Premier League Prediction Thread 2025/2026

[Lidger]

Manchester United team is supposed to sign more than five good players if they what to be back to good form again, the players that are living after the summer are giving more rooms for the club to bring in good players so if the management wants the team to ever make it to the top4 again they have no reason not to spend huge amount of money on the transfer market to ensure they get quality players in the team.

They actually need to sign more players because it has not been easy for them. For some time now, Manchester United has been struggling, and for some time now, they have needed to be very active in the transfer window. And Manchester United needs to improve because it is becoming a slap in their face, so this is enough reason why they need more players, because they have failed their fans, and they need to. And Manchester United used to be one of the most admired because even when Ronaldo returned to the club, he was disappointed at what he found.

Manchester United's problem is not the number of players they sign (or that they need to sign), because they always buy a lot of players but those players are often overpaid and there is no logic behind. They bought Højlund, they paid like 70-80 million euros for a player who was not even a regular in Atalanta's line up and scored just a few goals, why would you do that? And why would you get Casemiro at the end of his carrier, giving a bunch of money to Real Madrid? Again, they are just buying random players without any plan behind.

I would put all the blame on Ten Hag because he is the only coach that has used a huge amount of money to buy players above their value which is affecting the club performance and financial state. All most all the players he bought are all average players who cannot withstand the pressure in the EPL competition. United bought the wrong players and expected a magic or what.

Why did the club listen to this manager and why did the club spend so much money on a player? If we look at his previous club, Manchester United, we will see that this manager spent a lot of money on some players who did not need to spend so much money. Erik ten Hag has weakened Manchester United financially and has also brought them to the bottom in terms of performance and this manager has now taken charge of Leverkusen in the German league and I know why it seems that he will destroy the financial condition of this club by taking charge of this club and the club will not be able to maintain the current position under this manager.

[SmartCharpa]

They actually need to sign more players because it has not been easy for them. For some time now, Manchester United has been struggling, and for some time now, they have needed to be very active in the transfer window. And Manchester United needs to improve because it is becoming a slap in their face, so this is enough reason why they need more players, because they have failed their fans, and they need to. And Manchester United used to be one of the most admired because even when Ronaldo returned to the club, he was disappointed at what he found.

Ronaldo felt disappointed when he returned to the club, he received offers from several clubs but picked Manchester United above others, and all they could do was disappoint him in the end. He was having a clash with Ten Hag, and the team couldn't act to keep him, they all agreed with Ten Hag decision to let him go, which was a big blow in the face for him, who had turned down other opportunities to return to his old club as a legend.

However, Amorim should not act in the same manner as Ten Hag because it is clear that Amorim does not have a good relationship with Garnacho, the player has been in the club for like three years, but his relationship with Amorim is not that good, perhaps Amorim will not give him enough playing time next season and ask the player to pray he had a team to sign him for next season. Honestly, enough of this drama, it is time for this squad to improve.

[IceLincoln]

I agree with you, Mourinho was even making reference that he was the last person to win a European trophy with Manchester united, a lot of us weren't really happy about his sack, I for one knew that it was a great mistake Manchester United board were doing and up till today, some of the things Mourinho was complaining about are coming to manifest.

Erik Ten hang was worse for me, we all thought he knew what he was doing when he was keeping Cristiano Ronaldo at the bench, not knowing the young man didn't just like Ronaldo and probably he was intimidated by Ronald's status and as a coach he couldn't manager a star, Ten hang was one of the reasons Cristiano Ronaldo had to leave for Saudi.

