⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Volgastallion]

I cant believe how the Manchester United team always make good games against the big six even them being a shit but make the worst game posible against the weakest teams, i mean for example you can took the game against Arsenal for the first round, they play quite well against one title contender and deserve at least a draw, but after that they draw against Fulham and now they lsoe against a team for third division incredible.

[Abbatty]

The transfer window will close on Monday night. I'm waiting for some big surprises from EPL clubs. One of them is Man United—will they sign new players after their poor results in the first three games of the season? Amorim seems to have lost his magic in Portugal. In the EPL, Amorim seems to lack the same influence; his magic has faded. Reports suggest Onana, Hojlund, Maino, Alejandro Garnacho, Antony, Jadon Sancho, and Tyrell Malacia are ready to be released. However, I haven't heard any rumors about Manchester United signing new players. The only rumor circulating is about goalkeeper Senne Lammens potentially replacing Onana, with negotiations reportedly underway.

Source: https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/13419284/premier-league-transfers-who-could-sign-before-deadline-day-in-summer-window-every-clubs-transfer-targets-assessed

For sure a lot of big names will still make move the premier and other premier league players will switch team, we are expecting Garnacho to move to Chelsea in couple of days and also Xavi Simons is heavily linked to both Tottenham and Chelsea, Liepzig gave him a go ahead to go to London in other to get this deal finalized. Chelsea feel what liepzig is asking for is too much, he might end up at Tottenham with Tottenham trying everything possible to replace the injured Madisson.

Both Chelsea and Manchester United have a lot of players to offload this summer, both teams are making progress to offload these players, both team will be busy in these few days before the window closes. Let see what happens in these couple of days.

[Moreno233]

Tottenham have been impressive this season with back to back wins in the premier league even against Manchester City but are about to record back to back loses to Arsenal in the transfer window lol. As if losing Eberechi Eze to Arsenal wasn’t enough Spurs are gearing up for another loss if Arsenal win the race for Piero Hincaié’s signature.

Tottenham is a strong team and he is really successful to showing his more improvements and more developments towards their game to make it  better. Tottenham proves they are good and strong enough to beat any stronger team. They are ready to give a tough time to their opponents. Manchester city is a good team and they are not in the position where they considered as the good team. Because Manchester city is really need to work on their defence line it's improvement helps them to have a good way of success. Arsenal is also in this list they are good but not the perfect in fact everything is need to learn the new things and improve themselves for the further achievements.

Tottenham may not be making much of a headline but if we evaluate them from last year till now, we will come to the agreement that they are doing extremely well. They were able to win the Europa League against Manchester United. This season they started very well and their most recent victory against Manchester City is an indication that no team in the English premiership they cannot win this season. The next few matches will give a clearer picture about their prospect this season.

[Altryist]

Since the start of this season, Manchester United's highest achievement has been a draw against Fulham. In the Premier League, Manchester United finished 16th. And in the EFL Cup, they even lost to a small club, Grimsby Town F.C., a top-four finisher in Football League 2.

This is truly embarrassing.

They even drew in the EFL Cup, but ultimately lost on penalties. And it was a 12-11 goals. This is truly, truly bizarre.

Now that Manchester United is out of the Champions League and will focus on the English Premier League, they certainly should have aimed for the best possible result in the Cup as well. Losing to a fourth-division team right at the start is a huge blow to Amorim’s reputation. It shows that the team is currently not competitive, this is a weak opponent they should have beaten comfortably, yet they barely managed a draw, and then lost in a long penalty shootout. I don’t even know what to say, it seems the team’s spirit is very low right now, and it looks like Amorim is unable to fix it.

[Alpha Marine]

Adding to another possible reason of seeing Arsenal the way he saw them is because there is a competition, some players who wants to wass strong puts a club they have to prove there performance a lot as a reason why they choose them, Eze is someone with a record that needs vibrant stars to unravel things about himself. His presence on Arsenal will future attracts more consideration than some other players on his position, I think currently Martin Odegaard and Ethan Nwaneri are some of the good Arsenal midfielders but Eberechi is another good and positive figure of that midfield even if is not now but definitely later.

