Premier League Prediction Thread 2025/2026

[Localhostspeed]

I agree , Rashford looked much more confident when he was getting regular minutes and you could see his quality in both his goals and overall play, sitting on the bench won't help him rediscover his best form, at this stage of his career joining a team where he's trusted and plays constantly seems like the smartest move it will be interesting to see what decisions he makes if the perfect opportunity comes along the way.

Rashford must play, he deserves to be signed and made to play at least as a starter in a great team, this player has enormous potential and if no one exploits it it will be a real shame because it really means burning an infinite talent, and i think that Manchester United will truly be the salvation.

It was this same starting that brought his problem with Ten Hag and later bench. He wasn't used and he went as loan which he later came back and was again loan to Barcelona. Everything that has been happening is because of what Ten Hag started with him but I think Michael Carrick will be lenient with him, he need more friends and ally instead of this hardship mentality some coach used to want to control the players instead of been their friends.

We all saw what Rashford did in Barcelona, he didn't start most of their games but he was better with most of the games he played. If Carrick doesn't used him as supposed, he will be the one to feel the heat because his contract is tied to the success of his season in this league. There is nothing going to happen if the club pay him his full wages and used him. As long as their success is guaranteed in a season, they should just let go of the past and come to one.

[adultcrypto]

regarding Manchester City i believe that Enzo Maresca has his work cut out for him and that he is capable of moving forward a lot.

I also believe that Enzo Maresca is a very good coach and that he will do very well at Manchester City and that he will do very well to. But before that happens, he will face serious challenges especially on the ²² of assembling his team and the challenge will be how to meet the expectations of everyone such as winning the league title, and other trophies. He may not meet all the targets in his first year but as progresses he will be able to return Manchesty to their peak.

[puloweh555]

Pep Guardiola left physically but I know he is still there and will help the new manager to achieve a lot after him,

AFAIK, Guardiola is now serving as a global ambassador, and he'll continue to offer his advice to the clubs within the city football group. But it's important to remember that even if Guardiola is expected to give advice to Enzo, the final decisions will always be up to the current head coach. Guardiola's role is more like a mentor who offers guidance, but when it comes to tactics and managing the players, he won't interfere. So in the end, City's future is in Enzo Maresca's hands.

Yes, that's right. Pep Guardiola is just the past for Man City, and now the future lies in the hands of Enzo Maresca. Every coach has their own philosophy, even though Pep Guardiola has built a very strong foundation for Man City, which has led to their success. However, Maresca can't rely solely on what Pep Guardiola has built he must find his own way to make Man City stronger.

I mean, don't let the same thing happen to Liverpool when Klopp left. Klopp had built a strong foundation for Liverpool, but then suddenly he resigned and recommended Arne Slot to continue. Slot first season with Liverpool was successful because he simply continued what Klopp left behind, but Liverpool's second season worsened. Maresca future at Man City will be the same if he doesn't have his own coaching philosophy or simply relies on what Pep Guardiola left behind.

[len01]

and the challenge will be how to meet the expectations of everyone such as winning the league title, and other trophies. He may not meet all the targets in his first year but as progresses he will be able to return Manchesty to their peak.

That's part of the pressure required to deliver a strong first season. Managing a popular team with a strong reputation isn't always easy, even though he previously managed City with Guardiola, but the current situation is different from Guardiola's time at City. It's fair to say Enzo must manage a changed roster, with several senior players having left the club. So, if he fails to win any trophies in his first season, he should be forgiven and still be respected.

[kriminall]

and the challenge will be how to meet the expectations of everyone such as winning the league title, and other trophies. He may not meet all the targets in his first year but as progresses he will be able to return Manchesty to their peak.

That's part of the pressure required to deliver a strong first season. Managing a popular team with a strong reputation isn't always easy, even though he previously managed City with Guardiola, but the current situation is different from Guardiola's time at City. It's fair to say Enzo must manage a changed roster, with several senior players having left the club. So, if he fails to win any trophies in his first season, he should be forgiven and still be respected.

If a long-term coaching position is being considered, I don't think he should be dismissed after his first year of failure. Maresca is taking over the team that Guardiola left behind, and expectations are naturally very high. We all know what Guardiola achieved with this team. Therefore, after this coaching change after many years, I think he should be given at least a year's chance.

[moneystery]

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and Barcelona might regret why they chose to sign Gordon instead of March Radford.

