Premier League Prediction Thread 2024/2025

[makishart]

Everton and Nottingham Forest will reportedly face points deductions for violating the Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSR) of the Premier League. I think this case is not the first time for Everton because last November they experienced almost the same thing and received a 10 point deduction. If they are proven to have violated this again, then they will definitely lose the points they have worked so hard to get so far.

If they are found guilty for the second time and given another potential 10 point deduction this late in the season, it will do them more harm than the early one they received in November. I'm amazed they broke so many rules, starting with overspending on their stadium reconstruction and now what FFP? I'm not shocked to see Nottingham Forest on the list. After all, this is a team that brought in nearly 25 new players last season, which was impossible to achieve without breaking the rules.

In any case, neither team will be missed. Everton fought and won the last two relegation battles, so maybe it's time to finally go to the championship. 10 points deduction each from both teams will see them occupy 20th and 19th on the table.

Obviously this is not what they want but if it is proven wrong then Everton and Nottingham must be prepared to accept the risk. Of course, this is detrimental because collecting points every week is difficult, especially against strong teams and we know that the EPL is like hell for mediocre teams. I think this violation is so serious that it makes the fate of Everton and Nottingham even more wide open towards the relegation zone and of course they will have even more difficulties with the remaining matches they will face.

It was too late and there was nothing they could do but accept this bitter reality. Maybe learning alone is not enough and they still want to repeat it again. Anyway, talking about this case, we must remember that Manchester City also has 115 charges and they are still completely untouched by the relevant parties, right?

True and people were forgetting it caused by it will be useless to talk about that since manchester city was the richest one after newcastle. EPL will never consider it as violations to the rules. EPL may be defending manchester city coz it has one of biggest fans in the world. Oil's money can protect you easily from any accusations. It has been several years since the initiation of the investigation into Manchester City, and to this day, no conclusive evidence has been discovered, indicating that there may be no grounds for imposing sanctions on the club.
The small club who didn't have money lack of good strategy to avoid FFP. This is also the main problem owned by EPL. People were also calling it corrupt.

I have no wordh to say but it seems like that there will be more clubs to be targeted by EPL to receive the sanction. Chelsea may also become the one of them who will be receiving its sanction soon.
Im not really happy with this but since it was final decision from EPL and we can do nothing to save it. Everton and nottingham forest need to push its performance to leave from the relegation zone. Im not doubting everton but i doubt about nottingham forest.
These clubs need to work even harder to make sure it will able to leave from relegation zone asap after those will receive their sanctions.

[JeffBrad12]

I think it is a move in a wrong direction for the FA to deduct 10 points from Everton at this point in time when the club is facing relegation battles, this will only dampen their confidence and also jeopardize everything they have worked for so far. Everton still has the right to an appeal though but if they lose the appeal then it would be very disastrous for them and may cost them their chances of escaping relegation so let's hope that everything goes in Everton's favour when the hearing for their appeal comes up.

That's the consequence if they don't obey the rules there was no way to avoid it if Everton had done it, Everton have narrowly avoided relegation after their struggles last month but unfortunately the problem is not over yet and clearly has an impact on the players' mentality, imagine if Everton deducted 10 points then they only have 7 points while this league only has 17 matches remaining meaning that Everton is definitely one of the candidates for relegation. Honestly, I think this is unfair and hope Everton can get past this however, I want to see Everton in the Premier League next season.

How can you call that as unfair. There was a reason anything. The main reason if everton has been violating the rules and that's it. Nottingham forest has been releasing official statement too which makes everything clear that if the club is now accepting it.

I will give you a small update regarding this problem.

The chief executive of the Premier League, Richard Masters, has confirmed that a date has been agreed to hear the 115 charges brought against Manchester City and acknowledged a delay in assessing 777 Partners’ offer to buy Everton, as he sought to show MPs the top flight remains committed to reform of English football.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/jan/16/date-set-for-manchester-citys-115-charge-hearing-confirms-richard-masters

Manchester city has gotten the date for the hearing of all charges against city. It will become a disaster for manchester city. Chelsea may be targeted by EPL as well but i think that there were lots of clubs have been violating the rules.
The sanction has been also delaying the acquisition for everton. It will give bad impact to the club and probably the acquisition will be cancelled if everton will be going down to the lower division.

