent games. The end to the EPL campaign is near so I expect to see more dramatic match weeks.

[Juse14]

Liverpool are flying high this season, they look like the only stable side in the top 6 Premier League clubs this season. Defending champions, Manchester City are still struggling to get back to winning ways and maintaining consistency, they lost against league leaders Liverpool yesterday, some supporters are already calling for Guardiola’s sack. That’s crazy, where would City be without Pep.

Aston villa got their win against Chelsea in the weekend maintaining their good form in the league, I can already see them flourishing with Rashford and Asensio combination.

In fact, yesterday's match was the right momentum for Manchester City to be able to stop Liverpool's progress in gaining points, but it was very unfortunate that in that match Manchester City appeared less convincing and were not well accommodated. and even had to lose badly in this match.

Worse still, due to this defeat, now Manchester City, who are in 4th position in the standings, are really under threat, because Newcastle managed to match City's points, so that Eddie Howe's team could shift Manchester City's position at any time.

And regarding Aston Villa, this is a very meaningful victory and finally after failing to win a match in 5 consecutive matches, they got their victory again by beating Chelsea at home.

[SatoPrincess]

I think people rate Arteta better than he actually is. I mean, he's a good coach, but there are some things he's lacking. One of those things is identifying areas his team needs to improve and figuring out the type of players that will fit into that area.
Two seasons ago, Arsenal were very good. I genuinely wanted them to win the league, but injury and fatigue came along the line and they dropped crucial points and Manchester City overtook them. They repeated the same thing last season. Now in the summer transfer window before this season, they had an opportunity to sign a striker and wingers, but they didn't. They could have also signed another creative midfielder to support Odergaard, but they didn't, now they're paying for it because I don't think they will win the league. They focused on defensive players instead.

With an attack like that, I don't see Arsenal overtaking Liverpool.

I can agree with you hundred percent. I am one of those persons who highly rate Arteta more than he has actually proven. No doubt he is a good coach but just as Eddie Howe for Newcastle they are good to only a certain level which they have reached already with their various teams and now struggle to surpass that limit. It is high time for an upgrade, it is either Arteta upgrades his ideas or the club upgrades the manager, Arsenal need to push past this limit to be better and achieve this long term goals.

[Stable090]

With Liverpool presently leading Arsenal by 11 points, which team do you think will stop them again this season?

I don’t think any club can stop Liverpool from winning the premier league title this year, since Manchester city performance has dropped this season, and they are not performing well, the only club which I was thinking will compete with Liverpool is Arsenal, and as we can see, Liverpool is already ahead of Arsenal with 11 points, I don’t even think there is any way Arsenal will be able to meet up with Liverpool.

Arsenal lost their last match, which made everyone give up on Arsenal,  I never expected Arsenal to lose to a club like west ham. Arsenal lost a match which they are not suppose to lose, if Arsenal won the match, then they will have been closer to Liverpool, but they wasted the chance which they had.

[SatoPrincess]

Arteta is right about everything he says. Arsenal haven't been much near it since the beginning of the season. As of this loss the gap with Liverpool is 8 points so here we are.

The problem is that they don't have many players left who can score. Saka is out for months. Gabriel Jesus isn't even expected to recover before the end of the season. Who will play as the striker really?  

They desperately try players like Havertz (he is also out), Merino etc.. They aren't even strikers. I know Liverpool also doesn't have a good striker but they have Salah who takes a huge responsibility in most of the goals.

This season is already over for Arsenal, there is no coming back at this point. As usual they have bottled their opportunity once again this season and no hopes of winning the Champions League too. Three seasons gone without achieving the league title, Mikel Arteta has the summer transfer window to try and reinforce and getting new signings to boost their attack for the next season.

[sotelorene]

Arteta is right about everything he says. Arsenal haven't been much near it since the beginning of the season. As of this loss the gap with Liverpool is 8 points so here we are.

The problem is that they don't have many players left who can score. Saka is out for months. Gabriel Jesus isn't even expected to recover before the end of the season. Who will play as the striker really?  

They desperately try players like Havertz (he is also out), Merino etc.. They aren't even strikers. I know Liverpool also doesn't have a good striker but they have Salah who takes a huge responsibility in most of the goals.

