⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

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i won't go so far as to say manchester city are in such a bad position that they can't close the gap with arsenal, but their chances are really slim. they seem to have a free win against wolves today, which is at least encouraging for them. if they fail to prove they are still title contenders against wolves tonight, it will be virtually impossible to keep arsenal at bay.

i think they'll secure an easy win against wolves tonight. that's what they need to do. city has had miraculous championship wins, and another one could happen, why not?

[Ahli38]

Its right time Manchester united prove there superiority in the premier league this season after an inconsistent performance at the beginning of the season, for so long Manchester united have been faced with consistency issues all because of team mismanagement and wrong approach to games by the sacked coaches but now they have found Alex Ferguson's replacement which is Michael Carrick. In there last game against Manchester city when all where expecting a humiliating results in the side of united but they where able to prove world wrong by winning Manchester in an unexpected manner which they will do same against arsenal in there next game and that of Arsenal will be worst than that of city.

It is not yet time for us to say that Carrick is the successor to legendary coach Sir Alex Ferguson. Michael Carrick's career with Manchester United's first team has only just begun. And he has only managed a few games. I personally think that he needs to deliver a great performance for Man United in one season or even until the end of the season. And that is where we can see his potential or even conclude whether he is Sir Alex's successor. Manchester United's victory last week was indeed quite impressive. But you need to realize that Manchester City is not in good shape as they are still unable to play with their full key players. And some of their players were unable to play at that time. Michael Carrick and even Manchester United must be able to maintain their performance well in the next few matches so that they can restore their image as a great team like before. They currently just need to focus on catching up on points with the teams above them in the standings.

[yixichloro2xx]

i won't go so far as to say manchester city are in such a bad position that they can't close the gap with arsenal, but their chances are really slim. they seem to have a free win against wolves today, which is at least encouraging for them. if they fail to prove they are still title contenders against wolves tonight, it will be virtually impossible to keep arsenal at bay.

i think they'll secure an easy win against wolves tonight. that's what they need to do. city has had miraculous championship wins, and another one could happen, why not?

If Manchester City doesn't win today, then the dream of competing for premier League titles is over, they will just focus on next season. Even if they win today, they need to pray for Manchester United to win Arsenal which make the point gap to reduce to 3 points, with that maybe they will have motivation. To be honest Manchester City aren't doing well, they are playing absolute nonsense since last season. It seems they don't have any spark in them anymore. So this match I will predict that Manchester City will win by 3-1 , with Halaand being on the score sheet.

[emrecemsan]

i won't go so far as to say manchester city are in such a bad position that they can't close the gap with arsenal, but their chances are really slim. they seem to have a free win against wolves today, which is at least encouraging for them. if they fail to prove they are still title contenders against wolves tonight, it will be virtually impossible to keep arsenal at bay.

i think they'll secure an easy win against wolves tonight. that's what they need to do. city has had miraculous championship wins, and another one could happen, why not?

Manchester City are really having a tough time nowadays... It's seen not only in the PL but also the CL. They can't even win easy matches for them. Guardiola is criticized for his transfer policy recently.

There are many people who believe Manchester City should have a much better squad than this. I won't lie. There are really some players who are never at the level of this team. 

Anyways I also expect them to get a win finally today. But I wouldn't say a thing like it'd be easy. Even Wolves can make things harder for them now.

[Odohu]

i won't go so far as to say manchester city are in such a bad position that they can't close the gap with arsenal, but their chances are really slim. they seem to have a free win against wolves today, which is at least encouraging for them. if they fail to prove they are still title contenders against wolves tonight, it will be virtually impossible to keep arsenal at bay.

If it were those days that Manchester City were in their top form, then a magic would have made it possible for them to close rhe gap assuming Arsenal also stop winning their matches. Arsenal is even doing better than expected and witht their current form, no team in the Premiership can easily beat them or even get a draw without stress unless in days that Arsenal underestimate them like they did to Nottingham Forest. This is the year of Arsenal to break their title barrier

[liasbaa]

i won't go so far as to say manchester city are in such a bad position that they can't close the gap with arsenal, but their chances are really slim. they seem to have a free win against wolves today, which is at least encouraging for them. if they fail to prove they are still title contenders against wolves tonight, it will be virtually impossible to keep arsenal at bay.

i think they'll secure an easy win against wolves tonight. that's what they need to do. city has had miraculous championship wins, and another one could happen, why not?

