Premier League Prediction Thread 2025/2026

[Oluwa-btc]

Maybe Manchester United fans need a general poll for the club to choose if he should be added to the squad for the new season or he should go as a free agent. Because I dont know why there is confusion. Most Manchester United fans say they wont mind having him back in the squad, while others are saying they do not want his attitude and negative charisma. The hatred on Marcus Rashford is too much. I think he is a great player. Perhaps a second chance will not be bad.

I doubt that truthfully! The eye test is enough that we do not need him back currently, he is not even a better winger in terms of productivity and creativity. Of he is not better than that Georgian Khivacha playing for PSG, then tue news of a possible return is bullshit. No Manchester fans with high standards will want to see him back genuinely.
Nobody hate him, but is is just perfect if the Manchester United get rid of him in anyway that they can. Nothing positive will come out of this until the English national team's successfully knocked out.

[moneystery]

Maybe Manchester United fans need a general poll for the club to choose if he should be added to the squad for the new season or he should go as a free agent. Because I dont know why there is confusion. Most Manchester United fans say they wont mind having him back in the squad, while others are saying they do not want his attitude and negative charisma. The hatred on Marcus Rashford is too much. I think he is a great player. Perhaps a second chance will not be bad.

In fact, people wouldn't hate him if he hadn't made statements that slightly discredited Manchester United from the start. He tends to see Barcelona as the right team and would prefer to stay there if possible-- it's his right to choose which team is better, but don't blame the fans who dislike that when he was dumped by Barcelona, ​​and now that Manchester United is better, he started to change his attitude.
From the fans' perspective, they don't want Manchester United to feel like a second choice. If he had simply said he wanted to stay at Barcelona without making comments that could be interpreted as downplaying Manchester United, the reaction would likely have been far more positive. So he's only bringing trouble on himself, really.

[MorganaX]

Maybe Manchester United fans need a general poll for the club to choose if he should be added to the squad for the new season or he should go as a free agent. Because I dont know why there is confusion. Most Manchester United fans say they wont mind having him back in the squad, while others are saying they do not want his attitude and negative charisma. The hatred on Marcus Rashford is too much. I think he is a great player. Perhaps a second chance will not be bad.

I doubt that truthfully! The eye test is enough that we do not need him back currently, he is not even a better winger in terms of productivity and creativity. Of he is not better than that Georgian Khivacha playing for PSG, then tue news of a possible return is bullshit. No Manchester fans with high standards will want to see him back genuinely.
Nobody hate him, but is is just perfect if the Manchester United get rid of him in anyway that they can. Nothing positive will come out of this until the English national team's successfully knocked out.

These are really strong statement coming from you, personally I feel he is a good player and what he needs is just a good manager that can manage and get the best out of him and for anything I believe this time around they will be no special treatment from the club to him because I believe that's also what made him somehow arrogant in his gameplay and that's specifically the reason why most Manchester United fans don't even want to see him play again.

[Tmoonz]

Maybe Manchester United fans need a general poll for the club to choose if he should be added to the squad for the new season or he should go as a free agent. Because I dont know why there is confusion. Most Manchester United fans say they wont mind having him back in the squad, while others are saying they do not want his attitude and negative charisma. The hatred on Marcus Rashford is too much. I think he is a great player. Perhaps a second chance will not be bad.

I doubt that truthfully! The eye test is enough that we do not need him back currently, he is not even a better winger in terms of productivity and creativity. Of he is not better than that Georgian Khivacha playing for PSG, then tue news of a possible return is bullshit. No Manchester fans with high standards will want to see him back genuinely.
Nobody hate him, but is is just perfect if the Manchester United get rid of him in anyway that they can. Nothing positive will come out of this until the English national team's successfully knocked out.

You know even the coach and the management sometimes makes some annoying decisions, like they actually let player like Greenwood left the team and now they want Marcus Rashford back after all the backlash to the club, it's really annoying, and no true Manchester United fans would ever want him back to the team not anymore, after all he wasn't there when the team made it to this UEFA Champions League, so what's the need of him, they should be ready for his second destruction to the team because he's still coming back with same bad influence and bad energy, they should just be ready for him.

[tygeade]

I understand it was Pep that suggested Maresca, but we have seen what Maresca has achieved, just because Pep suggested him, doesn't mean that he is going to be right. However, the last one that I have seen him suggest, was Kompany. Bayern is a team Pep managed before, and Pep was asked about Kompany by Bayern ,and he said only great things about him, which helped Bayern make the decision to get Kompany, even though he was relegated with Burnley.

