Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024

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I don't know what you all are thinking but from my point of view Manchester City team has started this season very badly than last season. Last season had a fantastic performance which deserves praise but the team's performance has suffered a bit since Kevin DeBruina left the team due to injury at the beginning of this season.

Last season Man City recorded 28 wins, 5 draws and five defeats in 38 matches in the EPL. I think it is too early to compare Man City current performance with last season, because the match has only entered its eighth week. Moreover, Pep Guardiola squad has only experienced one defeat in the EPL so far, of course Pep and the City squad will have the ambition to finish with more points than last season.

Kevin De Bruyne role is very vital in the Man City squad, this cannot be denied, but I don't think it's a big problem. The depth of Pep squad can cover De Bruyne absence, although it must be admitted that City sometimes has difficulty creating creativity to score goals. De Bruyne injury recovery is reportedly progressing quickly, but there is no certainty when the Belgian player will be available again in the Man City squad.

In their last statement, they said that he would be away from the field for 3-4 months. I know that they did not say anything about his recovery later. He is a little older now and the time it takes for his injury to heal may be longer, maybe that's why they don't make a statement.
Even if he recovers, I don't know if he will be able to play like before, it is a difficult situation. I hope he can contribute to the team again

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[Furious 7]

I think they have enough players still to cover up for the injured player so not a big worry for Arteta if you ask me. Lot of players are very adaptable to other positions so Arteta has a very good set of options to choose from. But I feel it's better to develop other players as well by giving them chances. That way they can also help in matches in a better way and create a strong team.

As long as their opponent is not Manchester City but if their opponent is Manchester City it will not be easy even though there are several substitutes who can be an option.
Manchester City is still a frightening specter as an opponent so when they try to play without full strength then this becomes very difficult to be used as an advantage for Arsenal.
They are a good club but Manchester City are currently much better which makes it complicated for them.
By losing their core players it is the same as Arsenal not having full strength and that could be used as an opening for Manchester City in dominance in the match.

[Jody.Drummer]

Erik Ten Hag's future with Manchester United began to falter over their failure in several matches, including in their matches in the Champions League which until the 2nd match they could not win. Naturally, supporters question whether ETH is a figure who deserves to be in the coaching chair or not, because he has not been able to create something that really brings fresh air. It may be true that last season he brought Manchester United to the Champions League this season, but that is not enough because there must be good progress between before and now.

This is a very difficult situation for Erik Ten Hag because many Manchester United players have suffered injuries so it has a big impact on their performance, but whatever the problem, now the one who must be responsible for Manchester United's poor performance is Erik Ten Hag and it is very natural that he is now starting to be doubted. and even many fans are starting to urge Erik Ten Hag to be fired, I think that's normal, so far Erik Ten Hag seems to have failed in managing the Manchester United team.

The problem is that before they have a situation where they have a lot of injuries in their squad, they show something that is not good. And if injuries are the reason why they feel the way they do now, it's not a good reason because they had a long preparation period in the off-season. The question is why can't he make good preparations? I'm sure the money he has to spend is limited by the management, and I don't see that as an excuse either. It does interfere a litle with his movement, but as a coach he must be able to maximize the players he has.

[wmaurik]

I don't know what you all are thinking but from my point of view Manchester City team has started this season very badly than last season. Last season had a fantastic performance which deserves praise but the team's performance has suffered a bit since Kevin DeBruina left the team due to injury at the beginning of this season.

Although there is a slight difference in Manchester City's performance at the start of this season, I think it is very inappropriate to judge Manchester City to have been bad at the start of this season. Because everyone can see that after seven matches at the start of this season, Manchester City is still ranked first and that can be very accurate evidence that Manchester City has not been that bad at the start of this season. In fact, Manchester City will still be a candidate to win the Premier League this season.

[skarais]

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We saw last season how Liverpool were hit by many injured players Klopp struggled to get up and to finish in 4th position could not because of player problems due to injury while this is difficult to avoid and cannot be predicted.