A lot has been said about the woes at UNITED but not the major problem, the environmental and management conditions of the club, the things pointed out by Cristiano Ronaldo which we have seen to be evident, these are issues that should be resolved but the Club management are not taking it serious. Then the problem of the players, I tell you for a fact there are only a handful of players in the United squad that understands what it means playing for United, most are just there playing for the money or the name, that’s why u don’t see them giving their all, there’s no spirit, doggedness and loyalty.
United needs players who are willing to die for the Badge,… you see the season when barça was struggling, they were able to bounce back because they got players who really wanted to wear the badge, the likes of Aubameyang, Adama Traore, Memphis, Ferran and the likes. This is what Man United needs at the moment, the Management has a lot to do

[Spaceman1000$]

I agree with you, Mourinho was even making reference that he was the last person to win a European trophy with Manchester united, a lot of us weren't really happy about his sack, I for one knew that it was a great mistake Manchester United board were doing and up till today, some of the things Mourinho was complaining about are coming to manifest.

Erik Ten hang was worse for me, we all thought he knew what he was doing when he was keeping Cristiano Ronaldo at the bench, not knowing the young man didn't just like Ronaldo and probably he was intimidated by Ronald's status and as a coach he couldn't manager a star, Ten hang was one of the reasons Cristiano Ronaldo had to leave for Saudi.

A lot has been said about the woes at UNITED but not the major problem, the environmental and management conditions of the club, the things pointed out by Cristiano Ronaldo which we have seen to be evident, these are issues that should be resolved but the Club management are not taking it serious. Then the problem of the players, I tell you for a fact there are only a handful of players in the United squad that understands what it means playing for United, most are just there playing for the money or the name, that’s why u don’t see them giving their all, there’s no spirit, doggedness and loyalty.
United needs players who are willing to die for the Badge,… you see the season when barça was struggling, they were able to bounce back because they got players who really wanted to wear the badge, the likes of Aubameyang, Adama Traore, Memphis, Ferran and the likes. This is what Man United needs at the moment, the Management has a lot to do

It is understandable that it is good to buy players that are ready to play for the badge, to give in their all for the club, but I also think it is inherent on the club to go for players that are above average, in the last two or three seasons Manchester United have been going to the transfer window and getting less than average players and yet they want to transform those average players to Superstars, when last did Manchester United get a player in the ranks of Erling Haaland, victor osimhen and rest of those good guys we know that can create impact on their own, just the way we use to have the likes of Ruud van Nistelrooy, Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney. The point I'm trying to make is that, Manchester United should go for good players, they have the resource.

[Inwestour]

I would put all the blame on Ten Hag because he is the only coach that has used a huge amount of money to buy players above their value which is affecting the club performance and financial state. All most all the players he bought are all average players who cannot withstand the pressure in the EPL competition. United bought the wrong players and expected a magic or what.

Ten Hag really made very big changes at Manchester United. His strategy was clear, he was doing the same thing he did at Ajax, buying young players and believing he could turn them into a strong team. In fact, when he was the manager of Manchester United, the team’s results were much better, and when he left, everything fell apart. You are right that the transfers he made did not deliver the expected results and the management did not want to wait any longer. And now I doubt that Amorim will be given the same transfer budget.

[Albarq]

They actually need to sign more players because it has not been easy for them. For some time now, Manchester United has been struggling, and for some time now, they have needed to be very active in the transfer window. And Manchester United needs to improve because it is becoming a slap in their face, so this is enough reason why they need more players, because they have failed their fans, and they need to. And Manchester United used to be one of the most admired because even when Ronaldo returned to the club, he was disappointed at what he found.

because of the many changes that occurred at Manchester United, this is Ronaldo and his contract was terminated, maybe there was a lack of compatibility at that time, and that was indeed a reason that made his fans feel disappointed because they had not been able to win the Premier League trophy that they dreamed of, of course, the glory can certainly be repeated depending on the recruitment of quality players, of course, and it takes quite a long time to wait for it to come back.

[Jatiluhung]

Ten Hag really made very big changes at Manchester United. His strategy was clear, he was doing the same thing he did at Ajax, buying young players and believing he could turn them into a strong team. In fact, when he was the manager of Manchester United, the team’s results were much better, and when he left, everything fell apart. You are right that the transfers he made did not deliver the expected results and the management did not want to wait any longer. And now I doubt that Amorim will be given the same transfer budget.