If Manchester City doesn't win today, then the dream of competing for premier League titles is over, they will just focus on next season. Even if they win today, they need to pray for Manchester United to win Arsenal which make the point gap to reduce to 3 points, with that maybe they will have motivation. To be honest Manchester City aren't doing well, they are playing absolute nonsense since last season. It seems they don't have any spark in them anymore. So this match I will predict that Manchester City will win by 3-1 , with Halaand being on the score sheet.

I don't see any reason why Manchester City can't win today's match. Wolves are a much weaker team in terms of points than any other team in the tournament. The match is important for both teams. Manchester City must win this match to reduce the gap with Arsenal. Arsenal is in a strong position in terms of points. The gap with the second and third placed teams is 7 points. If Man City wins today's match, there is a possibility of going into a good position to win the trophy. I am optimistic about their victory and I think they can score at least 4 goals.

[Princess Leah]

Its right time Manchester united prove there superiority in the premier league this season after an inconsistent performance at the beginning of the season, for so long Manchester united have been faced with consistency issues all because of team mismanagement and wrong approach to games by the sacked coaches but now they have found Alex Ferguson's replacement which is Michael Carrick. In there last game against Manchester city when all where expecting a humiliating results in the side of united but they where able to prove world wrong by winning Manchester in an unexpected manner which they will do same against arsenal in there next game and that of Arsenal will be worst than that of city.

It is not yet time for us to say that Carrick is the successor to legendary coach Sir Alex Ferguson. Michael Carrick's career with Manchester United's first team has only just begun. And he has only managed a few games. I personally think that he needs to deliver a great performance for Man United in one season or even until the end of the season. And that is where we can see his potential or even conclude whether he is Sir Alex's successor. Manchester United's victory last week was indeed quite impressive. But you need to realize that Manchester City is not in good shape as they are still unable to play with their full key players. And some of their players were unable to play at that time. Michael Carrick and even Manchester United must be able to maintain their performance well in the next few matches so that they can restore their image as a great team like before. They currently just need to focus on catching up on points with the teams above them in the standings.

He should beat Arsenal first before any fan concludes on that,  . I believe that Carrick would be more focus on the big task tomorrow than thinking whether he'll be the perfect successor for the legendary Sir Alex Ferguson. Well, he's a very promising coach and I love the mentality he's impacting to Manchester United players but I don't think the club would be compiling a list of the next permanent manager if Carrick was considered, his job is to try finish in a position that would guarantee European football.

 Well, that's a good point. Although it's not an excuse but I noticed that most of City’s key defenders were not available in that match so it was a huge opportunity for Manchester United, let's see how they'll cope against a more defensive team that's unbeaten in their home ground today, Emirates stadium is a fortress but let's see what Manchester United can do over there.

[giammangiato]

If Manchester City doesn't win today, then the dream of competing for premier League titles is over, they will just focus on next season. Even if they win today, they need to pray for Manchester United to win Arsenal which make the point gap to reduce to 3 points, with that maybe they will have motivation. To be honest Manchester City aren't doing well, they are playing absolute nonsense since last season. It seems they don't have any spark in them anymore. So this match I will predict that Manchester City will win by 3-1 , with Halaand being on the score sheet.

It will be difficult for Manchester United to win against Arsenal, but if that happens City have a good lead (they clearly need to win) so they will still be in contention for the title and even have a great chance of catching it.
If this happens Arsenal are forced to really commit to not making mistakes.

[Catenaccio]

It will be difficult for Manchester United to win against Arsenal, but if that happens City have a good lead (they clearly need to win) so they will still be in contention for the title and even have a great chance of catching it.
If this happens Arsenal are forced to really commit to not making mistakes.

Arsenal in this season are stronger than Manchester City and it's harder to beat Arsenal with any team in Premier League. Their total defeats so far in the season reveals all, with 2 defeats for Arsenal and 5 defeats for Manchester City as well as their conceded goals so far with 14 and 21 for Arsenal and Manchester City respectively show us that Arsenal are harder to be beaten.

Manchester United in their crisis after a change in their head coach position surprisingly won against Manchester City but it will be much harder for them to repeat it against Arsenal.

Is it true that Manchester United's problem is poor management, which causes Manchester United's inconsistent performance during matches?
If that's true, Carrick should have experienced the same thing as Amorim, but not when facing the Manchester derby. For me, that reason is not definitive, and we are confident that Arsenal can win the match against Manchester United at the Emirates with all the possibilities available.