Now Manchester United are experiencing it, the defeats that continue to occur of course make fans angry because the results are not so satisfied especially playing at Old Trafford lost, the one responsible is Erik Ten Hag how to stabilize his team not to continue to decline in every match.

Being fired immediately is impossible because Ten Hag's chances with the club are still long, he can still prove to continue his career here, we will see how this season, because last season was pretty good because it finished in 3rd place.

Exactly as you say, I don't think Ten Hag's sacking is the final solution that Manchester United should consider following the team's dip in form this season. Ten Hag still has a chance to fight to improve the quality and performance of his team before he falls too far behind the top of the standings. But I don't dare say Manchester United can return to the top 4 because Tottenham, Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester City are too strong this season compared to Manchester United.

If Manchester United succeeds in taking advantage of the mistakes of Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham and Manchester City, then of course Ten Hag can close the points gap with them by winning more matches. This will definitely be difficult because Ten Hag's squad has not yet improved, but it is not impossible either.

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We saw last season how Liverpool were hit by many injured players Klopp struggled to get up and to finish in 4th position could not because of player problems due to injury while this is difficult to avoid and cannot be predicted.

Now Manchester United are experiencing it, the defeats that continue to occur of course make fans angry because the results are not so satisfied especially playing at Old Trafford lost, the one responsible is Erik Ten Hag how to stabilize his team not to continue to decline in every match.

Being fired immediately is impossible because Ten Hag's chances with the club are still long, he can still prove to continue his career here, we will see how this season, because last season was pretty good because it finished in 3rd place.

Exactly as you say, I don't think Ten Hag's sacking is the final solution that Manchester United should consider following the team's dip in form this season. Ten Hag still has a chance to fight to improve the quality and performance of his team before he falls too far behind the top of the standings. But I don't dare say Manchester United can return to the top 4 because Tottenham, Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester City are too strong this season compared to Manchester United.

If Manchester United succeeds in taking advantage of the mistakes of Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham and Manchester City, then of course Ten Hag can close the points gap with them by winning more matches. This will definitely be difficult because Ten Hag's squad has not yet improved, but it is not impossible either.

It might not be the problem, but it might be the last thing they can do to give another manager a chance to still get through the group stage in the Champions League.

But I agree sacking the coach is probably not changing a lot at this point. But if that's not what can solve any problem, that what is? I am interested in football and I am really puzzled about this club. Is it maybe that it is generally underestimated how much stronger other teams have become? Maybe it is kind of disrespectful towards other clubs when we repeatedly say and believe that Manchester United should be better than most of the rest. There is now Newcastle and Tottenham is doing great, but also clubs like Aston Villa and Brighton can beat anyone on a great day. Maybe this is what changed. That this big advantage that some clubs had in the past is just not there anymore.

[iBaba]

Shocking news: As former and longest serving Manchester United's manager Sir Alex Ferguson had just lost his adorable wife and life partner, Lady Cathy Ferguson to the cold hands of death this afternoon after the couplehad spent over 57 years together.

Women are indeed a blessing to men and the world at large and when you have the right lady, do try snd stick to them, be faithful and loyal to her and you both will enjoy a supportive progressive lifestyle. It has been proven by the great love that was shared by these couples.

Lady Cathy was heavily mourn by the club and fans all over the social media following the death news announcement.


Source: official Manchester United post on X


This photo shows Sir Alex Ferguson and his lovely wife supporting him with the UCL trophy


This photo portrait is shows both couples when they met and got married in 1966.

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But I agree sacking the coach is probably not changing a lot at this point. But if that's not what can solve any problem, that what is?

Make Rashford and Bruno Fernandes work harder by getting competition for both of them. Rotate these two players so that they really realize that their performance is not good. Likewise with Andre Onana and other players who have problems with form. If Ten Hag can keep Maguire in so many games on the bench, then why can't he do it for other players hoping for better form?

