I think the current deal is even great like to be interim manager for sometime and then switch to consultancy role after that for two years is a very good deal for Ralf Rangnick. Ralf's stats are very good while he was at Leipzig and I think lot of changes will be made under him. With a squad like United I think he can turn around things here for the team. Manchester United wanted some experience and Ralf has it. Just a question: he will be managing next game right? or still Carrick?

Without a proper striker like Bamford they are struggling for sure. Rodrigo Moreno is another player that they signed from Valencia who can play as a striker but so far he hasn't been that impressive like Bamford. Wingers are doing a good job for Leeds to put pressure and yesterday Leeds had plenty of chances from crosses but only if there would been someone like Bamford then score would have been different.

Also it was impressive display from Leeds defense as well to give not much room to Crystal Palace attackers. Crystal Palace had one two moments and that too didn't find anything at the back of the net so worked out well for Leeds yesterday. Leeds just went out lucky with the penalty in extras otherwise it was going towards draw,

United did good to hold Chelsea attacks but also were lucky as well today. Apart from that I wouldn't say much of a good display from them. They got off lucky with the goal out of Jorginho horrible error back there and it was a good run and an easy score for Sancho.

Next is Arsenal and let's see how they handle them.

Astralis is very different now and in this game also they are becoming quite a problem for Vitality to handle. Score stands 1-1 now but Vitality somehow just made it and pushed it to third map to decide the outcome. Astralis have too much of impact players now in my opinion and with Vitality out of their best form I would say Astralis looks very good here to win this match.

Yeah it definitely was a good save from Creswell indeed, took one for the team and saved it from going into much difficult for recovery. Now Coufal replaces him and interesting to see him taking position as left back while normally he plays as right back. I already anticipated that City would be the one dominating but till now West Ham are also holding City quite well actually. Their plan would be to probably maybe make some good counters in the end maybe? Still I wouldn't say 3 points for City just yet.

Well actually I thought Chelsea vs United would be most awaited but if you talk about good competition then yes City vs West Ham is the one to watch here. West Ham this month defeated Liverpool and not a team to understimate but I am sure that Pep will be aware of their players and their capabilities. City as usual would enjoy possession and keep on dropping shots so that will put a good workload for defense and also for West Ham attack to score some goals in counters.

Manchester United are in totally wrecked up state right now and Chelsea are in a very prime form right now, I don't think United in current state can defeat them. Yeah they do have some very good players but right now team morale is not where it should be and defensive players are out of focus, and many many problems. I think Chelsea are gonna find an easy point with the way they do attack. This will be the story- United will allow Chelsea players to come at them and take some long shots in which they are very good at especially Reece James but de Gea would have to do a lot to do today.

On another note, Maguire was red carded last match so he will be missing this one and I am pretty sure Carrick will go with Eric Bailly and he does make a lot of mistakes, so yeah not the best Manchester United to face Chelsea and give Chelsea some hard time.

Navi are on the top and nobody near them. No wonder they are the one in the finals.

As for the Astralis game, yeah what a comeback from Astralis from 10-15 Heroic to OT and now leading the OT at 18-15 as I write this post. Really all of the players are pushing themselves for Astralis, even Lucky is winning some good duels so things are pretty shaped up for them.

If they continue to play like they did today then no doubt that they will make it for sure. I don't want to jinx it but still its a long race and anything can happen. Team chemistry is good and they are pressing up opponents good in matches, defence is tight and things are looking like going towards in positive direction for Arsenal and Arteta. We had 10 game unbeaten run before Liverpool game and I think that's massive improvement.

Interesting match going on between Heroic and Team Liquid in Blast Premier and its Team Liquid putting in quite some performance. Yesterday also they surprised NIP after coming up from 1-0 down scoreline to 1-2. I am gonna be honest here but in my opinion matches in Blast premier is going on more entertaining than the PGL majors we had.

There is another match coming up between Navi and Vitality.

Gunners are dominating their game against Newcastle right now with 2-0 scoreline midway into the second half. Really good goals scored by Saka and Martinelli (his replacement after Saka picked up injury). Lot of pressure from Arsenal today and Newcastle is having tough time containing them and defying their attacks. Two of Newcastle's center backs are already booked and not much to see from Newcastle on attack at other end of the pitch.

Yeah Newcastle is not that easy, maybe scoring against them wouldn't be much of a problem but they also have some crazy players in attack so it's gonna be a difficult work for Arsenal to keep them at bay. I think somehow Arsenal defense and Ramsdale will be able to hold them back. It wouldn't be that difficult like Liverpool and also Arsenal were able to hold Liverpool till one point.

Maximin, Almirion, Callum Wilson are the players that Arsenal need to be alert of.

Wow , guess I am new to football then  . That's amazing to know how influential he has been in german football. Now I would say it would be huge for United and hopefully that will improve performance of Manchester United after he starts working. Still I am still confused why interim manager then? Or they doubt him making him as in for more strong role? Zidane said that he would be taking a break for now so are they targeting him afterwards?

Well yesterday match against Astralis vs Vitality was a really good one as expected. Lot of ace moments from players from both sides. There was some sick rounds with deag kills in first map which I loved the most - first, blameF vs 5 deag ace and gla1ve two deag headshots at the start was some sick moments. Vitality also had one where shox paced in through gla1ve and prioritize killing the one defusing the bomb first. Both teams played well but it was Vitality who progressed.

Main problem with United is that they are giving lot of spaces to their opponents to try some shots and that is where all the other teams are taking advantage of them. With the players Chelsea have I am sure there will be lot of shots from Chelsea and they will be scoring some good goals. Also Chelsea will be enjoying a good possession so not much to work out on for Manchester United unless Chelsea makes some error which we have hardly seen any this season.

Exactly there are lot of people who have lot of doubts on Ralf Rangnick being as interim manager of Manchester United. What they need is a proper manager who can take good decision. They have already sacked Ole due to his poor performances and what when if Ralf Rangnick appointment also proves to be a failure later on? They need to take some right decisions and find someone who is experienced and can manage the team as big like United properly.

Yeah I also think Carrick is great as an interim manager for now. I think they want someone who has good track records and Ralf Ragnick have that actually. He holds a good experience of managing team as compared to Michael Carrick. United boards wants someone experienced and given the situation team currently is in I think they are thinking it right but I am not so sure if Ralf Ragnick is the right decision.

Didn't thought that two newcomers would make such a huge impression. Both blameF and konfig put in some great performances for Astralis. They were quite dominant in the first map and put in great fight to make it into OT. Mirage would have been an interesting round for sure though but glad now that Astralis now are picking up some pace.



Yeah better to enjoy CS. I was very close to putting up some money on NIP to win but the result came out to be quite opposite. Might go for Astralis to win with a very small stake.

He deserves it and honestly he has put so much into the team and still at this it is surprising to see him this solid and leading the defense line. Remember he was a free transfer at the time when Lampard was managing the team and what a signing it has turned out to be. He is in starting lineup, in this age still performs, Chelsea wouldn't have found any better player in my opinion. The brought in a solid and experienced defender on a free transfer.

Arsenal were on a road to recovery and if we see their games before the Liverpool game you can see that they have developed a lot as a squad. Their defence has become strong which is a great thing and also they are starting to score and making better plays so that's a good sign. The game against Liverpool was totally one sided, Arsenal were able to hold them till some point but after a Liverpool made a break it all shattered down. And, Arsenal aren't a small, they never were. You can say not that of a solid team right now like as Liverpool but they are one of the biggest clubs in PL.