I don't think it has anything to do with competition. Arsenal is simply a bigger club than Tottenham. Arsenal also have a better project than Tottenham. At Arsenal, he can play as a left winger and as an Attacking midfielder. He made the right decision choosing Arsenal.
Eze is a good player, and I wonder how Crystal Palace were able to keep him for that long. From the moment I watched him and Olise, I knew they would leave Crystal Palace for bigger teams. I'm really happy for him.

After the game I had to remember Amorim’s post match statement that after playing Arsenal they now realize that they are good enough to win any premier league side only to struggle against Fulham lol very delusional manager. Manchester United only played so well because it was the first game of the season, they are back to default settings again.

Amorim is not a good coach. I don't know how Man United fired Ten Hag, which was the right decision btw, then go ahead to hire someone worse. The way he lines up his team alone is enough reason to show that he is not a good coach. He is not good enough for a big team. I think United just need to start looking for a replacement and this time they should hire an experienced manager who can handle a top team.

[ibuddy122505]

Since the start of this season, Manchester United's highest achievement has been a draw against Fulham. In the Premier League, Manchester United finished 16th. And in the EFL Cup, they even lost to a small club, Grimsby Town F.C., a top-four finisher in Football League 2.

This is truly embarrassing.

They even drew in the EFL Cup, but ultimately lost on penalties. And it was a 12-11 goals. This is truly, truly bizarre.

Now that Manchester United is out of the Champions League and will focus on the English Premier League, they certainly should have aimed for the best possible result in the Cup as well. Losing to a fourth-division team right at the start is a huge blow to Amorim’s reputation. It shows that the team is currently not competitive, this is a weak opponent they should have beaten comfortably, yet they barely managed a draw, and then lost in a long penalty shootout. I don’t even know what to say, it seems the team’s spirit is very low right now, and it looks like Amorim is unable to fix it.

Team's spirit is very low that's for sure, and none can expected a 4th division side Grimsby Town eliminate Man United, just can't imagine! Man United should’ve easily won, but barely managing a draw before losing in penalties. They're struggling, but ManU need to regroup fast for the Premier League. If this continues, more surprises could follow but not the good kind. Fans are frustrated, and the pressure's mounting on.

[Tipstar]

Since the start of this season, Manchester United's highest achievement has been a draw against Fulham. In the Premier League, Manchester United finished 16th. And in the EFL Cup, they even lost to a small club, Grimsby Town F.C., a top-four finisher in Football League 2.

This is truly embarrassing.

They even drew in the EFL Cup, but ultimately lost on penalties. And it was a 12-11 goals. This is truly, truly bizarre.

Now that Manchester United is out of the Champions League and will focus on the English Premier League, they certainly should have aimed for the best possible result in the Cup as well. Losing to a fourth-division team right at the start is a huge blow to Amorim’s reputation. It shows that the team is currently not competitive, this is a weak opponent they should have beaten comfortably, yet they barely managed a draw, and then lost in a long penalty shootout. I don’t even know what to say, it seems the team’s spirit is very low right now, and it looks like Amorim is unable to fix it.

Team's spirit is very low that's for sure, and none can expected a 4th division side Grimsby Town eliminate Man United, just can't imagine! Man United should’ve easily won, but barely managing a draw before losing in penalties. They're struggling, but ManU need to regroup fast for the Premier League. If this continues, more surprises could follow but not the good kind. Fans are frustrated, and the pressure's mounting on.

Teams comes and goes. Unlike the clubs in past, there are no more sense of locality in clubs. There's no local ownership or strict requirement to have local players. Clubs has became an investment where investors seeks good ROI. Manchester United have failed in management, even after being such a rich club has failed to procure a good coach and players that align with the coach's goal. They have low grade players with no personal responsibility who blames other circumstances for their own failure.
There's no chance for ManU to regroup now. The best they could do is create a whole new team with an new coach and win the EFL title to be a good team a couple of years later.