And yet, we see that Bayern has done great with him so far, which means that the last person Pep suggested turned out great. Will Maresca be like that? I am not sure, City has a decent team, they will be top three no matter what, but will they be able to win the league title? Well even Pep failed that in the last two years, so I am not sure.

[Adams0001]

I understand it was Pep that suggested Maresca, but we have seen what Maresca has achieved, just because Pep suggested him, doesn't mean that he is going to be right. However, the last one that I have seen him suggest, was Kompany. Bayern is a team Pep managed before, and Pep was asked about Kompany by Bayern ,and he said only great things about him, which helped Bayern make the decision to get Kompany, even though he was relegated with Burnley.

And yet, we see that Bayern has done great with him so far, which means that the last person Pep suggested turned out great. Will Maresca be like that? I am not sure, City has a decent team, they will be top three no matter what, but will they be able to win the league title? Well even Pep failed that in the last two years, so I am not sure.

Maresca was a good coach and achieve many things and that is the reason why pep accepted him to continue coaching Manchester since he won’t continue in the club anymore. What I get believe on is that Pep as already build Manchester City already and that won’t be difficult for Maresca to continue from what Pep stop. Let just watch for next season and see how the season will be and we can know if he can do well in the club or still make the club struggle in the league competition. Bayern always succeed in any coach because they have good players in the team so he won’t be difficult for any manager to organize the team well and perform better.

[Rockstarguy]

It also appears to me that somehow Pep Guardiola time in Manchester city has come to an end which means that what he has done in Manchester city, it won't be possible for him to do it again and we can already see his performance or coaching lately, it was not as before. The Pep Guardiola I use to know few seasons back would not have made the mistake he made after he has already top the premier league at the dieing minute.

This is because there is no permanent chairman. Other teams that have always been behind will improve to go beyond Manchester City's strength, and this is what just happened; Pep Guardiola couldn't resist it.

The most important thing is that he gave his best to the club and there was an incredible result. I will say throughout his stay as a coach at Manchester City was a great success, and I know it is very painful to not have a coach like him anymore, but he can't be at Manchester City forever.

[Oluwa-btc]

You know even the coach and the management sometimes makes some annoying decisions, like they actually let player like Greenwood left the team and now they want Marcus Rashford back after all the backlash to the club, it's really annoying, and no true Manchester United fans would ever want him back to the team not anymore, after all he wasn't there when the team made it to this UEFA Champions League, so what's the need of him, they should be ready for his second destruction to the team because he's still coming back with same bad influence and bad energy, they should just be ready for him.

In my opinion, he shouldn't return to Manchester United.

The likes of Cunha, Sesko and Mbeumo did the job so Manchester United could qualify for the Champions League competition and they intend to bring back a lazy bum who disrespected the club publicly back into the dressing room? I have seen enough to know that these Manchester United supporting his return are brain dead. We deserve better.

[$weetne$$]

These are really strong statement coming from you, personally I feel he is a good player and what he needs is just a good manager that can manage and get the best out of him and for anything I believe this time around they will be no special treatment from the club to him because I believe that's also what made him somehow arrogant in his gameplay and that's specifically the reason why most Manchester United fans don't even want to see him play again.

Behaviourally he has not been in the best of form and he has also not shown signs of changes and so that has made a lot of fans not wanting him back in the team because they all believe he is likely going to mess up things again in the dressing room, which will also affect the way the coach and the way he manages the team, so because Manchester United fans are not wanting anything that will distort the current flow of things,  and that is why they seem to be protesting against this bringing him back.

[Ndabagi01]

Maybe Manchester United fans need a general poll for the club to choose if he should be added to the squad for the new season or he should go as a free agent. Because I dont know why there is confusion. Most Manchester United fans say they wont mind having him back in the squad, while others are saying they do not want his attitude and negative charisma. The hatred on Marcus Rashford is too much. I think he is a great player. Perhaps a second chance will not be bad.

It is not up to the fans to decide who gets to stay in the club and who the gets to sell. It is something that the internal board management will do for their own team, for the success of the team. Manchester United is really doing well now and Rashford didn’t do bad during his stay at Barcelona, so i still think that he won’t be a bad addition to the club as long as he fits into the nature of football that Carrick is playing. Leave character out of this, once a player is good and can win you trophies, many overlook it and bring them him to create than chance and opportunity for them. Rashford is not a player that can be discarded easily, he can really get to be part of revamping Manchester United because he has the expertise and can manage through it well.

[Proty]

Maybe Manchester United fans need a general poll for the club to choose if he should be added to the squad for the new season or he should go as a free agent. Because I dont know why there is confusion. Most Manchester United fans say they wont mind having him back in the squad, while others are saying they do not want his attitude and negative charisma. The hatred on Marcus Rashford is too much. I think he is a great player. Perhaps a second chance will not be bad.