It is still too early to say that Barcelona might regret recruiting Gordon from Newcastle United because Gordon has yet to play and show his performance at Barcelona, ​​so it will take time for him to adapt and be integrated with the team.
Also, Barcelona must have considerations about recruiting him and making him a long-term option. So their decision is not completely bad, especially if they want to develop a young player like Gordon. If they are successful, it is not impossible that Gordon will develop into a more capable player than what Rashford achieved.

[HustleZ]

It is still too early to say that Barcelona might regret recruiting Gordon from Newcastle United because Gordon has yet to play and show his performance at Barcelona, ​​so it will take time for him to adapt and be integrated with the team.
Also, Barcelona must have considerations about recruiting him and making him a long-term option. So their decision is not completely bad, especially if they want to develop a young player like Gordon. If they are successful, it is not impossible that Gordon will develop into a more capable player than what Rashford achieved.

You’re very right, it’s too early for us to make assumptions and say that gordon is going to flop, he hasn’t even played for barca. And saying that because another player was in good form that the other wouldn’t be good is straight up unfair. Gordon is a young lad and i’m sure he will be able to fill the space of Lewandowski. Well just hope he does that because after Lewandowski there is a massive hole in the wall.

[Xyloo]

It is still too early to say that Barcelona might regret recruiting Gordon from Newcastle United because Gordon has yet to play and show his performance at Barcelona, ​​so it will take time for him to adapt and be integrated with the team.
Also, Barcelona must have considerations about recruiting him and making him a long-term option. So their decision is not completely bad, especially if they want to develop a young player like Gordon. If they are successful, it is not impossible that Gordon will develop into a more capable player than what Rashford achieved.

You’re very right, it’s too early for us to make assumptions and say that gordon is going to flop, he hasn’t even played for barca. And saying that because another player was in good form that the other wouldn’t be good is straight up unfair. Gordon is a young lad and i’m sure he will be able to fill the space of Lewandowski. Well just hope he does that because after Lewandowski there is a massive hole in the wall.

Are you comparing Anthony Gordon and Lewandowski? Lewandowski is a striker and Gordon is a left winger. There are huge differences between them. Anthony Gordon wasn't signed as a striker. He may have performed well at Newcastle, and we expect something similar from him at Barcelona. Actually, I don't understand why they spent so much money on this transfer when Marcus Rashford was available. Rashford had already adapted to the team. Anyway, I guess Barcelona has done their research on this.

[Stable090]

If a long-term coaching position is being considered, I don't think he should be dismissed after his first year of failure.

I don’t really think anyone knows how Maresca is even going to perform at Manchester city in his first season, but I know Maresca is definitely going to perform well at Manchester city. His first season might not be so good, we all expect Manchester city to experience a decline in performance, even if it’s going to be for a short period of time before things will balance for them.

Even if Manchester city doesn’t perform well  by next season, I don’t even think they going to sack Maresca just like that, am sure they going to give him more time for him to fix things in the club.

[Abu-Naim]

I don’t really think anyone knows how Maresca is even going to perform at Manchester city in his first season, but I know Maresca is definitely going to perform well at Manchester city. His first season might not be so good, we all expect Manchester city to experience a decline in performance, even if it’s going to be for a short period of time before things will balance for them.

Even if Manchester city doesn’t perform well  by next season, I don’t even think they going to sack Maresca just like that, am sure they going to give him more time for him to fix things in the club.

When a new gig join a struggling team, we definitely expect some corrections in the first seasons before they started to perform really well, but when a coach join a team that is good and have quality players, they hardly struggle except if they are not good enough for the job and even though they might not be too good for the job, they do do well in their first seasons before just as we have seen Arne Slot did in Liverpool when he used the player Jurgen Klopp left in the team to win the league in his first seasons before and failed in his second season despite spending more than any other premier league team.

Therefore, I think Maresca will surely do well in his first season because he did well in Chelsea before he left the team, and Manchester City have good players that can serve him for almost two seasons, but he might still struggle in his first season because the premier league is now tougher than last two seasons.

[Ojima-ojo]

regarding Manchester City i believe that Enzo Maresca has his work cut out for him and that he is capable of moving forward a lot.