I am interested in football and I am really puzzled about this club. Is it maybe that it is generally underestimated how much stronger other teams have become? Maybe it is kind of disrespectful towards other clubs when we repeatedly say and believe that Manchester United should be better than most of the rest. There is now Newcastle and Tottenham is doing great, but also clubs like Aston Villa and Brighton can beat anyone on a great day. Maybe this is what changed. That this big advantage that some clubs had in the past is just not there anymore.

Eras have changed and now Manchester City is a team that performs well in the Premier League. Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham, Chelsea and Manchester United are title contenders, but Manchester City are the defending champions. History has passed for Manchester United and many other teams, so don't expect too much of them to have the same history this decade.

[hahay]

I don't know what you all are thinking but from my point of view Manchester City team has started this season very badly than last season. Last season had a fantastic performance which deserves praise but the team's performance has suffered a bit since Kevin DeBruina left the team due to injury at the beginning of this season.

Although there is a slight difference in Manchester City's performance at the start of this season, I think it is very inappropriate to judge Manchester City to have been bad at the start of this season. Because everyone can see that after seven matches at the start of this season, Manchester City is still ranked first and that can be very accurate evidence that Manchester City has not been that bad at the start of this season. In fact, Manchester City will still be a candidate to win the Premier League this season.

It does not matter with a good start in the last season and maybe a poor start in the current season because anyway, that Manchester City remains the superior team. Therefore, although Manchester City have suffered one defeat this season but still, Manchester City are still at the top of the Premier League table and also, Manchester City are also undefeated in the Champions League in the current group phase . So yes, it is not right if you might consider Manchester City to be weak just because of De Bruyne injury. Because anyway, even though De Bruyne is injured but the fact is Manchester City can still compete well too, so De Bruyne injury will certainly not make Manchester City bad.

[Swordsoffreedom]

I don't know what you all are thinking but from my point of view Manchester City team has started this season very badly than last season. Last season had a fantastic performance which deserves praise but the team's performance has suffered a bit since Kevin DeBruina left the team due to injury at the beginning of this season.

Although there is a slight difference in Manchester City's performance at the start of this season, I think it is very inappropriate to judge Manchester City to have been bad at the start of this season. Because everyone can see that after seven matches at the start of this season, Manchester City is still ranked first and that can be very accurate evidence that Manchester City has not been that bad at the start of this season. In fact, Manchester City will still be a candidate to win the Premier League this season.

Manchester City's performance at the start of the season was a bit slow. Yet they have managed to maintain continuity. They won 6 out of 7 matches. The main reason for City's slow start to the season is that two key players in the City squad, Silva and De Bruyne, have missed several matches due to injuries. However, Manchester City's performance under Guardiola was excellent.

Hopefully Manchester City will be able to maintain this consistency of their performance. If Manchester City can win the next match against Arsenal, then I think we will see Manchester City at the top of the Premier League points table for a long time. But losing points to Arsenal will see Arsenal occupy the top spot in the table. I am looking forward to the Arsenal vs City match.

[Oluwa-btc]

Erik Ten Hag's future with Manchester United began to falter over their failure in several matches, including in their matches in the Champions League which until the 2nd match they could not win. Naturally, supporters question whether ETH is a figure who deserves to be in the coaching chair or not, because he has not been able to create something that really brings fresh air. It may be true that last season he brought Manchester United to the Champions League this season, but that is not enough because there must be good progress between before and now.

They should have been better this season with the list of players in but things aren't going as planned. The Manchester United job isn't an easy one. You have to be ready for whatever comes.
Erik Ten Hag deserves the backing of the club and I'm sure he will get that. Do not listen to whatever you bear regarding him being sacked. His Manchester United job should have been in doubts only if he didn't get them qualified for the Champions League and winning a trophy last season.

He will have to change patterns and drop some players who aren't doing enough for the onward movement of Manchester United. Supporters are not happy, but they should know in the past, Manchester United have seen worst than this and cane out strong.