Their problems are from their top of management levels that decide their club development strategies recent years and head coaches could not maximize their management capability for the club with big systematic issues at top of club management. Michael Carrick had a good debut with Manchester City, had an important big win but he will face with many challenging months and matches with his players. Problems are still there, and I believe that Carrick won't be able to solve them in this season.

[Bigjoe33]

I feel like Manchester United need to give more than they gave against Manchester City if they want to get something from the game, because Arsenal are more solid especially regarding consistency this season in the EPL.

This is going to be difficult game especially for United, yes they defeated City last week but this game will be more tough, Gunners will be watchful in order to get all three points and strengthen their EPL title pursuit.

Looking at the overall strength of both teams this season, I agree that Arsenal has a much better chance of winning this match than Manchester United, as Arsenal is the only team that has performed much more consistently in the Premier League. It's not impossible that Manchester United can beat Arsenal if they can play better than they did against Manchester City. I saw Manchester United playing much more cohesively and making fewer mistakes in their previous match. Pressing quickly and not allowing the opponent to hold onto the ball will make it difficult for the opponent to play open, giving Manchester United the opportunity to launch quick attacks under pressure, as Manchester United did against Manchester City.

I will not argue with you that Arsenal is the better position to win Manchester United but believe me that Manchester United always play with extra ordinary playing skills, so the match between Manchester United and Arsenal is full time draw or Manchester United to win and even as Arsenal is still topping the League once they lose or draw any of their matches that is how other teams will be coming up and but the way Arsenal is playing in the champions League and premier League they have eyes in both tournament and it will not be a bad idea to for Arsenal carry those trophy's.

Yea, Manchester United is always strong when it comes to playing bigger games and teams compared to how they okay small teams. Sincerely, it's not gonna be an easy game between them. Arsenal are fighting not to drop plus supremacy, Manchester United are fighting to win and climb plus supremacy too. Plus Carrick, a new coach looking forward to break bounds and make name, it's gonna really be tough. The final score can go either way, any team can win, they could also end draw, I stand with no one, it's gonna be a tough match

[Son Of Blockchain (SOB)]

If Manchester City doesn't win today, then the dream of competing for premier League titles is over, they will just focus on next season. Even if they win today, they need to pray for Manchester United to win Arsenal which make the point gap to reduce to 3 points, with that maybe they will have motivation. To be honest Manchester City aren't doing well, they are playing absolute nonsense since last season. It seems they don't have any spark in them anymore. So this match I will predict that Manchester City will win by 3-1 , with Halaand being on the score sheet.

It will be difficult for Manchester United to win against Arsenal, but if that happens City have a good lead (they clearly need to win) so they will still be in contention for the title and even have a great chance of catching it.
If this happens Arsenal are forced to really commit to not making mistakes.

Based on Arsenal current form i think it would be very tough but if Manchester United can build their confidence from the win against Manchester City and try to maintain how they performed in that match then a draw could be achievable, although i still have doubts if they'll even draw cause the match would be played at Arsenal's home.
 Arsenal really want ro win the Premier league this season and i believe they'll keep pushing till they achieve, so far this is one of their best season, they've been in their best form and very consistent.

[harapan]

Its right time Manchester united prove there superiority in the premier league this season after an inconsistent performance at the beginning of the season, for so long Manchester united have been faced with consistency issues all because of team mismanagement and wrong approach to games by the sacked coaches but now they have found Alex Ferguson's replacement which is Michael Carrick. In there last game against Manchester city when all where expecting a humiliating results in the side of united but they where able to prove world wrong by winning Manchester in an unexpected manner which they will do same against arsenal in there next game and that of Arsenal will be worst than that of city.

Is it true that Manchester United's problem is poor management, which causes Manchester United's inconsistent performance during matches?
If that's true, Carrick should have experienced the same thing as Amorim, but not when facing the Manchester derby. For me, that reason is not definitive, and we are confident that Arsenal can win the match against Manchester United at the Emirates with all the possibilities available.

Manchester United's performance against Manchester City was their best this season. If that continues at the Emirates, I believe our Arsenal team will struggle. The intensity, speed, and all players running to find space and apply pressure will overwhelm Zubimendi, just as Rodri experienced.