There are so many things are still remain unanswered till this time. We do know that there will be a lot of disappointed regarding this but EPL is just trying to be better. Manchester city needs to make a preparation for that.

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I think City's current strength lies in Kevin de Bruyne and Haaland. These two players were key to City's game in achieving the treble winner last season. We could see at the start of the season when KDB was injured how City's game was below our expectations. So KDB's return is the good news that fans have been waiting for. I hope KDB can play with Haaland again when their condition is 100%. Currently they are only 2 points behind Liverpool in first place and with many games still remaining I think City will again have a big chance to become back-to-back EPL champions this season.

In fact, Man City's strength is almost evenly distributed across each player, only with the return of Kevin De Bruyne and soon Haaland will also recover from injury, this will increase the strength of Man City's front line and it is very likely that in every match when these two players are played, the number goals per game will increase. However, the most crucial thing is Kevin De Bruyne because he is the mastermind behind the Man City attack. Even though he missed half the season, as soon as he played he immediately showed his class. Even though it's only been two matches, he has shown his level again, even Kevin De Bruyne came on as a substitute in two matches and immediately felt the impact for Man City. Maybe wait a month so he can return to appearing consistently like the last few years so it is not impossible that they can defend the EPL title this season. However, in my opinion, it is impossible to maintain the Treble Winner because of the UCL League this season, because Real Madrid has made very big changes after bringing in Jude.

Manchester City's current strength is indeed very complex because they are still very good in terms of skill and the average quality of the players, it's just that when looking at what happened, it seems that we must be aware that above the players who are indeed of the same average skill there are several players who are able to change the course of the match and the Manchester City scheme through their vision in playing and it is evident when several core players are injured and they are players who can be considered influential, Manchester City will still find it difficult when the schedule is tight. Indeed, if their schedule is not that busy they will definitely be able to maximize even though there are no several players in the squad but because of their busy schedule and the players are too shortened, this makes it a little difficult for Manchester City and in December last year we must have seen what happened because by losing several core players they made the EPL a little shaky even though in other competitions they were still very superior.

[tiCeR]

That's the consequence if they don't obey the rules there was no way to avoid it if Everton had done it, Everton have narrowly avoided relegation after their struggles last month but unfortunately the problem is not over yet and clearly has an impact on the players' mentality, imagine if Everton deducted 10 points then they only have 7 points while this league only has 17 matches remaining meaning that Everton is definitely one of the candidates for relegation. Honestly, I think this is unfair and hope Everton can get past this however, I want to see Everton in the Premier League next season.

The impact that would occur if Everton received another points deduction was clearly very large, everyone involved in the club would experience psychological pressure, and the club would be threatened with relegation. However, according to news circulating, the Premier League decision is not yet final, and Everton is currently waiting for a final decision. There is an opportunity for Everton to appeal if they receive another points deduction. The same thing also happened to Nottingham Forest, they are also waiting for the same threat that Everton is currently facing.

This news has caused various reactions from fans who reject the sanctions that threaten their favorite club, and I think everyone will return to speculating about other Premier League clubs, namely Chelsea and Manchester City. Two clubs were also reported to indicated have violated FFP rules, but so far no sanctions have been imposed on them. Despite all that, I predict Everton and Nottingham Forest will still be punished, even though we hope they can stay in the Premier League next season.

Club Statement

Everton                 : https://www.evertonfc.com/news/3859000/club-statement

Nottingham Forest : https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2024/january/15/club-statement/

Something that I would be more interested in is how these violations by Everton relate to any violations that the bigger clubs like Manchester City are being accused of. So far there really has never been a big penalty for any of those financial superpowers in the Premier League, but when you think about it I am actually rolling my eyes because I don't understand how they can successfully circumvent any of these sanction?