[pawel7777]

Man United getting eliminated from the EFL cup by Grimsby Town, a club from League Two (so 3 tiers below the Premier League) is all over the news in the UK.
Of course, the EFL is not Amorim's priority, but I don't think they intended to give up the game. Definitely not when the team's performance is questionable and people start expressing doubts about whether Amorim knows what he's doing and whether he's the right man for the job.
To be fair to Man United, they did dominate the game in terms of shots on goal and ball possession, but they struggled to find the way to the net and it backfired on them. Onana's mistake with the 2nd goal for Grimsby didn't help either.
If they don't earn 3 points against Burnley (at home) this Saturday, I think the club owners might lose their patience and could start looking for Amorim's replacement. But it's not like they have any suitable candidates available anyway.

[len01]

Liverpool vs Arsenal

Many are looking forward to this big match, and Liverpool should have a better chance of winning. Arsenal are currently dealing with injuries to several key players such as Saka, Odegaard, and Kai Havertz. It looks like these players will be absent in the upcoming match, which gives Liverpool, as the home team, a good opportunity to win.

What do you think? Is Arsenal still confident enough to hold Liverpool to a draw or even try to beat them?"

[Pandu Geddon]

Liverpool vs Arsenal

Many are looking forward to this big match, and Liverpool should have a better chance of winning. Arsenal are currently dealing with injuries to several key players such as Saka, Odegaard, and Kai Havertz. It looks like these players will be absent in the upcoming match, which gives Liverpool, as the home team, a good opportunity to win.

What do you think? Is Arsenal still confident enough to hold Liverpool to a draw or even try to beat them?"

Arsenal and Liverpool performed well in their first two matches. However, Arsenal has not conceded any goals in both matches, while Liverpool has conceded 4 times in 2 matches. These matches are certainly anticipated by Premier League fans. I believe Liverpool will also be favored, and they are more prepared for this match. Although Arsenal certainly does not want to lose, and feels pressured.
I am still not sure about the outcome, but given Arsenal's current situation, it is likely that Arsenal will struggle and their best result will be a draw.

[DanWalker]

Man United getting eliminated from the EFL cup by Grimsby Town, a club from League Two (so 3 tiers below the Premier League) is all over the news in the UK.
Of course, the EFL is not Amorim's priority, but I don't think they intended to give up the game. Definitely not when the team's performance is questionable and people start expressing doubts about whether Amorim knows what he's doing and whether he's the right man for the job.
To be fair to Man United, they did dominate the game in terms of shots on goal and ball possession, but they struggled to find the way to the net and it backfired on them. Onana's mistake with the 2nd goal for Grimsby didn't help either.
If they don't earn 3 points against Burnley (at home) this Saturday, I think the club owners might lose their patience and could start looking for Amorim's replacement. But it's not like they have any suitable candidates available anyway.

yeah it is cruel to be kicked out by League Two Grimsby.  A startling Onana error & 2 late goal before they crashed out in penalties were part of that 12-11 penalty shootout loss following a 2-2 draw.  However in practice firing someone after a single subpar outcome is harsh, particularly when there is not a clear successor with the capacity to temporarily rebuild.  Amorim acknowledges that everything went wrong & promises to make things right.  Jumping ship now says more about panic than strategic planning but Burnley at home is a must win to calm the chaos.

[Proty]

Liverpool vs Arsenal

Many are looking forward to this big match, and Liverpool should have a better chance of winning. Arsenal are currently dealing with injuries to several key players such as Saka, Odegaard, and Kai Havertz. It looks like these players will be absent in the upcoming match, which gives Liverpool, as the home team, a good opportunity to win.

What do you think? Is Arsenal still confident enough to hold Liverpool to a draw or even try to beat them?"

To be frankly speaking, the match will definitely be a very strong match for Arsenal if it happens that those players are absent for long. You can't really talk of Arsenal attackers without mentioning saka and odegaard , they have a major role to play in the attack so without there presents there is going to be loopholes in arsenal attack, there attacking force will definitely reduce. Liverpool is a team that doesn't joke when they are Playing in arnfield, especially with the kind of performance they have been shown lately.
However, arsenal defense is very strong the possibility of draw can't be undermine.