And actually Ten Hag brought extraordinary players to Man United. It's just that I feel like he can't differentiate between how to treat star players in Europe and ordinary young players who have just graduated from the academy or something like that. He is too equal in his attitude towards all these players. And this causes some discomfort in the changing room. So I think the senior players who were present in the squad experienced a decline in performance. Somehow they seem to be players who don't reach their own potential. And it was only when they were loaned to other teams that they showed their true potential.

Ten Hag is not ready for a team as big as Man United. But that doesn't mean he's a bad coach. I realized the qualities of a ten hag. But he had to start from a club that was not as big as Man United.

[G_Besar]

I would put all the blame on Ten Hag because he is the only coach that has used a huge amount of money to buy players above their value which is affecting the club performance and financial state. All most all the players he bought are all average players who cannot withstand the pressure in the EPL competition. United bought the wrong players and expected a magic or what.

Ten Hag really made very big changes at Manchester United. His strategy was clear, he was doing the same thing he did at Ajax, buying young players and believing he could turn them into a strong team. In fact, when he was the manager of Manchester United, the team’s results were much better, and when he left, everything fell apart. You are right that the transfers he made did not deliver the expected results and the management did not want to wait any longer. And now I doubt that Amorim will be given the same transfer budget.

Ten Hag cannot be blamed entirely, in my opinion Manchester United management is also responsible for Manchester United's current slump.
Manchester United management decided to trust Ten Hag and also fully support Ten Hag by spending a lot of money and now they have to be responsible for all of that.
Now of course it is a tough task for Amorin to be able to fix all of this, I am also not sure Manchester United management will spend a lot of money again but they also have to be observant in making changes in the team even though they cannot change significantly at least there is a little change and progress to be better.

[Dzwaafu11]

I would put all the blame on Ten Hag because he is the only coach that has used a huge amount of money to buy players above their value which is affecting the club performance and financial state. All most all the players he bought are all average players who cannot withstand the pressure in the EPL competition. United bought the wrong players and expected a magic or what.

Ten Hag is really one of the reasons why things are not going well for Manchester United to this extent; the manager was obviously not even doing his best to strengthen the team. He looked confused then, but still I was surprised Manchester United management refused to fire him then till they saw that things had already gotten worse to some extent. I was surprised why they kept Ten Hag for that long, though.

Amorim has a lot to do before he can be able to fix this club to get on track again, from getting new players to fix the weak position down to the strategy. I hope Amorim gets this team back on track by next season. The Premier League is also a tough competition, so he must do everything possible. We want to see Manchester United at the top again.

[Oluwa-btc]

We thought that Jose Mourinho was not good enough for us even after winning us the Europa league and ending the league at second position.

We thought Ole was bad but it is now very obvious he is better than both Erik Ten Hang and Amorim.

We thought Erik Ten Hang was bad, but now I think he is better than Amorim.
So, it is not a coaching problem.

I read post like this and burst out laughing, because how can someone who understands ball say stuffs like Ole Gunnar Solskjear is a tactically better manager than Ruben Amorim and EtH, how? Well, everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion. Also, I need you to know that Manchester United fans are not toxic but also impatient fans. I will say it a billion times, these posters I see wanting Amorim are low IQ football fans with little or no knowledge of football. Pathetic!!

[Btcdeybodi]

I would put all the blame on Ten Hag because he is the only coach that has used a huge amount of money to buy players above their value which is affecting the club performance and financial state. All most all the players he bought are all average players who cannot withstand the pressure in the EPL competition. United bought the wrong players and expected a magic or what.

Ten Hag really made very big changes at Manchester United. His strategy was clear, he was doing the same thing he did at Ajax, buying young players and believing he could turn them into a strong team. In fact, when he was the manager of Manchester United, the team’s results were much better, and when he left, everything fell apart. You are right that the transfers he made did not deliver the expected results and the management did not want to wait any longer. And now I doubt that Amorim will be given the same transfer budget.