This season is already over for Arsenal, there is no coming back at this point. As usual they have bottled their opportunity once again this season and no hopes of winning the Champions League too. Three seasons gone without achieving the league title, Mikel Arteta has the summer transfer window to try and reinforce and getting new signings to boost their attack for the next season.

It was really a painful loss for Arsenal against West ham, initially I thought there is nothing that will make or stop Arsenal from winning West Ham because they really need that three points to close the gap between them and Liverpool but they couldn't make good use of the opportunity and assuming they win West ham, Liverpool would have be topping them with only 4 points which would have given them a great hope of toping Liverpool if they make mistake. But apparently, Arsenal is going to be unfortunate again this season because there is no hope of winning any trophy again and they are having a tough time because of the injury players.

[shogun47]

Arteta is right about everything he says. Arsenal haven't been much near it since the beginning of the season. As of this loss the gap with Liverpool is 8 points so here we are.

The problem is that they don't have many players left who can score. Saka is out for months. Gabriel Jesus isn't even expected to recover before the end of the season. Who will play as the striker really?  

They desperately try players like Havertz (he is also out), Merino etc.. They aren't even strikers. I know Liverpool also doesn't have a good striker but they have Salah who takes a huge responsibility in most of the goals.

This season is already over for Arsenal, there is no coming back at this point. As usual they have bottled their opportunity once again this season and no hopes of winning the Champions League too. Three seasons gone without achieving the league title, Mikel Arteta has the summer transfer window to try and reinforce and getting new signings to boost their attack for the next season.

It was really a painful loss for Arsenal against West ham, initially I thought there is nothing that will make or stop Arsenal from winning West Ham because they really need that three points to close the gap between them and Liverpool but they couldn't make good use of the opportunity and assuming they win West ham, Liverpool would have be topping them with only 4 points which would have given them a great hope of toping Liverpool if they make mistake. But apparently, Arsenal is going to be unfortunate again this season because there is no hope of winning any trophy again and they are having a tough time because of the injury players.

This loss was a decisive game and there won't be another chance for Arsenal. Liverpool can just keep playing their way and sometimes a draw doesn't hurt them because it is almost certain that the competitors will make their mistakes.But to be honest, catching Liverpool this season couldn't get any more difficult. A single loss the whole season and if they keep going like that, they will have more than 90 points, which for any other team is close to impossible. Over are the days when Manchester City was getting close to 100 points and that was sometimes what's needed to seriously compete for the title.

However, losing against WHU at home is such a big setback that eventually they would not really deserve the title. Arteta must feel frustrated along with his whole team as they have been trying it for so long now.

[BITCOIN4X]

Just hand Arne Slot and his players the trophy already. They are obviously the champions unofficially.  

They were really incredible yesterday. They really took Manchester City hostage at their own stadium. Guardiola's team was able to do nothing as an answer. I call this stomp by Liverpool.

Since Arsenal lost also the point difference is 11. Congrats to Arne Slot! A top-notch performance in his first year already.    Now there are more trophies to fight for like the Champions League and more.

This season I really found many people stripping the king of the Premier League with a record of 4 consecutive titles. Manchester City's demise this season was definitely something to look forward to, so I'm not surprised why it happened. There are good reasons for Manchester City's failure this season to defend the title, one of which is that the depth of the replacement squad is not ideal with injured players.

Kyle Walker's departure to Milan caused chaos in Manchester City's defense, while the performance of the central defenders was often disrupted due to injuries to several influential players. Rodri is also injured and he has not been able to play, while Savinho, who plays on the right side, has not performed optimally as expected. Manchester City need to improve, but I think they will do that in the new season.

[Rana590]

It was really a painful loss for Arsenal against West ham, initially I thought there is nothing that will make or stop Arsenal from winning West Ham because they really need that three points to close the gap between them and Liverpool but they couldn't make good use of the opportunity and assuming they win West ham, Liverpool would have be topping them with only 4 points which would have given them a great hope of toping Liverpool if they make mistake. But apparently, Arsenal is going to be unfortunate again this season because there is no hope of winning any trophy again and they are having a tough time because of the injury players.

