Premier League Prediction Thread 2024/2025

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Manchester United's performance this season has been very erratic. So betting on each of their matches is risky. Out of 4 matches, Manchester United's performance is not good in a single match. However, out of 4 matches they have won 2 and lost 2. But I don't like the overall gameplay of this team. There are still many weaknesses within the squad.

Manchester United won the last EFL Cup match against Barnsley by a huge margin of 7-0. But since the performance of this team is very erratic. I think many gamblers are betting on Manchester United to win today as this team won 7-0 in the last match. However, United's performance against Crystal Palace in today's match is poor as usual. Neither team could score a single goal in the first half. Crystal Palace are keen to draw the match. So we don't see much effort from Crystal Palace players to score goals. On the other hand, Manchester United's players made several attacks, but could not score a single goal.

You are right mate, Ten Hag doe3not have any game strategy and that shows that he will finish on top for of the table this season because for a club to be successful, there must be a game strategy that is being used by the players and not trying your luck or is EPL gamble.

Manchester united is bigger than playing very well in other small competitions and not doing well in EPL which is the biggest league in England an d that shows that Ten Hag is turning United to an average club that will not be able to be in UCL to showcase their talents. It is better something is done fast because playing in UCL is the moat important thing a club will achieve at the end of the season.

That's true, because having a workable strategy has been one of Man-United biggest challenge ever since the season started, of which after a whooping 7 goals to nill was given to Barnsley, we all thought Eric Ten Hag was back on track, only to be met with such poor game performance we saw today, because no matter how good a team play, if they are unable to score goals just like today, it discourages gamblers more in trusting a club. And it was unethical for Ten Hag not to have started today's game without Marcus Rashford, as he has always been a good attacker and forward player whose whose presence could have created a significant impact, just as we saw in the last games between Southampton and Barnsley.

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HALF TIME: Crystal Palace 0 - 0 Manchester United

Manchester United performance have improved since their 7 nil thrashing of Barnsley in the EFL. Manchester United have been dominant in this game. Ball possession 67% while Crystal Palace 33%. United have 4 shots on target but have not been able to find the net. Manchester United need to apply more pressure in the second half so they can get a goal.

The game ended on a draw although I was not opportune to watch the game, but based on the live score that I saw about the game, I know fully that Manchester United played better than Crystal Palace, which I can say Manchester United didn’t put in the effort needed or they were not lucky if not based on the live score I saw, Manchester United performed was a great one because they had a total of 18 shots in the whole of the game and a total of 6 shots on target, which from the side of Crystal Palace they had lower performance although the game ended at a draw but Manchester United tried their best.

[Leviathan.007]

I can not say Chelsea is a better team now but it is better than West Ham that has lost many matches this season. West Ham has not started well at all. Chelsea is opportune to play with small clubs in English Premier League after the club played with Manchester City but which was the only match that the club lost. Let us see what will happen because only 5 matches has just been played out of 38 matches that we are going to. I hope Chelsea will perform better.

When Chelsea are in good form, victory over West Ham can be achieved a little easier. We realize that the gap in squad depth has given Enzo Maresca a lot of advantages, West Ham who acted as the host could not do much this time. Statistically, West Ham looks more dominant, but Nicolas Jackson and his colleagues played more effectively. The additional 3 points made Chelsea successfully occupy 4th place in the standings, while West Ham had to be willing to occupy 14th place.
This is the 3rd victory for The Blues in a row, since the last time they lost to Servette in the Europa Conference League at the end of August. I agree with you in assessing Chelsea at this time, although they are starting to show signs of revival, we are still hesitant to say that they are now it's better than last season.
Enzo Maresca needs to prove this consistency in the next 3 matches, against Barrow (League Cup), Brighton (Premier League) and Gent (European Conference League), which in my opinion are 3 matches that are a little easy, it is a good momentum to gain fans trust.

I'm completely against Enzo Maresca the coach of Chelsea now. We all know Chelsea spent already a huge amount of money but they never could get good results and they mostly failed in the important games, they couldn't even stay on the top side of the table yet after buying many players and making huge and expensive changes for this team.
Hiring new and expensive players couldn't help Chelsea at all.
But even after the disappointing results they got, Enzo Maresca the coach of this team recently said they have to buy more players to reach teams Manchester City and Arsenal, this means we are going to see Chelsea even spend more.