I also believe that Enzo Maresca is a very good coach and that he will do very well at Manchester City and that he will do very well to. But before that happens, he will face serious challenges especially on the ²² of assembling his team and the challenge will be how to meet the expectations of everyone such as winning the league title, and other trophies. He may not meet all the targets in his first year but as progresses he will be able to return Manchesty to their peak.

Let us wait to see how Manchester City performance will be under this coach, I read several things about him and his capacity to change things at Manchester City, the demand in the club right now is so intense that any coach heading Manchester City, will be charged with a lot of courage and outright demand to deliver results for the Club.


Manchester City have suffered in both sidein the last season premier league an champion league was taken from them and for that reason Manchester City is out to double down they performance to reclaim that title this 2026-2027 season.

[allthebitandbobs]

Still more than six weeks in at the start of the season, Arsenal are on track for having their best again in the coming season, but few teams are doing well. This could be challenging because the Premier League has never been easy to defend the title here things always have changed, and a few teams are good, while a few are preparing.

Mostly, they are feeling that due to the change of coach, Manchester City is not looking good for the title race, but I am expecting they could be the biggest threat for Arsenal, with Manchester United also having a good chance of keeping their spot in the top 3, while Chelsea and Liverpool are also on good runs. Just because of this, the Premier League is always challenging and has never been easy to predict.

Very hard to predict, it will be one of stressful league ever, that will give fans difficult time to predict, as nothing is ever settled early. That is why the fans will also be prepared to get disappointed when the season start, as surprises things and in order for them to be safe, its to do the needful by betting with any amount you can count as loss and one shouldn't be that confident in the game if they really want to protect their mental health.

The Premier League is one of the toughest with the hardest to predict about the winner, but this coming season is going to be uncertain because Manchester City is starting their new era after the exit of Pep Guardiola, and Arsenal is heading for a defense of the title while Manchester United is going to catch momentum after a good end to last season.

Liverpool, Chelsea, and Aston Villa also have good squads, but they are not consistent. This was a big problem for them in the last season. Now, can they catch their best and have enough potential to challenge? This is a big question regarding their performance in the last season.

[Zoomic]

If a long-term coaching position is being considered, I don't think he should be dismissed after his first year of failure.

I don’t really think anyone knows how Maresca is even going to perform at Manchester city in his first season, but I know Maresca is definitely going to perform well at Manchester city. His first season might not be so good, we all expect Manchester city to experience a decline in performance, even if it’s going to be for a short period of time before things will balance for them.

Even if Manchester city doesn’t perform well  by next season, I don’t even think they going to sack Maresca just like that, am sure they going to give him more time for him to fix things in the club.

I know that Manchester City as a club has enjoyed unprecedented success in the last 10 years under Pep Guardiola but that I don't think will make the club management to want an instant success from Enzo Maresca.

He was an assistant coach to Pep so he's definitely not new at the club, so I expect him to succeed but the duration that it'll take for him to start winning trophies is what I don't know.

Maybe the club management will only consider sacking him if he underperforms in two different seasons.

[Egii Nna]

I also believe that Enzo Maresca is a very good coach and that he will do very well at Manchester City and that he will do very well to. But before that happens, he will face serious challenges especially on the ²² of assembling his team and the challenge will be how to meet the expectations of everyone such as winning the league title, and other trophies. He may not meet all the targets in his first year but as progresses he will be able to return Manchesty to their peak.

I don’t think the Manchester City management is expecting Enzo Maresca to win all the trophies in his first season as the coach. We all know it will be hard for him, but I know he will do the best he could to get some of the trophies for them, most especially the Premier League trophy, even though we know Arsenal will still try their best to claim it.
Although, if Maresca doesn’t get everything under control early, I don’t think he will be able to meet up to expectations. But I hope he gets everything set for a better season at Manchester City.

[Webutxo]

If a long-term coaching position is being considered, I don't think he should be dismissed after his first year of failure. Maresca is taking over the team that Guardiola left behind, and expectations are naturally very high. We all know what Guardiola achieved with this team. Therefore, after this coaching change after many years, I think he should be given at least a year's chance.

We can't say for sure about the future of Maresca and Manchester City, I know very well Guardiola was kept with the club because they saw things he did for Barcelona, they know he got potential and even though he didn't get the Champions League trophy then, he was doing well winning the Premier League. He was doing better than some coaches from other clubs, so will Maresca be able to do what he has done for the club or it's just another noise.