[sana54210]

Brentford is currently out of form and in a bad shape such that Manchester united have no excuses but to win them, since over a decade now Manchester united has never been beaten by the bees in their home, the bees have failed to win any game since this season as they have consecutively lost five games ad draw just two keeping them at the 14th position on the standing.

Erik tenhag's squad did suffer another loss during the mid week after they squandered two opportunities and got a send off in the match against Galatasaray, all this mess happened at old Trafford and Erik ten hag was left to accept his team is currently in a messy shape, that added to record of losses. The red devils have lost four of their home matches since this season.

The red devils must make sure to secure Three points from this game so they can still climb up the standings, a win in this game is very necessary for their morale boost because they will be facing stronger team after, all the losses suffered so far may definitely have a way of affecting the players morale but it's in the responsibility of ten hag to get the boys to a morale boost and get the fans to still have some level of confidence in them again.

United really doing terrible lately and ETH should have been fired after that last UCL game if you ask me, that may have resolved maybe a small amount of issues. However, we need to also realize that most teams that keep their manager for long enough usually ends with them doing fine eventually again, teams do have ups and downs and this is a down term and I believe that no matter who they had, they would have been bad enough.

In any case, we are going to see ETH having his seat taken by someone else and he is going to be doing not so great. Even if he wins this game, doesn't matter he is going to keep going and do better, he may win this one but then lose later on which will hurt them and get ETH fired anyway, maybe not after this game, but later on.

[Marvell1]

From reports so far, Bukayo Saka will be a major doubt to play against Manchester City in their English Premier League game this weekend and that's why I think City has derived an advantage and morale booster that'll help them defeat Arsenal in that game. Saka has been very instrumental to Arsenal's good run in the league since the start of the season and without him on the pitch, it'll beore difficult for Arsenal to face a big team like City.
That being said, I'm not gonna write off Arsenal just because Saka might not feature in that game because Arsenal has other players who can as can as well beat City.

Yes, looking at the injury that Saka suffered in the match against Lens, it is very likely that he will not be able to play when Arsenal face Manchester City. Even though this match is quite important for Arsenal because they are facing a team that is quite strong in the Premier League so they need the perfect squad to be able to beat Manchester City. Let's see whether Arsenal will be able to achieve maximum results at home without being strengthened by Saka or they will fail again in this match. Saka absence also really confused Arteta because Saka was always Arteta mainstay in every match.

Manchester City might benefit from Saka injury because he is quite a dangerous player in Arsenal's front line this season. For Manchester City, they lost in their previous match, so when they come to the Emirates Stadium, they will also face big obstacles in this match. But I'm sure Pep will be able to handle it in this match. Haaland also experienced a decline in performance in several matches because he seemed to have difficulty scoring goals. We could even see this in the match against Wolves when he failed to contribute with a goal.

Saka is injured, but he still gets called for his national duty. I don't know if that was a good move or not.

But anyway, this is going to be very good news for Manchester City. Bukayo Saka is an important player for Arsenal. And not having him available is definitely going to be beneficial for Manchester City. right now, Manchester City is at the top of the table. But in the last match, they had an unexpected loss. So they will be very determined to win this match. And this injury news is definitely going to be great to hear for them. But that does not mean Arsenal will not have any chance to win this match.

[gabbie2010]

So what exactly is your point now based on what is being discussed?
Are you saying or of the opinion that Arsenal will beat Manchester city in their coming encounter due to their supposed under performance according to you?

Well, with all honesty, I don't know if to agree with you or not, but the fact here is that, Manchester city is currently leading in the EPL table. A team that is underperforming clearly wont be in the first position in the EPL table, the fact that they have been in that position from the very start of the season and have remained there even until this moment does show that they are doing something right, something other teams are seem not to be doing right.

Just my opinion though.