[Docnaster]

HALF TIME: Crystal Palace 0 - 0 Manchester United

Manchester United performance have improved since their 7 nil thrashing of Barnsley in the EFL. Manchester United have been dominant in this game. Ball possession 67% while Crystal Palace 33%. United have 4 shots on target but have not been able to find the net. Manchester United need to apply more pressure in the second half so they can get a goal.

The Crystal Palace vs Manchester United game ended with the same scoreline it was at halftime. Winning against Barnsley doesn't necessarily mean that Manchester United gave improved if you ask me. For a fact, they dominated the game as well as created more goal scoring chances than their host but it didn't stop them from losing two points at the end. I've said it countless times here that Manchester United problem is their manager and unless they sack and replace Erik ten Hag with a better manager, they'll continue to remain inconsistent with their performances

[GiftedMAN]

HALF TIME: Crystal Palace 0 - 0 Manchester United

Manchester United performance have improved since their 7 nil thrashing of Barnsley in the EFL. Manchester United have been dominant in this game. Ball possession 67% while Crystal Palace 33%. United have 4 shots on target but have not been able to find the net. Manchester United need to apply more pressure in the second half so they can get a goal.

The game ended on a draw although I was not opportune to watch the game, but based on the live score that I saw about the game, I know fully that Manchester United played better than Crystal Palace, which I can say Manchester United didn’t put in the effort needed or they were not lucky if not based on the live score I saw, Manchester United performed was a great one because they had a total of 18 shots in the whole of the game and a total of 6 shots on target, which from the side of Crystal Palace they had lower performance although the game ended at a draw but Manchester United tried their best.

Personally, I think Manchester United deserved victory in this game because they their performance was much better than I expected despite their inability to score a goal, Manchester United dominated the game from the first half and make 4 goal attempts in less than 30 minutes of the game but they failed to find the back of the net until the final whistle.

Going to to last season when Manchester United was struggling in the league Crystal Palace defeated them home and away I still remember the 4:0 trashing which was the last defeat but the game today United were better in all round I was surprised to see United playing 11 corners in the game which is they have not recorded in a long time.

[JoyMarsha]

Chelsea might be leading and the fans are happy but for the first 20mins both teams was showing that unseriousness in the game, after 25mins of the game West Ham took absolute control of the game till the end of the first half. Chelsea are not even in the game, the team has no flexible midfielder and with Palmer out of the equation the team can't hold the ball for a minute. Going to the defenders, Fofana has been terrible with and without the ball, he can't make a clear marking without offending the player talking about Summerville who has been making life hard for him (Fofana). And why are the defenders of Chelsea including the keeper (Sanchez) always building from the back with poor passes?  Sanchez has been lucky with those weak passes from what have seen.
I just hope the second half won't be as bad for West Ham, they have gotten their mojo back and they need to keep pressing till they get a goal which I'm expecting this second half. Enzo Maresca should be more effective while making his sub in the second half because at half time player like Madueke hasn't been in the game, Enzo still have enough option to make the game be in favor of the Blues.

When all these words you are voicing out would have been put into thought would have been if peradventure Chelsea loses to West Ham at the end of the match after leading with two goals in the first half. But so long as Chelsea wins West Ham with 3 goals, Chelsea fans won't feel bad and annoyed that Chelsea is operating from the back with poor passes. However, Chelsea is a bit stronger in their defense line despite their poor passes from the back, that's one thing that should be noted.

You're correct but you should understand that each time Chelsea performance is nothing to write home about they win and when they play well they lose, that's what I noticed maybe not in all games but that's it for me, so they need to change that initiative and try to make their performance look solid. I know the fans are happy at the 0-3 win but their sluggishness is too much, the midfield is not even what you can say did well, Caicedo and Enzo in that midfield is a no no for me. Is best to have Enzo than the man Caicedo, the two players don't have that much connection. Caicedo always playing the ball back at the defense which causes much pressure on the shaky defense of Chelsea, which isn't suppose to be, they need someone special to help out the DM position.

No doubt, Chelsea showcased a sluggish performance I wasn't expecting but because of their win, I tried to let that slide. But had it been, Chelsea played against a tough team with this kind of performance they showcased today, it would have been a loss match for them that they would have ended up conceding many goals before the end of the match. I think, in Chelsea's next match against Brighton, Enzo Maresca wouldn't like to play Caicedo and Enzo together in the midfield or use the same sluggish pattern of today's match against West Ham to play against Brighton, which likes attacking their opponent with full force and also plays fast football.