Yeah, that loss was really frustrating, especially considering how crucial those three points were. Arsenal had a golden opportunity to close the gap on Liverpool, but once again, they couldn't capitalize when it mattered most. The injuries have definitely made things tougher, but even with a full squad, their inconsistency in big moments has been a regular issue. If they don't win the title, I hope they can at least secure a strong finish in this season.

[Princess Leah]

It was really a painful loss for Arsenal against West ham, initially I thought there is nothing that will make or stop Arsenal from winning West Ham because they really need that three points to close the gap between them and Liverpool but they couldn't make good use of the opportunity and assuming they win West ham, Liverpool would have be topping them with only 4 points which would have given them a great hope of toping Liverpool if they make mistake. But apparently, Arsenal is going to be unfortunate again this season because there is no hope of winning any trophy again and they are having a tough time because of the injury players.

Yeah, that loss was really frustrating, especially considering how crucial those three points were. Arsenal had a golden opportunity to close the gap on Liverpool, but once again, they couldn't capitalize when it mattered most. The injuries have definitely made things tougher, but even with a full squad, their inconsistency in big moments has been a regular issue. If they don't win the title, I hope they can at least secure a strong finish in this season.

 I don't know how legit the statement in that image looks but if he really said that, then it's not encouraging to his players cause it sounds like a coach that's already given up, all hope is not lost and it's still possible for Arsenal to fight to the end and try to win this season's tournament, we've seen Manchester City do it in the past so Arsenal should try to do it also, I know it's not easy cause Liverpool's form is very outstanding but there's still lots of games to be played before May.

 Injuries have really ruined Arsenal's chances this season, it started with their key player Saka, then other key players join the list of injured players but it's not over until it's over, the lose against Westham shouldn't make them lose hope already, there's a possibility of Liverpool loosing in matches ahead and they could capitalise om that, therefore giving up at this point is not very encouraging.

[SensitiveEyes]

Haaland is not on the same level as Mohamed Salah. Man City were unable to keep with Liverpool stride for stride so which difference was Haaland going to make.

I think the presence of Haaland in the squad would have made better impact in the team and maybe made Manchester City to score at least one goal in the match. This is because there are some players whose influence in the game is so visible such that two players may be dedicated to mark such player thereby creating some loopholes that other players can exploit. Fortunately, Haaland belong to that category of players that their presence in the match changes everything,

[Odohu]

Just hand Arne Slot and his players the trophy already. They are obviously the champions unofficially.  

They were really incredible yesterday. They really took Manchester City hostage at their own stadium. Guardiola's team was able to do nothing as an answer. I call this stomp by Liverpool.

Since Arsenal lost also the point difference is 11. Congrats to Arne Slot! A top-notch performance in his first year already.    Now there are more trophies to fight for like the Champions League and more.

After yesterday's match, I agree with you because at this point, there is absolutely no rival for Liverpool. Arne Slot is such a great and lucky coach to have won the premiership title in his first year of managing the club, I never saw this coming from the beginning when Klopp left the club, a move I thought would send Liverpool struggling to qualify for the European Champions League. Now I know that there is no vacuum created by the departure of Klopp. Let's see how the Champions league pan out this year if it will be a win for Liverpool as well as they are currently on fire in that competition as well.

[Alpha Marine]

I would say that the entire  Manchester United squad is in a shaky state. Not only is their midfield and attack weak. Manchester United's defense is also relatively weak. In 26 matches, Manchesster United have scored only 30  goals and conceded 37 goals. Manchester United management should completely rebuild the squad. They have a lot of players in their squad. They will have  to gradually sell unnecessary players. And find new talented players. Manchester United management will have to spend  a lot of money to rebuild the squad.

Aside from the squad being very bad, I don't think things are okay in that club. The players in Manchester United are not top players, but they're not that bad to the extent that they will be 15th on the table. I simply cannot explain it. At this point, it looks like Amorim himself doesn't know what else to do.
I cant blame the coach completely because he has not spent up to a year at the club but this is too poor.

There may be this negative energy and vibe from Manchester United that makes players play badly because when the players leave they get better. Like I said, they are not top players but they improve in other clubs.

[tusandii]

Haaland is not on the same level as Mohamed Salah. Man City were unable to keep with Liverpool stride for stride so which difference was Haaland going to make.

