⚽ Premier League 2023/2024 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Litzki1990]

Chelsea's victory could not be separated from Diogo Dalot's mistake, who committed a violation in the penalty box and made Manchester United lose focus. And Chelsea's victory was thanks to Cole Palmer who completed an extraordinary hat trick well and the last two goals he scored just one minute apart left Manchester United humiliated.
And Manchester United's defense was terrible and Cole Palmer's two penalty kicks should not have happened, and this will be a lesson for Erik ten Hag to give firmness to his defenders.

We consider Manchester United to be an unlucky match in this match because of several small mistakes that cannot be blamed, such as the mistake made by Dalot which resulted in Chelsea's second penalty.
Manchester United's defense is very chaotic which must receive attention in the transfer window.
The current midfield is good enough to compete in the main league because Mainoo and several other names can fulfill Erik ten Hag's needs. Only defense is the main line that Erik ten Hag must improve next season if he wants to compete for the title.

But we have been discussing the same thing for a long time now that Manchester United have organized their attack and in contrast they have failed to organize their midfield or defence. If the midfield is weak the pressure will be on the defense and if the defense is weak the strikers will be beaten every time by the opposition's counter attack no matter how many goals they score. If the defense and midfield are strong, the pressure on the strikers will be reduced and the strikers will be able to score freely, making Manchester United more likely to win than lose. Manchester United realize they have enough problems in defense and midfield yet why don't they try to fix these problems in every transfer window. They must work on this issue in the next transfer season or else they will perform this badly in the next season as well.

Eric Ten had has had the same defensive pattern for some time now,  the central midfield and the central defences lack composure to some extent. I think the only thing on a different side on the Manchester United team, is the attacking midfield who do more of trying to push the ball forward, Bruno Fernandez has been doing a fantastic job on that.  Ten had is one coach that will try to manage a situation, instead of making instant change, we know the story of Onana and how he remained resolute on not to change Onana. Manchester United still needs more strikers upfront at least to help Radford.

All the stars currently in Manchester United have enough skills to perform well, but even if the team has good players, the inefficiency of using them in the right place is having such a bad effect on the team's performance. If Manchester United realize that they have bought enough good players and if they buy some more good players in midfield and defense positions then their team will be very strong but they need a more skilled manager to manage this strong team. There are still many managers who are not in charge of any team. If Manchester United gives those managers the responsibility of the team, there will be many changes in the performance of the Manchester United team.

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[Obim34]

The match between Liverpool and Manchester United ended in a draw. Thank you, ten hag, for ruining MU's chances of taking three points from Liverpool and that's a disaster from ten hag. Manchester United had been doing well when it was not leading the game until it scored two goals to lead the game against Liverpool which deserved a lot of credit.
That's a terrible result, and I'll blame Ten Hag for it since he was the one who decide to sent bryuno off from the field. His subs are clearly destroying the gameplay built by United at the middle of game. Ten Hag changed bruno with amrabat which was the worst decision i have ever seen in the game and the result was completely unacceptable for Manchester United since it was only getting 1 point. It's a terrible result for United, but thank you very much for making Liverpool lose two points.

It means a lot to other clubs since liverpool was topping PL and arsenal is now leading the competition. Arsenal and Manchester City. The most unacceptable decision was when Ten Hag replaced Bruno Fernandes while MU was dominating the tempo. This decision was a complete disaster, which is why Liverpool was able to consistently put pressure on United.
The second Liverpool goal may not have occurred if Manchester United had not replaced Bruno Fernandes as a full-time player. I'm not sure what Ten Hag is thinking about, but it ruins the club.

Of a truth, I never expected the match to end in this manner, both teams played very well meanwhile I acknowledge Liverpool performance rather than that of Manchester united. I would say Liverpool where on their best performance, judging from their outstanding play making in terms of chances created (very unfortunate how they misused it or were just out of luck) and overall ball possession.

The substitution from Man united wasn't that necessary, the coach aim was to be defensive with their 2 to 1 lead, it helped a bit but Liverpool created an opportunity and a penalty was awarded. It was a wonderful game all together, better both teams shared points than one having it all.

[ILuckyGuyI]

Liverpool missed a huge chance to win today.    They gave 0 chance to Manchester United in the first half but no matter how many times they tried they couldn't score the 2nd goal. This was like the turning point for the home team.

Manchester United caught their competitor by surprise. The first goal was Quansah's big mistake and Mainoo's goal was incredible! Liverpool got over the shock really late in the game by a penalty goal. It was still not enough to take the win home.

Even after it became 2-2 Liverpool found critical goal chances but wasted them all generously. The 2 points they left at Old Trafford will haunt them surely if they fail in winning the title because they have lost the lead to Arsenal now.

[Palakka]

]In the meantime we have won with the second goal from Kobbie Mainoo. This is not yet safe because Liverpool is still trying to find a way to equalize the score.
Manchester United still has many shortcomings in defense. We understand these shortcomings and what we want in this match is 3 points despite the shortcomings I mentioned.

There is another mission in this match and it is supported by Arsenal because Arsenal wants Liverpool to fail to get points at Old Trafford. We don't want Manchester United to fail to maintain a winning score like they did against Chelsea.
Based on these temporary results, Arsenal is already at the top of the standings.