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Funny to see the Red Devils failed to accumulate three points against Crystal Palace. How can one explained the enormous victory against Barnsley, scoring huge 7-0 against a second division team and when they meet their main EPL opposition, they held a 0-0 draw game.

That's even a more reason why Man United should draw the game. I already knew they wouldn't do well when it comes to crystal palace because the expectations would be to scramble crystal palace and hence the team wouldn't prepare much as it's a weaker team but since crystal palace are always on a defensive game on their home, they made sure man united tested no goals.

We can't compare the force in crystal palace to the 7:0 win man united achieved with Barnsley, it's a two different thing. crystal palace might be rated below their straight but it's not a simple team to scramble and achieve the 3 points so Manchester United tried their best not to take the goals hence crystal palace would have made an achievement of at least 1 goal that would have broken United fans.

[RockBell]

West Ham United possessed ball more today but Chelsea defence was good today and Nicolas Jackson displayed his real talent today. Normally Nicolas Jackson is a good player but the finishing part was the issue he was having and as you said, he has been working on that weak part of him and he is overcoming it gradually. And as it was said by some commenters before, in this season Chelsea is trying more that the previous seasons. And it is recommendable.
We pray that they should continue like this. West Ham United is a strong team and we can see it from the match today.

Today was an amazing day for Chelsea and west ham did not see this coming it was more of a bull hit coming from Chelsea to West and I was just surprised at jacksons activiness in today's performance and he was the man of the match and he did everything possible to keep focus in today's game and a lot of people might even been wondering that what have came over Chelsea and scoring two goals for him self and also givin one assist is the best, the effort was amazing actually. And if is what he did actually did overcome his weaknesses and he was able to archive what he as already target in his mind because he was doing the most during the game, and all goal signals were from him and Chelsea will be really  proud of him,  Chelsea is showing some positive signs that they might be doing very well this season no one expected then to be this consistent, with time we are going to know if they are actually going to be among the top 3 because Arsenal with their new pattern is going to bring us down this season and arteta needs to get everything right.

[Pokapoka124]

HALF TIME: Crystal Palace 0 - 0 Manchester United

Manchester United performance have improved since their 7 nil thrashing of Barnsley in the EFL. Manchester United have been dominant in this game. Ball possession 67% while Crystal Palace 33%. United have 4 shots on target but have not been able to find the net. Manchester United need to apply more pressure in the second half so they can get a goal.

The game ended on a draw although I was not opportune to watch the game, but based on the live score that I saw about the game, I know fully that Manchester United played better than Crystal Palace, which I can say Manchester United didn’t put in the effort needed or they were not lucky if not based on the live score I saw, Manchester United performed was a great one because they had a total of 18 shots in the whole of the game and a total of 6 shots on target, which from the side of Crystal Palace they had lower performance although the game ended at a draw but Manchester United tried their best.

Crystal Palace brought Manchester United from their high horse down to reality. After beating Barnsley in the EFL Cup, I thought Manchester United had returned to the top side I once knew under Sir Alex Ferguson. From today’s game, I have to say Manchester United have not really improved. They played well in the first half and missed a lot of their chances but Crystal Palace were attacking more in the second half of the game. It’s great to finally see Onana give United the performance they were hoping for when they signed him. 

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HALF TIME: Crystal Palace 0 - 0 Manchester United

Manchester United performance have improved since their 7 nil thrashing of Barnsley in the EFL. Manchester United have been dominant in this game. Ball possession 67% while Crystal Palace 33%. United have 4 shots on target but have not been able to find the net. Manchester United need to apply more pressure in the second half so they can get a goal.

The game ended on a draw although I was not opportune to watch the game, but based on the live score that I saw about the game, I know fully that Manchester United played better than Crystal Palace, which I can say Manchester United didn’t put in the effort needed or they were not lucky if not based on the live score I saw, Manchester United performed was a great one because they had a total of 18 shots in the whole of the game and a total of 6 shots on target, which from the side of Crystal Palace they had lower performance although the game ended at a draw but Manchester United tried their best.

Personally, I think Manchester United deserved victory in this game because they their performance was much better than I expected despite their inability to score a goal, Manchester United dominated the game from the first half and make 4 goal attempts in less than 30 minutes of the game but they failed to find the back of the net until the final whistle.