You can not judge it from bottom to the top, you have to judge it from top to bottom and if that is how you are judging it,then you are doing it correctly. The management do not help matters when they should. It should be the core reason why they sacked a manager like Amorim. Arsenal can win the game everybody knows that already but Man United will not let that happen. Zubimendi is the controller of games along with Declan Rice, how they manage and handle the pressure from that Man United attack will determine of they win comfortably or not.

[Nightwatchmare]

Manchester United's defense, midfield, and attack were okay against Manchester City in the Manchester derby, and if Manchester United's defense, midfield, and attack can perform like they did against Manchester City, they will be able to match up with Arsenal and handle the pressure from Arsenal's midfield and attack very well. Manchester United dominated Arsenal in their first game at old trafford this season, and now that Manchester United is playing well, Manchester United can handle Arsenal and even walk away with 3 points at Emirates stadium on sunday.

We know that manchester United play The Beautiful game against us to Manchester City and I see how you have done your analysis about their attack and Defense which was very okay during their game against us but we know how Manchester united can be very unserious when it comes to some particular type of games none of the play the good game against us don't be surprised to see them struggling and giving the Beating of their life by Arsenal because the way it is arsenal are trying to protect their point about all means and that is why their pattern of game have changed many of us would have noticed that if us now does not win a game they will rather drag it for you to end draw. This is the new style i have noticed with Arsenal currently.

Let's see what manchester United will do in the case of Arsenal now they have met their match when they were playing against Manchester City they were feeling on top of the world but now that they are facing as now let's see the drama Manchester United will be pulling now because if they should lose against Arsenal then what exactly is the excuse because when they played against Manchester City and they won there was no excuse for winning us so the same way if they are losing against Arsenal there should be no excuse also because that is where my problem will come with Manchester United fans.

The bookies have already tipped Arsenal to beat Manchester United, so i will not be surprised if Arsenal beats Manchester United and continues their home record this season. I do not notice a new style of play in Arsenal team this season; i only notice that Arsenal are putting good efforts of maintaining consistency to win their matches so that they can win the premier league title in this premier league season. I can see that you are pained that Manchester United humiliated your club, and you are hoping for Arsenal to beat Manchester United so that you will be happy and laugh at Manchester United fans. Even if Arsenal beats Manchester United, i believe Manchester United fans will not give excuses why they lose to Arsenal because Manchester United fans are not known for that.

[jostorres]

Calling Villa's game against Everton easy is wrong. They have been trying so hard to win, but Everton was solid in defense especially when doing low block. They was not also in a good state due to the so many injuries happened to their players. So it's normal when they sometimes lose. However, ruling out them from the title race when they still have same point as City is joke man.
In fact, Villa is still at top 3 even after they lose to the Everton. So they're still title contender.

Everton is always a giant killer in Premier league due to their competitiveness and surprising nature, currently they are playing much better than Manchester City and Liverpool which is giving them good advantage for having good results against any team in any condition.

In this game, Aston Villa having better ball control and attacking strategy but sadly their luck was never been with them which gave them setback and defeat, Everton is surely also famous due to their tight defense strategy which is also helping them for having better results in this game, Everton goalkeeper was also at his best, Pickford done good job and bring 3 points for his team.

[Mustang Shelby]

If Manchester City doesn't win today, then the dream of competing for premier League titles is over, they will just focus on next season. Even if they win today, they need to pray for Manchester United to win Arsenal which make the point gap to reduce to 3 points, with that maybe they will have motivation. To be honest Manchester City aren't doing well, they are playing absolute nonsense since last season. It seems they don't have any spark in them anymore. So this match I will predict that Manchester City will win by 3-1 , with Halaand being on the score sheet.

It will be difficult for Manchester United to win against Arsenal, but if that happens City have a good lead (they clearly need to win) so they will still be in contention for the title and even have a great chance of catching it.
If this happens Arsenal are forced to really commit to not making mistakes.

Based on Arsenal current form i think it would be very tough but if Manchester United can build their confidence from the win against Manchester City and try to maintain how they performed in that match then a draw could be achievable, although i still have doubts if they'll even draw cause the match would be played at Arsenal's home.
 Arsenal really want ro win the Premier league this season and i believe they'll keep pushing till they achieve, so far this is one of their best season, they've been in their best form and very consistent.

To be honest, I don't see a draw as very likely in this match. Arsenal looks set to win regardless. Manchester United have shown a very good performance since their managerial change, but playing against Arsenal is always difficult. Arsenal will secure a comfortable victory. Manchester United will do their best, no doubt about that, but they don't stand much of a chance against Arsenal.