I doubt that truthfully! The eye test is enough that we do not need him back currently, he is not even a better winger in terms of productivity and creativity. Of he is not better than that Georgian Khivacha playing for PSG, then tue news of a possible return is bullshit. No Manchester fans with high standards will want to see him back genuinely.
Nobody hate him, but is is just perfect if the Manchester United get rid of him in anyway that they can. Nothing positive will come out of this until the English national team's successfully knocked out.

You know even the coach and the management sometimes makes some annoying decisions, like they actually let player like Greenwood left the team and now they want Marcus Rashford back after all the backlash to the club, it's really annoying, and no true Manchester United fans would ever want him back to the team not anymore, after all he wasn't there when the team made it to this UEFA Champions League, so what's the need of him, they should be ready for his second destruction to the team because he's still coming back with same bad influence and bad energy, they should just be ready for him.

There maybe reason why the coach and management want to bring Rashford back to the team and Moreover when Rashford was playing in Manchester United the club was having issues. After Michael Carrick coming to the Manchester United it now obvious that players was not  actually the problem of Manchester United but the past managers. Therefore, I believe if Rashford is to come back to Manchester United and played under Michael Carrick as the manager of Manchester United, he may perform better than before.

[CageMabok]

These are really strong statement coming from you, personally I feel he is a good player and what he needs is just a good manager that can manage and get the best out of him and for anything I believe this time around they will be no special treatment from the club to him because I believe that's also what made him somehow arrogant in his gameplay and that's specifically the reason why most Manchester United fans don't even want to see him play again.

Let's see how Carrick treats such players next season. After all, Carrick must continue to strengthen Manchester United next season, with the rather ambitious goal of winning the Premier League again. So, the players he can utilize well will certainly continue to be used to strengthen the club. Those who are less useful to the team or the club will obviously be sold or loaned to other teams in other leagues if there's interest in them, as happened with Rashford at Barcelona.

[Jegileman]

I understand it was Pep that suggested Maresca, but we have seen what Maresca has achieved, just because Pep suggested him, doesn't mean that he is going to be right. However, the last one that I have seen him suggest, was Kompany. Bayern is a team Pep managed before, and Pep was asked about Kompany by Bayern ,and he said only great things about him, which helped Bayern make the decision to get Kompany, even though he was relegated with Burnley.

And yet, we see that Bayern has done great with him so far, which means that the last person Pep suggested turned out great. Will Maresca be like that? I am not sure, City has a decent team, they will be top three no matter what, but will they be able to win the league title? Well even Pep failed that in the last two years, so I am not sure.

Maresca has to try in order for us to know whether he can get to make Manchester City better than they are or not. He has been managing greatly and the suggestion coming from Pep Guardiola should give him more enthusiasm to make Manchester City better than they were before now. I really love how they’re playing and this is what has always kept them in the top four of the table.

Maresca may not win the title for them in his first few seasons, but I still think that he can do better and not make the team play worse than they are before. Until the season begins, we can always get to deliberate about this and maybe see the outcome of this in the future from now, I mean when the new season begins. This is a very big task given to him and they’ll be expecting him to deliver perfectly for the team.

[Accardo]

It's too early to conclude on whether the coach might introduce a supporting role to assist Erling Haaland in the attacking line, he has to  carry out some assessment and the current team to see how he might further upgrade the squad in order for the team to remain dominant. Because any alteration might affect the squad's performance, besides I don't think Enzo Maresca will engage the exact techniques that Guardiola used but hopefully there might be some changes at the club under the new manager.

He'd probably feature slight changes, to place his own impact on the club, as for Haaland, with the role he played today against Brazil, I understand why he should be left alone to be the lone striker for Man city, he's mastered doing it all by himself, provided his midfielders do all the work and get the ball across to him, Haaland definitely will make a fine finish.

[Oluwa-btc]

I understand it was Pep that suggested Maresca, but we have seen what Maresca has achieved, just because Pep suggested him, doesn't mean that he is going to be right. However, the last one that I have seen him suggest, was Kompany. Bayern is a team Pep managed before, and Pep was asked about Kompany by Bayern ,and he said only great things about him, which helped Bayern make the decision to get Kompany, even though he was relegated with Burnley.

And yet, we see that Bayern has done great with him so far, which means that the last person Pep suggested turned out great. Will Maresca be like that? I am not sure, City has a decent team, they will be top three no matter what, but will they be able to win the league title? Well even Pep failed that in the last two years, so I am not sure.