Going to to last season when Manchester United was struggling in the league Crystal Palace defeated them home and away I still remember the 4:0 trashing which was the last defeat but the game today United were better in all round I was surprised to see United playing 11 corners in the game which is they have not recorded in a long time.

Was also surprised with Manchester United performance against Palace and am impressed regardless that the game ended in a draw but had it been that Manchester United puts in efforts like they did today in most of their matches they wouldn't have been facing too many problems at all.

Last season Manchester United was faced with lots of challenges as they were struggling in the premier league that was the reason why Crystal Palace beat them both home and away. Today's game showed that manchester united will likely be up to something positive this season even though it looks like they are not too stable but with time we will see the best of the team.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

Crystal Palace brought Manchester United from their high horse down to reality. After beating Barnsley in the EFL Cup, I thought Manchester United had returned to the top side I once knew under Sir Alex Ferguson. From today’s game, I have to say Manchester United have not really improved. They played well in the first half and missed a lot of their chances but Crystal Palace were attacking more in the second half of the game. It’s great to finally see Onana give United the performance they were hoping for when they signed him.  

Crystal Palace did not want to drop points so they played defensively and Manchester United have no way of scoring. Based on statistics, Manchester United released 15 shots and 6 of them were on target unfortunately luck was not on their side, even though it should have been their 3rd win. In the next match the situation is not better because they have to face Tottenham and in this match I think man united will draw again, this means that Manchester United will find it difficult to move up to a better position.

In another match, Liverpool managed to win the match, just as we predicted they would win since the first half as if they want to lock in 3 points but our man Moh Salah didn't score a single goal even though we expected him to do it for compete in the top scorers list. Liverpool currently takes over the top of the standings and they have a chance to stay there until next week if Manchester City lose today's match, yeah we know it's impossible but we really don't know what will happen in 90 minutes as Liverpool were beaten last week at home.

[KTChampions]

Personally, I think Manchester United deserved victory in this game because they their performance was much better than I expected despite their inability to score a goal, Manchester United dominated the game from the first half and make 4 goal attempts in less than 30 minutes of the game but they failed to find the back of the net until the final whistle.

Going to to last season when Manchester United was struggling in the league Crystal Palace defeated them home and away I still remember the 4:0 trashing which was the last defeat but the game today United were better in all round I was surprised to see United playing 11 corners in the game which is they have not recorded in a long time.

I would probably agree that United were stronger, but Crystal Palace had a couple of moments in the second half when they should have scored. One way or another, United have 7 points after 5 games and a game with Tottenham and then Aston Villa is coming up. It will be a miracle if they take 6 points here... I wonder at what point Ten Hag will be sacked?

[LUCKMCFLY]

Well, for me I think they failed to seize their moment when they had the opportunity to sign victor Osimhen and they still didn't get any back up striker to support Nicolas Jackson which leaves the club in a very dangerous position. Chelsea's performance this season can be described as seemingly unstable in my own personal assessment, they lost one, won a couple of games and drew one and sometimes had to come from behind to snatch all 3 points and this goes to show that the team has some loopholes upfront and may require the services of a very good striker since Nicholas Jackson has not been able to be consistent in his role as striker for the club.

You're right, I don't know why they didn't sign him? Lack of money? Because it's the only one I can think of since that's a bad fact that I would understand, but if it's for another reason I would see it as completely irresponsible because Osmane is sorely needed by a team like Chelsea, and if they don't perform this season I don't know what will become of this club, they've had many seasons where they fail and fail, of course it must be mentioned that they are in the strongest league in the world, which has a very high level of football and it's a fact that these things are quite evident, but even so they have to be quite good to be and continue as they are, I hope the team really Improves.

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HALF TIME: Crystal Palace 0 - 0 Manchester United

Manchester United performance have improved since their 7 nil thrashing of Barnsley in the EFL. Manchester United have been dominant in this game. Ball possession 67% while Crystal Palace 33%. United have 4 shots on target but have not been able to find the net. Manchester United need to apply more pressure in the second half so they can get a goal.