Regardless that Manchester United is yet to become a formidable team in the Premier League, i still applaud the efforts of Eric Ten Hag while at the club because he won the EFL Cup and the F.A Cup even when the team was struggling in the performance and if it was Ten Hag that reached the Europa League finals as Amorim did, he could have won it for Manchester United because he doesn't joke with finals. Ten Hag lavishing money on signing players to the squad was just a show of love to those players while expecting them to also reciprocate the energy but the players failed him, it wasn't his fault after all. The only mistake the management made was not sacking him earlier before he started having more problems with some of the players due to their poor performance. If a team do not align with their coach it definitely becomes a problem. Amorim may not be given a big transfer budget but if they succeed in selling some of their players, the funds will be generated from there and he use it to buy players that he prefers.

[JeffBrad12]

We thought Erik Ten Hang was bad, but now I think he is better than Amorim.
So, it is not a coaching problem.

This, i wonder why not many people realized how good Ten Hag is. Despite his club that performed badly in EPL, he was achieving what Arteta did just only in two season. It's not something that could be achieved by other coach.

Newcastle and Palace took multiple decades just to win a trophy. Meanwhile, ETH gave two in two seasons. i totally agree with you United have no coaching problem when ETH was there, but things changed when he gone, and Amorim took the chart. They officially have coaching problem.

[Cookdata]

They actually need to sign more players because it has not been easy for them. For some time now, Manchester United has been struggling, and for some time now, they have needed to be very active in the transfer window. And Manchester United needs to improve because it is becoming a slap in their face, so this is enough reason why they need more players, because they have failed their fans, and they need to. And Manchester United used to be one of the most admired because even when Ronaldo returned to the club, he was disappointed at what he found.

because of the many changes that occurred at Manchester United, this is Ronaldo and his contract was terminated, maybe there was a lack of compatibility at that time, and that was indeed a reason that made his fans feel disappointed because they had not been able to win the Premier League trophy that they dreamed of, of course, the glory can certainly be repeated depending on the recruitment of quality players, of course, and it takes quite a long time to wait for it to come back.

There is something you quite need to understand here, Ronaldo at that time was feeling like Ronaldo of his prime while on the performance side, he is just an average player that is about to log off the football career and rest and he wasn't giving what ETH wanted at that particular time plus the PR was getting on his nerve and he became frustrated especially when it became annoying that people were using his family loss to talk things they want at him and he became fed up and was like, fu$k it, I'm leaving.

Was he right or wrong? Definitely he, he was right about the state of the club, everything has change about the management and he wasn't the only person that spoke about it, Rashford experienced similar challengs that's why he happily left the club and till now, there is nothing good that has happened to the team since he left and by the way, leaving Manchester United was the best thing that happened to him, he is playing fot the money and not any trophy again.

[Helena Yu]

This, i wonder why not many people realized how good Ten Hag is. Despite his club that performed badly in EPL, he was achieving what Arteta did just only in two season. It's not something that could be achieved by other coach.

Newcastle and Palace took multiple decades just to win a trophy. Meanwhile, ETH gave two in two seasons. i totally agree with you United have no coaching problem when ETH was there, but things changed when he gone, and Amorim took the chart. They officially have coaching problem.

Amorim has the worst statistic compared to other coach, including the worst season for Ten Hag.

His succeeds in Braga and Sporting Lisbon are still not able to change Manchester United, instead they make Manchester United getting worse. The Glazer aren't that wrong because they sign Amorim when his statistic is pretty well.

I think, they should sack Amorim.

[Marvell1]

Ten Hag really made very big changes at Manchester United. His strategy was clear, he was doing the same thing he did at Ajax, buying young players and believing he could turn them into a strong team. In fact, when he was the manager of Manchester United, the team’s results were much better, and when he left, everything fell apart. You are right that the transfers he made did not deliver the expected results and the management did not want to wait any longer. And now I doubt that Amorim will be given the same transfer budget.