[asriloni]

Liverpool vs Arsenal

Many are looking forward to this big match, and Liverpool should have a better chance of winning. Arsenal are currently dealing with injuries to several key players such as Saka, Odegaard, and Kai Havertz. It looks like these players will be absent in the upcoming match, which gives Liverpool, as the home team, a good opportunity to win.

What do you think? Is Arsenal still confident enough to hold Liverpool to a draw or even try to beat them?"

Yes, Arsenal is confident enough to hold Liverpool, why not? They have proper squad even to beat Liverpool. I rated them to be in the same level as Liverpool. So draw is most likely to happen, and i hope it happen. Only a bit worry about they most probably play without Saka.

As for the bet, i will be picking picking BTTS in this one. i believe these clubs have competence to score each other. So BTTS is also having big probability to happen. Only feel not confident enough because of draw 0-0 can also happen if they're all playing safely without intention to score.

I hope to see them to score each other.

[WatChe]

Now that Manchester United is out of the Champions League and will focus on the English Premier League, they certainly should have aimed for the best possible result in the Cup as well. Losing to a fourth-division team right at the start is a huge blow to Amorim’s reputation. It shows that the team is currently not competitive, this is a weak opponent they should have beaten comfortably, yet they barely managed a draw, and then lost in a long penalty shootout. I don’t even know what to say, it seems the team’s spirit is very low right now, and it looks like Amorim is unable to fix it.

Manchester United is out of League Cup after losing to fourth-tier team i.e. Grimsby Town. Surprisingly, Grimsby was winning the game until 75th minute when Bryan Mbeumo scored first goal for his side followed by an equaliser in 88th minute by Harry Maguire. The question is, if United can't beat a fourth-tier team then how they will survive in EPL where competition is at it's peak. United still looking for win in new season of EPL and it looks like they will repeat what they have done last season. 

[Baki202]

Now that Manchester United is out of the Champions League and will focus on the English Premier League, they certainly should have aimed for the best possible result in the Cup as well. Losing to a fourth-division team right at the start is a huge blow to Amorim’s reputation. It shows that the team is currently not competitive, this is a weak opponent they should have beaten comfortably, yet they barely managed a draw, and then lost in a long penalty shootout. I don’t even know what to say, it seems the team’s spirit is very low right now, and it looks like Amorim is unable to fix it.

This is not even a new thing because Manchester United does not even have stability they have been very unsecured of there own positions and even the premier league they won't do anything good so there is no assurance that they will do something tangle even in the premier league. They don't have any reputation to protect over there and how Manchester United turned like this is just funny because I expected them to do more. And that club just have a lot of complication because them playing. And Manchester United having 8 shots on target and scored only two out of 8 so there is nothing much to even expect but they played well even if the game ended draw but since everything is just starting new we should not expect anything much from them. This season but look at Chelsea. Amorim would find it very hard to fix. Because that's the club is already looking like something that's going to very hard to fix.

[Abu-Naim]

Liverpool vs Arsenal

Many are looking forward to this big match, and Liverpool should have a better chance of winning. Arsenal are currently dealing with injuries to several key players such as Saka, Odegaard, and Kai Havertz. It looks like these players will be absent in the upcoming match, which gives Liverpool, as the home team, a good opportunity to win.

What do you think? Is Arsenal still confident enough to hold Liverpool to a draw or even try to beat them?"

I am not seeing this match as a defeat for Arsenal despite the fact that some of their key players are injured, because Arsenal have squad depth to complete for the title this season, so if they lose to Liverpool because of injuries to Saka and Odegard, it means they haven’t changed and they will never win the league like that.

However, with the players Arsenal have signed so far, I am having confidence in Arsenal squad that they can do better this season and I think Liverpool is also not strong enough to defeat Arsenal because their defense is not too strong and Arsenal defense is stronger than many defensive lines in the Premier League. Therefore, Arsenal can get at least one point out of the game.