The game ended on a draw although I was not opportune to watch the game, but based on the live score that I saw about the game, I know fully that Manchester United played better than Crystal Palace, which I can say Manchester United didn’t put in the effort needed or they were not lucky if not based on the live score I saw, Manchester United performed was a great one because they had a total of 18 shots in the whole of the game and a total of 6 shots on target, which from the side of Crystal Palace they had lower performance although the game ended at a draw but Manchester United tried their best.

In this match, MU dominated the attack for most of the time but still had to accept a 0-0 draw against Crystal Palace. MU did a good job of controlling the ball and launching attacks. However, MU players are not authenticated at decisive moments. Erik Ten Hag's side had 18 shots, four of which were on target but were all saved by former player Dean Henderson. Even when goalkeeper Dean Henderson was brought down, Garnacho and Bruno also hit the crossbar. As for Crystal Palace, they attacked less but the chances they created were very dangerous. The number of shots on target of the home team was also equal to MU.
I think this is a match that celebrates the two goalkeepers. Henderson's opposite number Andre Onana also made some excellent saves.

[TopT3ns]

West Ham United possessed ball more today but Chelsea defence was good today and Nicolas Jackson displayed his real talent today. Normally Nicolas Jackson is a good player but the finishing part was the issue he was having and as you said, he has been working on that weak part of him and he is overcoming it gradually. And as it was said by some commenters before, in this season Chelsea is trying more that the previous seasons. And it is recommendable.
We pray that they should continue like this. West Ham United is a strong team and we can see it from the match today.

Today was an amazing day for Chelsea and west ham did not see this coming it was more of a bull hit coming from Chelsea to West and I was just surprised at jacksons activiness in today's performance and he was the man of the match and he did everything possible to keep focus in today's game and a lot of people might even been wondering that what have came over Chelsea and scoring two goals for him self and also givin one assist is the best, the effort was amazing actually. And if is what he did actually did overcome his weaknesses and he was able to archive what he as already target in his mind because he was doing the most during the game, and all goal signals were from him and Chelsea will be really  proud of him,  Chelsea is showing some positive signs that they might be doing very well this season no one expected then to be this consistent, with time we are going to know if they are actually going to be among the top 3 because Arsenal with their new pattern is going to bring us down this season and arteta needs to get everything right.

Yes, as you can see, today Chelsea was much stronger than West Ham and Jackson became the player who attracted the most attention. He scored two goals and made one assist, which might be his best performance and he looked serious all the duration of the match. The fact that Jackson succeeds to defy his weaknesses is evident by the effort he displays, and accordingly, he contributes highly towards Chelsea's victory this time. Pochettino's team looks more and more steady, which should be rather beneficial for the fans, who probably did not anticipate they would be looking so stable.

With this, it shows that Chelsea are on diverging to be great force of this season. If they also consider sustaining such a rate, then they stand a high chance of being at the apex of the benchmarks. Nevertheless, the competition that will come from strong teams like Arsenal, who also arrived with a new formation system under Arteta, will be a great test for Chelsea's desire. The season is still long, and assuming they maintain a good record, they will be suited to compete for the Premier League title.

[Weawant]

I would probably agree that United were stronger, but Crystal Palace had a couple of moments in the second half when they should have scored. One way or another, United have 7 points after 5 games and a game with Tottenham and then Aston Villa is coming up. It will be a miracle if they take 6 points here... I wonder at what point Ten Hag will be sacked?

When Manchester United is eventually going to let go of their coach is actually something that has bothered me awhile and that's because they aren't getting any better even with all the times he has been given with the hopes of probably improving, rather they have continued in a very inconsistent and erratic pattern of play which is also same as the results they get, eventually he wants to be creative, he would have started a rebuilding around the team but I don't see any of such, ten hag has continued with same thing and expecting a different result. Tho they were a bit stronger at some point but palace gave them some tough times that Manchester United struggled through.

[Zaguru12]

Crystal Palace did not want to drop points so they played defensively and Manchester United have no way of scoring. Based on statistics, Manchester United released 15 shots and 6 of them were on target unfortunately luck was not on their side, even though it should have been their 3rd win. In the next match the situation is not better because they have to face Tottenham and in this match I think man united will draw again,

The first positive of this match is the fact that from the beginning of the match until the end Manchester United controlled the game and that’s one area I will say Manchester United have been lacking and Ten Hag himself has been emphasizing so it was a good sign to see them doing that today. But controlling the game with possession is never the result in world football scoring and coming out with full three points should be the most important thing. Today I just didn’t understand but Manchester United were playing without any urgency something that I find absurd, many clubs like Manchester city will have been applying pressure on the opponent until they get the goal they deserve before they start their possession football so it was really bad seeing Manchester United not doing that in the first half.