When Ten Hag was the manager of Manchester united, Manchester United's performance was good? Then why was Ten Hag sacked? United had high expectations on Tenhag . Manchester United management has given Ten Hag a lot of  opportunities. At the same time, they have provided big funds for buying players. But not a single player that Ten Hag bought could play well in United's jersey. Even Manchester United's performance was weak.

It is uncertain whether Amorim will be  successful with United. However, expectations are a little low on Amorim. I think united fans will be happy if  Amorim can bring stability to Manchester United's performance this season and United can qualify for the Champions League.

United should provide big funds  to amorim. If talented players are not added to the squad , ManchesterUnited's performance is very unlikely to stabilize.

[Alpha Marine]

It is understandable that it is good to buy players that are ready to play for the badge, to give in their all for the club, but I also think it is inherent on the club to go for players that are above average, in the last two or three seasons Manchester United have been going to the transfer window and getting less than average players and yet they want to transform those average players to Superstars, when last did Manchester United get a player in the ranks of Erling Haaland, victor osimhen and rest of those good guys we know that can create impact on their own, just the way we use to have the likes of Ruud van Nistelrooy, Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney. The point I'm trying to make is that, Manchester United should go for good players, they have the resource.

The thing is, these superstars will not go to Manchester United. Imagine asking players like Mbappe, Haaland, Yamal, Wirtz, etc, to go to Manchester United. Whoever gives them such advice doesn't like them. The club is in shambles, and going there only means one thing for your career. Look at B. Fenandes, if he were in a club like Bayern, Barcelona, Madrid or even Liverpool, he would be named among the elite, but at United, you have United legends calling him out, saying how he's not doing enough for the team as the captain.

Even the players who were very good in their former teams, got to United and turned trash, for example, Sancho. He was one of the best players in the Bundesliga at Dortmund.

Manchester United needs to find out what it is that makes players and coaches turn average in their club. They should start from there. Then they can focus on signing good player that are not elite, but can make them competitive and put them in the top 6, before they can talk about signing elite players.

[RaltcoinsB]

I would put all the blame on Ten Hag because he is the only coach that has used a huge amount of money to buy players above their value which is affecting the club performance and financial state. All most all the players he bought are all average players who cannot withstand the pressure in the EPL competition. United bought the wrong players and expected a magic or what.

Ten Hag really made very big changes at Manchester United. His strategy was clear, he was doing the same thing he did at Ajax, buying young players and believing he could turn them into a strong team. In fact, when he was the manager of Manchester United, the team’s results were much better, and when he left, everything fell apart. You are right that the transfers he made did not deliver the expected results and the management did not want to wait any longer. And now I doubt that Amorim will be given the same transfer budget.

We can say that the entire budget was spent during the Ten Hag period at Manchester United. The Dutch manager made transfers as if he was playing Football Manager and expected efficiency from the players. However, football is not exactly like that. Now, the Manchester United management has to adjust the budget for the Portuguese manager who was brought in to get rid of this difficult situation he left behind. It will be very difficult to adjust this budget because the value of the players bought during the Dutch manager's time has decreased. When they want to sell, they will sell at a loss. This will cause them to buy good players at high prices.

[bangjoe]

This, i wonder why not many people realized how good Ten Hag is. Despite his club that performed badly in EPL, he was achieving what Arteta did just only in two season. It's not something that could be achieved by other coach.

Newcastle and Palace took multiple decades just to win a trophy. Meanwhile, ETH gave two in two seasons. i totally agree with you United have no coaching problem when ETH was there, but things changed when he gone, and Amorim took the chart. They officially have coaching problem.

Amorim has the worst statistic compared to other coach, including the worst season for Ten Hag.

His succeeds in Braga and Sporting Lisbon are still not able to change Manchester United, instead they make Manchester United getting worse. The Glazer aren't that wrong because they sign Amorim when his statistic is pretty well.

I think, they should sack Amorim.