Mikel Arteta has always done to the greatest extent to improve the Gunners, and he has a terrific reputation for the team. Defeating Manchester City in the Community Shield is one of the Gunners' notable achievements; they are currently a threat to City when they play on Sunday. Arsenal has been growing recently and is one of the EPL's most competitive clubs this season. Manchester City is the current EPL winner and the best leading team in the league. Pep Guardiola labored vigorously to ensure he got to experience the most beneficial moments with his team.

The latest news says Saka would be in contention for Arsenal match against Man City thus the team would be more stronger, I believe this time around Man City would find it very difficult to defeat Arsenal owing to injury to some of their key players like Kevin DeBruyne, Grealish and with Rodri out due to booking definitely those are players with huge influence on the team, Man City would face a more strengthened and formidable Arsenal and having lost their last match against Wolves thus more pressure would be on the team to avoid back to back defeat while Arsenal would try to consolidate on their EPL unbeaten record this would motivate the team to aim for a possible win against one of their rival.

[Majestic-milf]

Manchester City's performance at the start of the season was a bit slow. Yet they have managed to maintain continuity. They won 6 out of 7 matches. The main reason for City's slow start to the season is that two key players in the City squad, Silva and De Bruyne, have missed several matches due to injuries. However, Manchester City's performance under Guardiola was excellent.

Hopefully Manchester City will be able to maintain this consistency of their performance. If Manchester City can win the next match against Arsenal, then I think we will see Manchester City at the top of the Premier League points table for a long time. But losing points to Arsenal will see Arsenal occupy the top spot in the table. I am looking forward to the Arsenal vs City match.

 I expect the citizens to floor the Gunners in their home when they meet on Sunday. Arsenal have been impressive of late but they're a long way from beating Pep's men and haven't been able to win in all their 13 times they've recently met. As it is, Guardiola has trained his boys to see every game as important and a game like this will not be treated differently.
I know Arteta will want to pull the rug from under Guardiola as they pay a visit to the Emirates Stadium but the question to ask is, can he?

[iamsange]

Erik Ten Hag's future with Manchester United began to falter over their failure in several matches, including in their matches in the Champions League which until the 2nd match they could not win. Naturally, supporters question whether ETH is a figure who deserves to be in the coaching chair or not, because he has not been able to create something that really brings fresh air. It may be true that last season he brought Manchester United to the Champions League this season, but that is not enough because there must be good progress between before and now.

They should have been better this season with the list of players in but things aren't going as planned. The Manchester United job isn't an easy one. You have to be ready for whatever comes.
Erik Ten Hag deserves the backing of the club and I'm sure he will get that. Do not listen to whatever you bear regarding him being sacked. His Manchester United job should have been in doubts only if he didn't get them qualified for the Champions League and winning a trophy last season.

He will have to change patterns and drop some players who aren't doing enough for the onward movement of Manchester United. Supporters are not happy, but they should know in the past, Manchester United have seen worst than this and cane out strong.

I think Erik Ten Hag is still given time to improve Manchester United's condition. Even though he has not been able to bring United to a decent position, he has not received a harsh ultimatum at all. Erik Ten Hag must make the most of this time before management really makes a final decision. The match against Brentford must be a turning point for the Red Devils to return to winning ways, there is no reason to lose points again in that match. Therefore, I really agree that if the Dutch manager can overhaul the composition of his squad, especially in Onana's position, he should immediately be rested for a while.

[tusandii]

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This is a very difficult situation for Erik Ten Hag because many Manchester United players have suffered injuries so it has a big impact on their performance, but whatever the problem, now the one who must be responsible for Manchester United's poor performance is Erik Ten Hag and it is very natural that he is now starting to be doubted. and even many fans are starting to urge Erik Ten Hag to be fired, I think that's normal, so far Erik Ten Hag seems to have failed in managing the Manchester United team.

I don't consider Ten Hag a failure this season, but of course some people who are angry at Manchester United's bad results will still consider Ten Hag a failure. I agree that Ten Hag failed to start this 2023-2024 season with a good and consistent start, but all of them have to admit that player injuries have had a big impact on the game.