I don’t see any reason that Manchester United cannot defeat any of the two clubs above, the only thing I think Manchester United team lack is the fact that they don’t convert their chances, if they do convert this chances they will simply win most of these matches they have dropped points on. So a clinical Manchester United against Tottenham will give them three points

[TelolettOm]

In this match, MU dominated the attack for most of the time but still had to accept a 0-0 draw against Crystal Palace. MU did a good job of controlling the ball and launching attacks. However, MU players are not authenticated at decisive moments. Erik Ten Hag's side had 18 shots, four of which were on target but were all saved by former player Dean Henderson.

Indeed, at first I was very suspicious of Man United because in their last match Man United was really humiliated by Crystal Palace 4-0, as in my post:

This time I really hope that Man United can win against Crystal Palace. But if I remember how Crystal Palace humiliated Man United in the last match, it makes me a little doubtful, can ten Hag really beat them this time?

However, in this match, they managed to hold Crystal Palace to a draw, this is progress in my opinion, at least this is much better than the previous defeat. Indeed, because what else is expected? After all, we can't expect too much from this club.

But what I can see from the match, really great job for Onana. Double saves done, great job, exactly. But, they must go home only with 1 point.

Source: Onana -  double save

[LUCKMCFLY]

Man City ‘could be expelled from all competitions’ if guilty of 115 charges

Manchester City could be kicked out of the Premier League, if they are found guilty of breaching financial fair play, FFP, rules.

However, the punishment could be even harsher, with their status in other competitions in question.

The Telegraph claims that City could be expelled from the Champions League, FA Cup, Carabao Cup and Club World Cup, if they lose their case against the Premier League.

City are going up against the Premier League over 115 alleged breaches of FFP.

They are accused of failing to provide accurate financial details from 2009 for a nine-year period.

The Premier League champions then failed to co-operate with subsequent investigations.
City deny all allegations and have recruited an all-star legal team to defend themselves and a verdict is not expected until early 2025.

Source link: https://dailypost.ng/2024/09/19/epl-man-city-could-be-expelled-from-all-competitions-if-guilty-of-115-charges/

It will be very sad such a thing, because they would be going through what Juve of Italy went through and it is very bad because it is a team that really is one of the best in the world, and in this aspect they should only try to punish the executives, administrators of the team and not the players and that everything remains there, so that they do not put or cover what is already, it is a team that was the champion of the UCL, it is one of the best in the PL, they have given us many evils, there is the thing about the Juve team, they undoubtedly held them back, until now things have been improving, but it is very bad that because of that it is going to be a banned team, very bad for the club's directors.

[Obari]

Man City ‘could be expelled from all competitions’ if guilty of 115 charges

Manchester City could be kicked out of the Premier League, if they are found guilty of breaching financial fair play, FFP, rules.

However, the punishment could be even harsher, with their status in other competitions in question.

The Telegraph claims that City could be expelled from the Champions League, FA Cup, Carabao Cup and Club World Cup, if they lose their case against the Premier League.

City are going up against the Premier League over 115 alleged breaches of FFP.

They are accused of failing to provide accurate financial details from 2009 for a nine-year period.

The Premier League champions then failed to co-operate with subsequent investigations.
City deny all allegations and have recruited an all-star legal team to defend themselves and a verdict is not expected until early 2025.

Source link: https://dailypost.ng/2024/09/19/epl-man-city-could-be-expelled-from-all-competitions-if-guilty-of-115-charges/

What will happen if Manchester City is no longer registered in the English Premier League and other top leagues? It'd definitely going to be less competitive in EPL..The English Premier League is competitive enough for all elite clubs present. The best comes with accumulating three points with overcoming hurdles. What's the arrangement of Pep Guardiola? He has driven the forcing pressure of the club this season and he wants more winning. Perhaps there are more complicated issues for the Citizens to deal with and one involves FFP. This is not coincidence, Manchester City have a situation filled of intense atmosphere in Etihad stadium. They're facing 115 charges for breaching the Financial Fair Play (FFP). This is no good news for the club and they ought to strive harder because the violated punishment from FFP would be considered harsh for them.