They are now hammering these smaller clubs and cause them to get relegated due to points deduction, and while there is nothing wrong with enforcing the rules, it still remains unanswered how other clubs are getting away with their violations. Are those violations just less significant or wasn't it possible to prove them? Manchester City has been under investigation all the time, but nothing serious ever happened.

[Ryu_Ar1]

This is what makes the EPL so unpredictable because no matter what happens in 90 minutes, small or big clubs always have problems that sometimes cannot be explained because clubs in the EPL are quite competitive.

Furthermore, for Everton, it can actually be said that this season they are better than the previous season because if only this season they did not get 10 penalty points for violations at this time they were already in the middle of the table but because they got a reduction of 10 points this season made them more often near the relegation zone and 1 line higher than the bottom 3 clubs.

Although in the previous 3 matches they had problems because they had to lose in tough matches where Boxing Day was very torturous but in my opinion if they do the same thing as against Aston Villa yesterday they will still be very possible to continue to rise in terms of position in the standings.

They played against the Tottenham Hotspurs, Manchester City and Aston Villa and I guess they didn't really expect to get away with a lot of points here. But the draw against Aston Villa was still valuable for them. However, there are now a couple of games which is again against Tottenham and Manchester City in the next three weeks, but afterwards the quality of their opponents will be a bit lower. But as we just said here, no game is an easy game no matter who the opponent is. But I think they are still set up well enough to stay in the Premier League and not get relegated. But none of the team and the bottom of the table can be written off yet, except for Sheffield, which now slowly looks more hopeless than the other teams.

Looking at the schedule that Everton will face for the next few weeks, it looks like this will be a problem for them, because the opponents they will face can be said to be currently performing above Everton.



Big names like Manchester City, Tottenham and Manchester United (although Manchester United are currently still like clowns ) they could have lost points on the other hand, Brighton and West ham are also still suitable to be said as dark horses even though Brighton is not as violent as last season but they can still make a breakthrough in the end. Not to mention the internal problems that Everton will face at this time because we know for now they are again charged and may receive additional penalties after previously 10 points they have been deducted.
Everton's tough season still continues it seems for this season because indeed if last season their problems were only from performance but for now their problems are also currently increasing because they have to deal with the authorities in FFP issues.

[AakZaki]

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In fact, from various sources, Jurgen Kloop said that Kevin De Bruyne's return would shake a country and it was true that in the match against Newcastle, Kevin De Bruyne proved his talent and even though he had just recovered from injury, his performance still amazed everyone who watched. Manchester City's victory was not entirely Pep Guardiola's strategy and was purely the talent of Kevin De Bruyne who had the vision to see his teammate preparing to run to meet the ball and avoid being offside. That is a classy assist that only a few players have and Kevin De Bruyne is one of them.

I believe this is what makes it difficult for Pep when De Bruyne is injured. This is because there is no midfielder as intelligent as him. The 2nd goal against Newcastle was also proof, it wasn't hard but De Bruyne was very smart to read the goalkeeper's position. For passing, indeed he is smart enough to read the position, Oscar Bobb is also good at moving. De Bruyne's statistics with Man City are quite good, last season he made 16 assists and 7 goals.

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I believe this is what makes it difficult for Pep when De Bruyne is injured. This is because there is no midfielder as intelligent as him. The 2nd goal against Newcastle was also proof, it wasn't hard but De Bruyne was very smart to read the goalkeeper's position. For passing, indeed he is smart enough to read the position, Oscar Bobb is also good at moving. De Bruyne's statistics with Man City are quite good, last season he made 16 assists and 7 goals.

Yes when he was out for a long time there was no midfielder as intelligent as Kevin De Bruyne he has accurate passing.
With his return to Premier League form perhaps Pep Guardiola doesn't have to worry about him now that he's in the right position and fit to be ready to resume taking the top spot now.