I still do not think Pep Guardiola was responsible for suggesting that Manchester City sticks with Enzo Maresca after he is gone. It was middle of the season and Enzo Maresca was already in a conversation with Manchester City already. That was when I knew it was gonna be the last season for Josep Pep Guardiola.
Mind you, Enzo Maresca was with Manchester City when they won the Champions League competition, there's no way the management and the board wouldn't have been aware of him. Competitive season ahead.

[Odohu]

For now, Enzo Mareska is building a team and preparing it. It is indeed not easy for him to achieve it, but he always thinks positively for the future. With Manchester City, he has won many awards, which is beyond doubt.

I believe that Enzo maresca is going to build a better team even though he isn't starting all over from scratch because Manchester city isn't a team that is in bad form. He is definitely going to build a better structure because Enzo is also as strategic as guardiola is. Let's see what happens in the new season.

He is starting from the scratch and by that I mean that he is going to teach them his own strategy,  and likely going to sign  new players that fits into his plans. The task in his hand is a huge one because people expect him to maintain the standards kept by Pep Guardiola which is already exceptional if you check the records. What is most interesting now is that we have Arsenal and Manchester United ready and able to challenge Manchester City which makes the job even harder for Enzo.

[rachael9385]

In my opinion, he shouldn't return to Manchester United.

The likes of Cunha, Sesko and Mbeumo did the job so Manchester United could qualify for the Champions League competition and they intend to bring back a lazy bum who disrespected the club publicly back into the dressing room? I have seen enough to know that these Manchester United supporting his return are brain dead. We deserve better.

I honestly don't know what significant input rashford is going to make in the team now, the players you mentioned have been able to perform quite well. The team made it this far because they had a push from the right coach. If they consider bringing in a player in the new season I don't think it should be rashford.

[hyudien]

I honestly don't know what significant input rashford is going to make in the team now, the players you mentioned have been able to perform quite well. The team made it this far because they had a push from the right coach. If they consider bringing in a player in the new season I don't think it should be rashford.

His best contribution might be as a substitute. Of course, having a second player with Rashford qualities is a good thing, but that's about it. If Manchester United really plans to bring Rashford back, they'll have to be prepared for his high salary, which is a current issue. But isn't Bayern Munich interested? If Barcelona still isn't serious about making his move permanent, Manchester United could sell him to Bayern.

[Altryist]

He is starting from the scratch and by that I mean that he is going to teach them his own strategy,  and likely going to sign  new players that fits into his plans. The task in his hand is a huge one because people expect him to maintain the standards kept by Pep Guardiola which is already exceptional if you check the records. What is most interesting now is that we have Arsenal and Manchester United ready and able to challenge Manchester City which makes the job even harder for Enzo.

I think it would have been much more difficult for Maresca to take over Manchester City after an even more successful season in which Guardiola had won the Premier League. Instead, he's inheriting a very strong squad, and if he manages to win the Premier League, it will prove that he's capable of delivering major titles on his own. And I think that's exactly what Manchester City need right now.

[Nheer]

I understand it was Pep that suggested Maresca, but we have seen what Maresca has achieved, just because Pep suggested him, doesn't mean that he is going to be right. However, the last one that I have seen him suggest, was Kompany. Bayern is a team Pep managed before, and Pep was asked about Kompany by Bayern ,and he said only great things about him, which helped Bayern make the decision to get Kompany, even though he was relegated with Burnley.

And yet, we see that Bayern has done great with him so far, which means that the last person Pep suggested turned out great. Will Maresca be like that? I am not sure, City has a decent team, they will be top three no matter what, but will they be able to win the league title? Well even Pep failed that in the last two years, so I am not sure.

I still do not think Pep Guardiola was responsible for suggesting that Manchester City sticks with Enzo Maresca after he is gone. It was middle of the season and Enzo Maresca was already in a conversation with Manchester City already. That was when I knew it was gonna be the last season for Josep Pep Guardiola.
Mind you, Enzo Maresca was with Manchester City when they won the Champions League competition, there's no way the management and the board wouldn't have been aware of him. Competitive season ahead.

I think Pep suggested Manchester City go for Maresca when he leaves and luckily for them Maresca had issue with Chelsea owners that made it easy for them to get him. Pep Guardiola also made it clear he won't be staying long that why they needed to find a replacement as soon as possible and it's why they went to have a side talk with Maresca.

Maresca has proven himself in different clubs already that's why they find him worthy of being the perfect replacement for pep. He won the championship trophy with Leicester city and brought them back to the premier league and also won the Club World Cup and conference league with Chelsea and gave them Champions League football also so I think he'll definitely do well with Manchester City.