It seems that Man United should start considering recruiting a coach who is already experienced in the English Premier League. They should stop experimenting by bringing in coaches who have never handled a club in the English Premier League before. ETH was brought in from the Eredivisie for a reason, because at that time ATH was at the peak of his coaching career with various trophies that he presented to Ajax Amsterdam, but in fact when he went to England he was still unable to achieve what he had hoped for, and so it is when talking about Ruben Amorin, we know how the young coach brought Sporting CP to win the title again, but that is something we did not see when he moved to Man United. Indeed, Amorin has only been at Old Trafford for half a season, but during that time Amorin has not succeeded in growing the fans' trust in him.

[ITExpert]

If this is true, I think Chelsea's decision is absolutely right. Because recruiting young players like Essugo can make Chelsea even better and become a pretty good long-term investment. Because currently Chelsea doesn't have many players under the age of 20, so recruiting some players is definitely a must for Chelsea right now. Moreover, if Chelsea wants to continue to be a team that is truly reckoned with in the English league or in the world, it is clear that Chelsea needs to continue to upgrade its players so that they can remain consistent with their good performance. Talking about Essugo, he seems to be a young player who has quite good talent. So if he is honed well at Chelsea, he can definitely become a player who can be relied on. That is why Chelsea currently only needs to fix all existing aspects, so that the players can train well.

I am personally in favor of the decision of the Chelsea team because you cannot perform well until you fix your weaknesses. And the decision to recruit the team is very good. It will maintain the consistency of Chelsea's performance throughout the begning. Secondly, they will be able to play their best game because the passion and dedication of a young player and the way they enter into each and every thing will definitely be great for the chelsea team because experience is important, but this is a game in which you need to be determined .I think the young players have so much potential that they can give a team a very good performance. So this decision will go  in the favor of chelsea. Essugo will definitely bring good luck for the chelsea.

[Black Mbaye]

I agree with you, Mourinho was even making reference that he was the last person to win a European trophy with Manchester united, a lot of us weren't really happy about his sack, I for one knew that it was a great mistake Manchester United board were doing and up till today, some of the things Mourinho was complaining about are coming to manifest.

Erik Ten hang was worse for me, we all thought he knew what he was doing when he was keeping Cristiano Ronaldo at the bench, not knowing the young man didn't just like Ronaldo and probably he was intimidated by Ronald's status and as a coach he couldn't manager a star, Ten hang was one of the reasons Cristiano Ronaldo had to leave for Saudi.

A lot has been said about the woes at UNITED but not the major problem, the environmental and management conditions of the club, the things pointed out by Cristiano Ronaldo which we have seen to be evident, these are issues that should be resolved but the Club management are not taking it serious. Then the problem of the players, I tell you for a fact there are only a handful of players in the United squad that understands what it means playing for United, most are just there playing for the money or the name, that’s why u don’t see them giving their all, there’s no spirit, doggedness and loyalty.
United needs players who are willing to die for the Badge,… you see the season when barça was struggling, they were able to bounce back because they got players who really wanted to wear the badge, the likes of Aubameyang, Adama Traore, Memphis, Ferran and the likes. This is what Man United needs at the moment, the Management has a lot to do

It is understandable that it is good to buy players that are ready to play for the badge, to give in their all for the club, but I also think it is inherent on the club to go for players that are above average, in the last two or three seasons Manchester United have been going to the transfer window and getting less than average players and yet they want to transform those average players to Superstars, when last did Manchester United get a player in the ranks of Erling Haaland, victor osimhen and rest of those good guys we know that can create impact on their own, just the way we use to have the likes of Ruud van Nistelrooy, Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney. The point I'm trying to make is that, Manchester United should go for good players, they have the resource.

Yes, I think the same as you. They need to transfer players who have proven themselves and are accepted by the whole world as really high quality. Maybe if the Osimhen or Gyökeres transfer is completed, we can say that this is what happened for Manchester United. Also, a few more good defenders need to join the team. Because they have problems in the attacking side and they have problems in the defense. The only way for them to overcome this problem is to transfer quality players. It would be better to focus on players who have proven themselves.