As Kevin De Bruyne is the best assist scorer I know, he continues to provide accurate passes forward.
I just want to wait for him to perform with Haaland again.

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I believe this is what makes it difficult for Pep when De Bruyne is injured. This is because there is no midfielder as intelligent as him. The 2nd goal against Newcastle was also proof, it wasn't hard but De Bruyne was very smart to read the goalkeeper's position. For passing, indeed he is smart enough to read the position, Oscar Bobb is also good at moving. De Bruyne's statistics with Man City are quite good, last season he made 16 assists and 7 goals.

Of course, Pep Guardiola is really having a hard time finding another player of equal quality like De Bruyne. The captain can really make a lot of difference to the team's game since he was played. He is a player who is very influential in Pep Guardiola's Manchester City game, so it's natural that Pep Guardiola felt confused when Kevin De Bruyne was injured.

Regarding assist statistics, Kevin De Bruyne has really good statistics in the last 8 seasons in the Premier League (not including this season). De Bruyne scores an average of 12.6 assists per season in the Premier League, he can also score several goals each season. The single strangest thing about De Bruyne is, he has not had a single assist in a Champions League match in the last 8 seasons including last season.

[FanEagle]

I had this feeling that this Everton issue that got them lose 10 point would definitely come back to hurt them in a different way. I can't really get why they had to face this same penalty twice in one season, when it happened to Juventus they managed to get past it and they did very well on the log after the deduction of point but with Everton I don't see them doing any good in this one after the first punishment that transformed them, this upcoming problem would only kill the morale of the team, who knows they might end up in the relegation zone.

It would be very unfortunate for Everton if the 2nd punishment really happened to Everton, they have been working hard to collect points to get out of the relegation zone after the first point deduction but they have to suffer bad luck for the second time in 1 season. This is a heavy blow for Everton because they have violated the rules that have been set so they have to carry out this punishment after experiencing huge losses due to breaking the rules they have to receive an even more severe punishment. I think maybe this season Everton will end the relegation zone if the second punishment really happens before this season ends.

I mean they already got punished, and they are already not doing well, I am sensing that they will relegate anyway, so if they get punished more and more, that would not be an issue. I think even more important thing is that if they do get punished, then we are talking about not getting punished next year, that should be something that will end up with something such as "at least next year is fine".

Because, if they do not get punished a second time this season but they do end up with another punishment next season, then that would be a bit different situation. I think we should be considering the situation to be a little different and that has to be the most important part. I know it is not that easy, but we could come up with acceptable situation if they get punished this year and not next year.

[Dzwaafu11]

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Irrespective of how strong and quality players Manchester City has, they will surely find it difficult to cope without Haaland because we all no how important Haaland is to Manchester City team and the efforts he normally puts on every of there matches so perhaps just like what Manchester City was facing when Kevin de Bruyne was on the injury that's exactly what Manchester City Will go through if Haaland is no longer with them but however they will get use to it but it will surely take time.

With the current performance of Manchester City now if they mange to enter the premier League first position I'm confident that they will surely win the league because ever since Kevin de Bruyne return from the injury Manchester City had been very consistent in performance.

Halaand is one of the players that, if Manchester City plays and he is absent, nobody is expecting a good result from them because the player is the best player in the squad; the guy is dominating all of their matches, so if Halaand is absent, there is no doubt Manchester City will face a lot of problems in their matches, just like what happened in the absence of Kelvin De Bryune. The team was not doing much better compared to now that he is back, so I think it will also happen if Halaand is not present, and they may find it difficult to go back to the top in the standings.

Since Kelvin De Bryune came back, they started giving out some positive results, even though the player only played 2 matches with them, but you can see that they are already in the top 2, and I believe that in their next match, they will take over the position from Liverpool, and perhaps we cannot guarantee that yet they will be the favourites this season again and win the EPL.

[Pesona1]

I think it is a move in a wrong direction for the FA to deduct 10 points from Everton at this point in time when the club is facing relegation battles, this will only dampen their confidence and also jeopardize everything they have worked for so far. Everton still has the right to an appeal though but if they lose the appeal then it would be very disastrous for them and may cost them their chances of escaping relegation so let's hope that everything goes in Everton's favour when the hearing for their appeal comes up.