[Sarah Azhari]

i won't go so far as to say manchester city are in such a bad position that they can't close the gap with arsenal, but their chances are really slim. they seem to have a free win against wolves today, which is at least encouraging for them. if they fail to prove they are still title contenders against wolves tonight, it will be virtually impossible to keep arsenal at bay.

i think they'll secure an easy win against wolves tonight. that's what they need to do. city has had miraculous championship wins, and another one could happen, why not?

If Manchester City doesn't win today, then the dream of competing for premier League titles is over, they will just focus on next season. Even if they win today, they need to pray for Manchester United to win Arsenal which make the point gap to reduce to 3 points, with that maybe they will have motivation. To be honest Manchester City aren't doing well, they are playing absolute nonsense since last season. It seems they don't have any spark in them anymore. So this match I will predict that Manchester City will win by 3-1 , with Halaand being on the score sheet.

This season is very difficult for Manchester City to win the Premier League title due to their inconsistent performance. Furthermore, expecting Arsenal to drop many points is also impossible because Arsenal is in hot form. Perhaps Manchester City will win easily because Wolves are a very weak opponent. But Arsenal will give it their all against Manchester United to get all three points, especially since the match is being played at Arsenal's home ground. But honestly, Manchester City will find it difficult to stop Arsenal's dominance this season because in addition to Manchester City's inconsistent performance, Manchester City is also missing many players due to injuries.

[Spaceman1000$]

i won't go so far as to say manchester city are in such a bad position that they can't close the gap with arsenal, but their chances are really slim. they seem to have a free win against wolves today, which is at least encouraging for them. if they fail to prove they are still title contenders against wolves tonight, it will be virtually impossible to keep arsenal at bay.

i think they'll secure an easy win against wolves tonight. that's what they need to do. city has had miraculous championship wins, and another one could happen, why not?

As it stands now with the reality on ground, Manchester City cannot keep Arsenal at bay anymore, Manchester City are even struggling to find their feet, they've Lost the winning streak. Wolves might not be  serious contenders, but they could stand up tall against the big birds, and giving the inconsistent nature of Manchester City, I might be forced to seat on the fence for this game.

[Sims25]

i won't go so far as to say manchester city are in such a bad position that they can't close the gap with arsenal, but their chances are really slim. they seem to have a free win against wolves today, which is at least encouraging for them. if they fail to prove they are still title contenders against wolves tonight, it will be virtually impossible to keep arsenal at bay.

i think they'll secure an easy win against wolves tonight. that's what they need to do. city has had miraculous championship wins, and another one could happen, why not?

As it stands now with the reality on ground, Manchester City cannot keep Arsenal at bay anymore, Manchester City are even struggling to find their feet, they've Lost the winning streak. Wolves might not be  serious contenders, but they could stand up tall against the big birds, and giving the inconsistent nature of Manchester City, I might be forced to seat on the fence for this game.

Won't be surprised if Wolves somehow gets something against Manchester City, if they do, then we can safely write Manchester City off this season unless a miracle somehow happens.

[Agbamoni]

I don't see any reason why Manchester City can't win today's match. Wolves are a much weaker team in terms of points than any other team in the tournament. The match is important for both teams. Manchester City must win this match to reduce the gap with Arsenal. Arsenal is in a strong position in terms of points. The gap with the second and third placed teams is 7 points. If Man City wins today's match, there is a possibility of going into a good position to win the trophy. I am optimistic about their victory and I think they can score at least 4 goals.

Wolves are unbeaten through this January in the Premier League, while Manchester City have had 3 draws, and 1 loss since this January. Is that not enough reason why Manchester City wont win today's match?

This is the Premier League, with the current form of Manchester City, I think this game will end in a draw. Wolves will score Manchester City.

[el kaka22]

After getting Semenyo and Guehi, they have built a better team, and while there are some players they will still need to change, they are doing a very good job with the transfers. There are periods where they are too tired and that shows, so they need to focus on depth a bit more, like get some decent bench which can win games when the starters are resting, but aside from that their best eleven is still a good one and I would say they are doing a fine job.

This has to be the most important part, because when a team gets better depth, they win. Arsenal failed for three years, not because they were bad, but because of the fact that they were not really doing the best they can be doing and lacked depth in the squad.