With what has happened between Maresca, Chelsea and Manchester City, you will definitely knows that he is not going anywhere. City had to settle with Chelsea for £17m just to be in good terms with Chelsea and let Maresca played without been sued. That amount of money that was paid for his move to Chelsea is going to be the work he is going to do in Manchester City and I hope the players are able to work with him, sometimes things doesn't go as planned.

[Jegileman]

I also believe that Enzo Maresca is a very good coach and that he will do very well at Manchester City and that he will do very well to. But before that happens, he will face serious challenges especially on the ²² of assembling his team and the challenge will be how to meet the expectations of everyone such as winning the league title, and other trophies. He may not meet all the targets in his first year but as progresses he will be able to return Manchesty to their peak.

Enzo Maresca is a great coach and he has won the heart of many people because he’s seen as a very good manager that will lead Manchester City to success after Pep Guardiola left. His past records will speak well for him because he has been a very successful manager overall from when he started managing till now. He has good players at his disposal, I’m not surprised that he’s going to do well in the team.

It is still too early to say that Barcelona might regret recruiting Gordon from Newcastle United because Gordon has yet to play and show his performance at Barcelona, ​​so it will take time for him to adapt and be integrated with the team.

Players of this kind may not have done well in their former club but would do well in their new club. Sometimes it doesn’t mean the players are not good, but most times it actually the team they’re playing in, the pattern of their play not befitting the player well to perform. I will not say they’ve made a wrong choice, we have to wait to see what he got on him to showcase at Barcelona.

[jaberwock]

I think Manchester City came in with a lot of money. Manchester City are fond of supporting the manager with huge money, so im sure they will do the same for Enzo Maresca. With the money for purchasing top players, Enzo Maresca will not flop at Etihad. He is going to be seen as a great coach after being backed up by huge money for big signings to the club.

It doesn't matter if you are allowed to spend a billion dollars right now, they already have a team and they can't change some of them just on a whim, it would cause a lot of trouble with the squad.

You need to think of team chemistry as well, going and getting 5 players to put on starting squad would cause a lot of trouble, and you do not really do that unless you absolutely have to. Which means, they can't just spend money to get better, plus they are still having trouble with fair play issues from FA, so they are not really that much free to do whatever they want.

[CageMabok]

If a long-term coaching position is being considered, I don't think he should be dismissed after his first year of failure. Maresca is taking over the team that Guardiola left behind, and expectations are naturally very high. We all know what Guardiola achieved with this team. Therefore, after this coaching change after many years, I think he should be given at least a year's chance.

I also think so because it's unfair for a coach to be fired so quickly without being given more time to see results and prove his coaching ability at a team that has previously been quite successful under other coaches. I also want to see how Maresca performs with Manchester City next season. If the team doesn't win any trophies next season, I think the management should give him more time to prove himself and not fire him for poor results. Because Manchester City's success under Guardiola is truly extraordinary and unmatched by any other coach at the moment.

[disbil]

Let us wait to see how Manchester City performance will be under this coach, I read several things about him and his capacity to change things at Manchester City, the demand in the club right now is so intense that any coach heading Manchester City, will be charged with a lot of courage and outright demand to deliver results for the Club.


Manchester City have suffered in both sidein the last season premier league an champion league was taken from them and for that reason Manchester City is out to double down they performance to reclaim that title this 2026-2027 season.

Actually Manchester City need time for adapting well with new manager to perform as well as under Pep Guardiola era, I believe for next season under new tactician have several rotation possibility any players who playing regular under Pep era will not play at the early minutes during Enzo Maresca.

New manager of challenge bring back Manchester City to the top performance and Maresca have pressure for the first season with Manchester City must winning the Premier League trophy how did by Pep Guardiola. Next season the competitor team for winning Premier League not only Arsenal but also Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool have top confidence become the domestic league winner.

[Accardo]

However, Barcelona may be under pressure in the upcoming season as we see that Real Madrid have bought many of their best players to increase the depth of their squad, Maybe Barcelona will add more players to their squad with the same goal.

Rashford wasn't their choice, Barca looked through multiple factors, including his diminished performance in some champions league games. Gordon however, is yet to be tested out in the new season, but has the qualities Hansi needs to start out a fresh campaign; defensive pressure, wide drifting, exploiting spaces, etc. Hansi wants Gordon to effect into Barca the strategical changes he's to implement into the club, something much different from when Lewandowski was around.