Previously, Everton had received a 10 point deduction and fell into the relegation zone, but slowly they were able to get up and get out of the relegation zone like they are now, so If the FA does the same thing for the second time, I'm not sure if Everton can get back up, now Everton has been accused of violating financial rules regarding the club loss threshold, despite the club now an appeal has been submitted but it seems very difficult to fight against the federation, so I think is very likely that the charges will make Everton relegated, apart from Everton, it turns out that Nottingham Forest also suffers the same fate as Everton, namely being threatened getting points deductions, so far I think the FA looks unfair when they seem to continue to investigate  medium teams without wanting to try to do the same for Chelsea and Manchester City who are also rumored to have committed financial violations all this time.

[Spaceman1000$]

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In fact, from various sources, Jurgen Kloop said that Kevin De Bruyne's return would shake a country and it was true that in the match against Newcastle, Kevin De Bruyne proved his talent and even though he had just recovered from injury, his performance still amazed everyone who watched. Manchester City's victory was not entirely Pep Guardiola's strategy and was purely the talent of Kevin De Bruyne who had the vision to see his teammate preparing to run to meet the ball and avoid being offside. That is a classy assist that only a few players have and Kevin De Bruyne is one of them.

I believe this is what makes it difficult for Pep when De Bruyne is injured. This is because there is no midfielder as intelligent as him. The 2nd goal against Newcastle was also proof, it wasn't hard but De Bruyne was very smart to read the goalkeeper's position. For passing, indeed he is smart enough to read the position, Oscar Bobb is also good at moving. De Bruyne's statistics with Man City are quite good, last season he made 16 assists and 7 goals.

Jurgen Kloop was absolutely right in his statement, what really amazes me is the way he played as if he hadn't been injured at all and as if he had been playing for long, he didn't even seem like someone who came back from injury but his presence in the Manchester city side made the difference against Newcastle, his creative ability was top notch, indeed Kevin De bruyne has proven that he was what caused Manchester city to loose their place at the top at some point, but I think it's never too late as Manchester city seem to be retracing their way back to the top by winning every game they have played so far.

[Mr.right85]

Long absent due to injury but his presence immediately brought a big influence on the team, really that was an extraordinary thing.
Kevin De Bruyne is really a talented player and as far as In he has proven many things to the world.
The condition of the Manchester City team was a little shaken but with the recovery of Kevin De Bruyne, no one doubted that the Manchester City team would be stronger.
Regarding the favorment in winning the title, it has been since the start of the season but the return of Kevin De Bruyne provides far more energy.

I think City's current strength lies in Kevin de Bruyne and Haaland. These two players were key to City's game in achieving the treble winner last season. We could see at the start of the season when KDB was injured how City's game was below our expectations. So KDB's return is the good news that fans have been waiting for. I hope KDB can play with Haaland again when their condition is 100%. Currently they are only 2 points behind Liverpool in first place and with many games still remaining I think City will again have a big chance to become back-to-back EPL champions this season.

Haaland and Kevin Debruyne are important players for Manchester city. I think them staying off injury for the remaining half of the season would keep their title hopes alive. Debruyne’s return has helped Manchester City bounced back from being written off to put themselves firmly back in the title race. When Halaand returns, it’s going to be serious business for Manchester city. They would want to get back all their stolen points and be looking to close the gap on leaders Liverpool at the top of the table.

[udidrone]

Haaland and Kevin Debruyne are important players for Manchester city. I think them staying off injury for the remaining half of the season would keep their title hopes alive. Debruyne’s return has helped Manchester City bounced back from being written off to put themselves firmly back in the title race. When Halaand returns, it’s going to be serious business for Manchester city. They would want to get back all their stolen points and be looking to close the gap on leaders Liverpool at the top of the table.