I think the presence of Haaland in the squad would have made better impact in the team and maybe made Manchester City to score at least one goal in the match. This is because there are some players whose influence in the game is so visible such that two players may be dedicated to mark such player thereby creating some loopholes that other players can exploit. Fortunately, Haaland belong to that category of players that their presence in the match changes everything,

@ SensitiveEyes Not on the same level as Moh Salah are you serious about saying that? how is Erling Haaland not said to be on the same level as Moh Salah even though Erling Haaland is also a star player in the EPL and even always competes in the EPL top scorer so I don't agree with your statement that Erling Haaland is not on the same level in my opinion their performance is almost the same.

Unfortunately in the Man City vs Liverpool match Erling Haaland was still absent so that Man City's performance was not optimal, yes if Haaand was there maybe Man City would try to put pressure on Liverpool but I have to say Man City was unlucky at that time.

[TastyChillySauce00]

 I don't know how legit the statement in that image looks but if he really said that, then it's not encouraging to his players cause it sounds like a coach that's already given up, all hope is not lost and it's still possible for Arsenal to fight to the end and try to win this season's tournament, we've seen Manchester City do it in the past so Arsenal should try to do it also, I know it's not easy cause Liverpool's form is very outstanding but there's still lots of games to be played before May.

 Injuries have really ruined Arsenal's chances this season, it started with their key player Saka, then other key players join the list of injured players but it's not over until it's over, the lose against Westham shouldn't make them lose hope already, there's a possibility of Liverpool loosing in matches ahead and they could capitalise om that, therefore giving up at this point is not very encouraging.

The picture above ilustrated Arteta's situation right now. I wonder how long he will be stopping to keep repeat the same thing. He always told his fans wait for the next season for tens times, and never feel bored with it. It's kinda weird his fans still have some patience over him.

Weird club and weird coach. No doubt they always trophyless. He should focus on how to fix his club's main problem instead of telling people to wait for another season. It's enough for him to yapping. 

[SensitiveEyes]

Mikel Arteta is intelligent so he should not have said their season was over after losing to West Ham. I feel sorry for Mikel because it was Man City last season and Liverpool this season who have stopped Arsenal from winning the PL. Which players should Mikel buy to put Arsenal top next season?

[WatChe]

This season is already over for Arsenal, there is no coming back at this point. As usual they have bottled their opportunity once again this season and no hopes of winning the Champions League too. Three seasons gone without achieving the league title, Mikel Arteta has the summer transfer window to try and reinforce and getting new signings to boost their attack for the next season.

It's not the first time but second season in a row that West Ham United have beaten Arsenal at their home. Arsenal won last title back in 2003 and since then the Arsenal fans are waiting for the next title. The gap between Liverpool and Arsenal has widen further this week as Liverpool now leading the points table with 64 points while Arsenal now has 53 points. Liverpool fans are celebrating because there team is now 11 points ahead on points table with 11 games to go, they are favourite but need to be careful as well in remaining games.   

[beerlover]

In addition to the decline in performance, Pep's strategy can actually be read perfectly by Arni Slot. He understands very well how Pep implements the strategy, especially on 1st half. As we can see how the 1st goal created, Mohammed Salah was unguarded at the moment, even Salah is a top scorer but he is not separated from the defender's observation. It's the same on 2nd goal, the city defender repeats the same thing, Salah, and Szoboszlai still missed their surveillance, and create a nice collaboration on front for 2nd goal. That strange strategy Arni implemented 4-2-2-2, this making mess The city player when Luiz Diaz, and Jones looming them on the other side.

Pep definitely lost his touch. The most common reason people are giving is that he has a system he plays ball, and that worked at Barcelona quite well, and we have seen it work at City as well, but slowly it's getting too obvious what he is trying to do, and unless he changes some stuff, he is going to be left behind. What happened to Mourinho, could happen to Pep Guardiola as well.

Mourinho was one of the greatest managers as well, for nearly twenty years he won everything, and he did what most people believed couldn't be done. But then, he kept doing the same thing over and over again, and other teams just figured out what he tries to do, and now he is managing smaller clubs. I am pretty sure same could be said about near future of Pep as well.