[Sandra_hakeem]

I believe y'all thought, just like I did that this season will be better for United, but look what's already happening in the first few games of the premier League and other competitions like the EFL. Were

Imagine what happened gainst Fulham; united weren't able to break through their defensive line. I don't see Amorim as the perfect manager for the team this season because with the new recruitment, the club still finds it difficult to win matches and score goals, which is not supposed to be so.

They don't have any reputation to protect over there and how Manchester United turned like this is just funny because I expected them to do more. And that club just have a lot of complication because them playing.

Rebuilding the team would take nothing from an experienced coach, and I can bet my last dime on it. Amorim is not suitable to be considered a football coach -- I don't even think he has any business on the pitch!

[Smartvirus]

Liverpool vs Arsenal

Many are looking forward to this big match, and Liverpool should have a better chance of winning. Arsenal are currently dealing with injuries to several key players such as Saka, Odegaard, and Kai Havertz. It looks like these players will be absent in the upcoming match, which gives Liverpool, as the home team, a good opportunity to win.

What do you think? Is Arsenal still confident enough to hold Liverpool to a draw or even try to beat them?"

It’s funny you had to bring Kai Havertz in this, yeah his got some credibility in Arsenal but excuse me, I don’t find home to be a very inportant piece to the team. Saka is and would be missed in that game for sure. Still, I don’t think it’s a game where Liverpool would have it easy, not easy in fact, the best result that could come off this fixture is a draw. Liverpool doesn’t really look like the winning team but, it would be a lot of advantage for them in the league if they could manage it, win their first big match this reason.

[len01]

It’s funny you had to bring Kai Havertz in this, yeah his got some credibility in Arsenal but excuse me, I don’t find home to be a very inportant piece to the team.

At first, I thought that if Kai Havertz wasn’t injured, he could be a substitute in case something bad happened. Because I’m sure all Arsenal players would work harder and use up more energy. So if Kai Havertz wasn’t injured, he could replace Gyokeres in the second half to keep the main players’ fitness preserved. But it seems like Gyokeres had to play the full match in that game.

Saka is and would be missed in that game for sure. Still, I don’t think it’s a game where Liverpool would have it easy, not easy in fact, the best result that could come off this fixture is a draw.

It makes sense that the match could end in a draw even without Saka. From the rumors I’ve seen, Madueke is likely to replace Saka’s position, and I think Madueke is quite good and reliable. After that, Martinelli will be in the LW position. With that, the Arsenal squad is still strong enough to put up a fight against Liverpool.

[bitcoin_mining]

Since the start of this season, Manchester United's highest achievement has been a draw against Fulham. In the Premier League, Manchester United finished 16th. And in the EFL Cup, they even lost to a small club, Grimsby Town F.C., a top-four finisher in Football League 2.

This is truly embarrassing.

They even drew in the EFL Cup, but ultimately lost on penalties. And it was a 12-11 goals. This is truly, truly bizarre.

Now that Manchester United is out of the Champions League and will focus on the English Premier League, they certainly should have aimed for the best possible result in the Cup as well. Losing to a fourth-division team right at the start is a huge blow to Amorim’s reputation. It shows that the team is currently not competitive, this is a weak opponent they should have beaten comfortably, yet they barely managed a draw, and then lost in a long penalty shootout. I don’t even know what to say, it seems the team’s spirit is very low right now, and it looks like Amorim is unable to fix it.

Manchester United were out of the Champions League competition last season but still they could not finish the season at a good level in the points table as expected by the fans. The fans have been enduring such poor performances of Manchester United for several seasons, but still Manchester United fans accept these things and expect that their team will perform well at some point.

Last season, Manchester United had a chance to win the European League title but they were defeated by Tottenham in the final match. It was a really difficult result for Manchester United. The current situation of the Manchester United team does not seem to suggest that Manchester United will be able to stay in a good position in the English Premier League this season.

Manchester United has already played a total of three matches in the Premier League where they have not been able to win any match so far, meaning that they have already moved a lot towards themselves in the points table at the beginning.