That's right and we can see that currently Manchester City is getting closer to the top of the standings, only needing 3 more points to overtake Liverpool, now Manchester City is just waiting for Liverpool to make a mistake or Manchester City can wait until next March when the two clubs fight each other. In the Premier League there are still 2 places left for Champions League tickets I know Arsenal and Aston Villa are up there but somehow I think in the near future both clubs will be out of the top 4 so who is more worthy to be there, Tottenham or West Ham?

[Coyster]

With the current performance of Manchester City now if they mange to enter the premier League first position I'm confident that they will surely win the league because ever since Kevin de Bruyne return from the injury Manchester City had been very consistent in performance.

It is not only because of the return of KDB, City usually get stronger when the season is approaching the run-in period and that's what is happening now and it is scary for the rest of the league. With Haaland, Stones and Akanji all set to return soon, City would soon be able to boast of a complete squad and they'll be ready to defend their crown.

Having said that, let us not forget about Liverpool who are going about their business without any noise or fuss, too many people didn't consider Liverpool at the start of the season, but now they are taking them serious and IMO if City don't win the league, Liverpool will.

[swogerino]

With the current performance of Manchester City now if they mange to enter the premier League first position I'm confident that they will surely win the league because ever since Kevin de Bruyne return from the injury Manchester City had been very consistent in performance.

It is not only because of the return of KDB, City usually get stronger when the season is approaching the run-in period and that's what is happening now and it is scary for the rest of the league. With Haaland, Stones and Akanji all set to return soon, City would soon be able to boast of a complete squad and they'll be ready to defend their crown.

Having said that, let us not forget about Liverpool who are going about their business without any noise or fuss, too many people didn't consider Liverpool at the start of the season, but now they are taking them serious and IMO if City don't win the league, Liverpool will.

I think it will be quite difficult for Manchester City despite the return of De Bryne for them.Liverpool is in the most outstanding position and they have a really solid team performance which is different compared to the other teams who rely more on individual skills like Manchester City and Tottenham for example.That is not enough to win you titles,of course Manchester City has won the title several times coming from behind but not because of their merit rather because of other teams losing points against teams in the bottom of the standings,I doubt Liverpool will be doing the same as they are not Arsenal.

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With the current performance of Manchester City now if they mange to enter the premier League first position I'm confident that they will surely win the league because ever since Kevin de Bruyne return from the injury Manchester City had been very consistent in performance.

It is not only because of the return of KDB, City usually get stronger when the season is approaching the run-in period and that's what is happening now and it is scary for the rest of the league. With Haaland, Stones and Akanji all set to return soon, City would soon be able to boast of a complete squad and they'll be ready to defend their crown.

Having said that, let us not forget about Liverpool who are going about their business without any noise or fuss, too many people didn't consider Liverpool at the start of the season, but now they are taking them serious and IMO if City don't win the league, Liverpool will.

I think it will be quite difficult for Manchester City despite the return of De Bryne for them.Liverpool is in the most outstanding position and they have a really solid team performance which is different compared to the other teams who rely more on individual skills like Manchester City and Tottenham for example.That is not enough to win you titles,of course Manchester City has won the title several times coming from behind but not because of their merit rather because of other teams losing points against teams in the bottom of the standings,I doubt Liverpool will be doing the same as they are not Arsenal.

De Bruyne returned to the Man City lineup and all clubs were worried, which is understandable because in the match against Newcastle yesterday, the Belgian player proved it once again. Just waiting for Halaand to be in Pep Guardiola starting XI, then City will be ready to return to the race in their ambition to defend the trophy and win it again. A worry that has temporarily subsided, City bargaining chip will now increase with each game, but praise often leaves many clubs complacent on many occasions. Pep ambition to continue dominating the EPL this season feels more difficult, where he has to maintain the players motivation to remain hungry for the championship trophy after last season great success.