I tend to hope Ten Hag isn't sacked so soon, meaning he'll have to get more support for a longer stay at Manchester United. Ten Hag has the ability to make Manchester United compete at the top, but whether he is successful or not really depends on the performance of the players throughout the season.

Yes, I agree with you that Erik Ten Hag should at least be retained at Manchester United because I believe this experienced coach is able to improve the quality of his players at the end of the season with better achievements and for me Manchester United's current bad streak is not the end of everything because I remember In the previous season, Erik Ten Hag provided services for Manchester United with extraordinary improvements and I am also sure that Ten Hag is able to improve Manchester United's bad situation and we will see a very surprising increase in performance in the next few matches.

[Bobrox]

Exactly as you say, I don't think Ten Hag's sacking is the final solution that Manchester United should consider following the team's dip in form this season. Ten Hag still has a chance to fight to improve the quality and performance of his team before he falls too far behind the top of the standings. But I don't dare say Manchester United can return to the top 4 because Tottenham, Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester City are too strong this season compared to Manchester United.

If Manchester United succeeds in taking advantage of the mistakes of Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham and Manchester City, then of course Ten Hag can close the points gap with them by winning more matches. This will definitely be difficult because Ten Hag's squad has not yet improved, but it is not impossible either.

Manchester United in difficult situation right now after underperformance in Premier League and UEFA Champion League, having bad trend last several matches make Manchester United loss compete with top fourth standings position in Premier League and they got completed problem after two loses in Champion League matches. Possibility return to the top fourth standings position still not close yet but Erik ten Hag must improve Manchester United performance. Current Premier League standings, Manchester United have seven points gap from Liverpool and actually if have better performance upcoming match not difficult returning back to Champion League spot standings.

Manchester United have two weakness opponent teams upcoming match and should take maximum points before facing  Manchester City on matchday 9

[QueenVera]

Manchester United in difficult situation right now after underperformance in Premier League and UEFA Champion League, having bad trend last several matches make Manchester United loss compete with top fourth standings position in Premier League and they got completed problem after two loses in Champion League matches. Possibility return to the top fourth standings position still not close yet but Erik ten Hag must improve Manchester United performance. Current Premier League standings, Manchester United have seven points gap from Liverpool and actually if have better performance upcoming match not difficult returning back to Champion League spot standings.

Manchester United have two weakness opponent teams upcoming match and should take maximum points before facing  Manchester City on matchday 9

It would take a miracle for Manchester United to qualify for the next round in the Champions League, cause based on their performance this season if they fail to improve i don't see how they'll be able to win their next four Champions League matches and get about 12 points they could beat Copenhagen home and away and maybe win Galatasaray but i don't see them winning Bayern Munich.

 Erik Ten Hag really needs to think fast and come up with a strategy to start winning games, he needs to change his formation to a three man defence instead of playing Amrabat in a position that he's not familiar with, Ten Hag is also poor in decision making most times and that's something he really needs to work so as to help improve his teams performance however i think United players are lacking the confidence and really need a psychologist to boost their confidence level.

[aylabadia05]

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There's a high chance for Ten Hag to get fired this season because of the result they got so far. I'm sure Manchester United doesn't want to lose everything because so far in the Champions League they don't have a good situation at all and there is a chance for Mcashhter United to lose this tournament sooner than they should, also they are in 10th place of the league with the same situation with Chelsea. But still, the Mcnshter United players want to keep this coach and they support Ten Hag.

The issue of Manchester United not being in a good situation in two different competitions is the main concern of all observers and all fans. But there will be a chance for Erik ten Hag regarding rumors that he will be fired. I personally don't care if the end result is that I have to make a decision to fire for the sake of something that can have a positive impact on the future of the club.
The club really doesn't want to lose everything this season.

My attitude is very simple that nothing is higher than the club. If ten Hag has to be fired because he is unable to bring Manchester United to a better situation, I will support that decision.