The competition for the top four in the standings and the battle for the top position is temporarily in Liverpool control, Man City is a tough competitor and will continue to press from second position. Jurgen Klopp and his squad have slightly better statistics and Pep, only loses in terms of goal productivity with City, but in terms of the number of goals conceded, the Reds are the team that has experienced the fewest, their defense line is quite good at the moment. However, in the next few matches Liverpool will have tough matches, after facing Bournemouth, Chelsea and Arsenal they will test the consistency of Klopp fleet. I think that's the best chance for Man City to return to the top of the standings, even though we know it won't be easy.

It is possible that Liverpool and Man City will stumble, so that Aston Villa, which is often overlooked in the competition, takes over the top of the standings. We can see that the number of points scored by Unai Emery fleet is the same as City, so even though City and Liverpool have the opportunity to form the axis of competition at the end of the season, ignoring Aston Villa just like that would be a mistake. Regarding Arsenal, I think they are still very difficult to predict, the performance of Arteta men is very erratic, sometimes I think that betting on their victory is very risky. But despite all that, I'm sure Arsenal will improve themselves so as not to repeat mistakes like last season, the Gunners are still on track to hunt for trophies.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

It’s looking ominous for the rest of the league with KDB back after a long injury lay off. Haaland is reportedly not far behind in his recovery.

I just have to hope that Liverpool can keep winning to stay in the mix. Man City will obviously be favourites to lift the title but you have to take it game by game and hope City slip. Next up tor The Reds is Bournemouth away.

[ndutndut]

I believe this is what makes it difficult for Pep when De Bruyne is injured. This is because there is no midfielder as intelligent as him. The 2nd goal against Newcastle was also proof, it wasn't hard but De Bruyne was very smart to read the goalkeeper's position. For passing, indeed he is smart enough to read the position, Oscar Bobb is also good at moving. De Bruyne's statistics with Man City are quite good, last season he made 16 assists and 7 goals.

Of course, when De Bruyne was injured, Pep Guardiola felt lost because for him De Bruyne was the midfield general in building Man City's attack. For Pep Guardiola, De Bruyne is also a plus, apart from being good at providing assists, he is also very calm in front of the opponent's goal. That's why if you often watch Man City matches, most of De Bruyne's goals are unexpected goals.

During the match against Newcestil, De Bruyne's role was very clear in helping Man City get three points. When Newcastle managed to equalize, Alexander sobbed and the Newcastle fans immediately became arrogant and when De Bruyne came on everyone fell silent and Dubravka, who was performing well, blocked Foden and Alvarez's attacks, but when De Bruyne and Oscar Bobb came on, Dubravka became Onana.

[rahmad2nd]

Haaland and Kevin Debruyne are important players for Manchester city. I think them staying off injury for the remaining half of the season would keep their title hopes alive. Debruyne’s return has helped Manchester City bounced back from being written off to put themselves firmly back in the title race. When Halaand returns, it’s going to be serious business for Manchester city. They would want to get back all their stolen points and be looking to close the gap on leaders Liverpool at the top of the table.

So, the hot topic in this thread right now is turning more towards Manchester City. this is natural, because De Brunye's return from injury immediately appeared impressive in the match against Newcastle. even though, he only played for 21 minutes. however, his one assist and one goal have had a big impact on the storyline of this season's trophy competition. and De Bryne's return with the main squad was greeted with an impression of Manchester City's progress in the title race. As for Haaland, he is reportedly predicted to return at the end of this month. theoretically, Haaland could compete again in the Champions League against Copenhagen in the round of 16. although rumors say Halaand will only be absent until City play Burnley. but we'll see how things develop next.

Well, talking about these two players, Pep always combines them into one package in his strategy and system. these two players will complement each other and that was proven last season in both the Premier League and Champions League. so, it seems like most of us agree that the return of the two Manchester City stars will really be a threat to their competitors in the title race. however, to be honest, I'm more interested in what Pep Guaridola will do. I mean, more about the system and pattern that he will apply. Will Pep step on the gas with his signature pattern? or, it has other patterns and systems.  This is interesting for me personally, so we'll wait until City plays with a full squad without any injured players.