The match was over with a score of 2-2 for the victory of Arsenal and Manchester City  .
The draw from both teams again gave Arsenal and Manchester city the advantage to return to the top of the table and also cut the gap and to make the championship competition this season very tight, Liverpool who were able to apply tight pressure throughout the first half continued to fail to add to their winning goal, in the first half Liverpool continued to appear attacking and even they had many chances that could have been goals,  But indeed Manchester United's defense in today's game was really solid throughout the game and forced Liverpool down to second position in Premier League meantime after a 2-2 draw.

In another match that was no less exciting occurred between Sheffield United and Chelsea, throughout the match Chelsea were able to dominate the match and even they were able to score in the match when the match only lasted 11 minutes, but unfortunately they were unable to maintain the victory and instead Sheffield United was able to rise to equalize the score to 1-1 in the first half, no different from the first half,  In the second half Chelsea also suffered the same fate after successfully making the score 1-2, Chelsea again failed to defend it and made Sheffield United force Chelsea to draw 2-2 in today's match, after successfully beating Manchester United I think Chelsea have risen from their slump but in fact against relegation clubs still a nightmare for Chelsea today.

[Sunderland]

It means a lot to other clubs since liverpool was topping PL and arsenal is now leading the competition. Arsenal and Manchester City. The most unacceptable decision was when Ten Hag replaced Bruno Fernandes while MU was dominating the tempo. This decision was a complete disaster, which is why Liverpool was able to consistently put pressure on United.
The second Liverpool goal may not have occurred if Manchester United had not replaced Bruno Fernandes as a full-time player. I'm not sure what Ten Hag is thinking about, but it ruins the club.

This was not purely Ten Hag fault, but only the defender was careless, as against Chelsea he had to give away a free penalty in the final minutes. 3 points floated and the result was actually sharing the cake equally with Liverpool.

btw, I don't see Bruno being replaced

Bruno Fernandez played for the full 90 minutes lol, he is Manutd captain and the captain will not be replaced in the middle of the match without any reason such as injury, fatigue and else.
Especially in a crucial match like this, it is impossible for him to be replaced when Manutd needs its best players on the field.
It looks like he misread the news from last year, when Liverpool trashing Manutd 7-0.

[Oluwa-btc]

Liverpool missed a huge chance to win today.    They gave 0 chance to Manchester United in the first half but no matter how many times they tried they couldn't score the 2nd goal. This was like the turning point for the home team.

Manchester United caught their competitor by surprise. The first goal was Quansah's big mistake and Mainoo's goal was incredible! Liverpool got over the shock really late in the game by a penalty goal. It was still not enough to take the win home.

Even after it became 2-2 Liverpool found critical goal chances but wasted them all generously. The 2 points they left at Old Trafford will haunt them surely if they fail in winning the title because they have lost the lead to Arsenal now.

Liverpool have just bottled the Premier League in my own opinion, they have the chances of scoring goals at most from Darwin Nunez and Luiz Diaz. They should hav ended that game but they failed to do that.
That's to Bruno Fernandez and Kobbie Mainoo for that screamer, only that Wan Bisakka failed y calculate that ball very well. It almost like Manchester United will not even qualify for the Champions League Competition. They have been a miserable side.

But then, up in my head, I do not think that, that penalty call was worth it. These Premier League match officials are not doing them job well not even the Var. No atom of transparency when it gets to Manchester United.

The host of Arsenal fans backing Manchester United to win the game. Never cared for the support anyways.

[ShowOff]

How tight the title competition is this season between Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City. The three teams above currently have a great chance of winning the title this season, even though the league only has 7 matches remaining, the point gap between competitors is getting tighter.

Arsenal may not be much of a favorite to win the title compared to Manchester City and Liverpool, but Arsenal have been very consistent in their performance so far. It's exciting to look forward to the great weeks ahead, especially when Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City play. The three teams above don't want to lose or draw, meaning they will fight tooth and nail to win 3 points per match in the future.

[GxSTxV]

This was not purely Ten Hag fault, but only the defender was careless, as against Chelsea he had to give away a free penalty in the final minutes. 3 points floated and the result was actually sharing the cake equally with Liverpool.

He takes the biggest portion of the responsibility here, any coach must address the repeated mistakes and faults in the defensive lines. It's became a regular and familiar scenario for reds as I predicted before, they conceded a goal in the last minutes of the match despite leading 2-1 score. On the other hand, Liverpool's draw today isn't aiding them at all as it has narrowed the gap between them and Arsenal.

The title race this year is heating up between all of City, Arsenal, and Liverpool. I’m also asking If anyone has any recommendations for a betting casino that offers good odds on who’s going to win the Premier League title this season, as I'm interested in placing a bet.

[adultcrypto]

How tight the title competition is this season between Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City. The three teams above currently have a great chance of winning the title this season, even though the league only has 7 matches remaining, the point gap between competitors is getting tighter.

Arsenal may not be much of a favorite to win the title compared to Manchester City and Liverpool, but Arsenal have been very consistent in their performance so far. It's exciting to look forward to the great weeks ahead, especially when Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City play. The three teams above don't want to lose or draw, meaning they will fight tooth and nail to win 3 points per match in the future.

We have not had it this tight in the Premiership before, none that I can remember. By this time in every season, it is usually clear who will likely win the league but this season, no one know for sure who will because an ordinary draw can change everything. We can see how a draw spoilt Liverpool's two points lead over Arsenal and put Arsenal in the top on goals difference.

Liverpool was actually lucky to have even gotten a draw today. without the late penalty scored by Mohamed Salah, the match would have ended against them. Man United   

[QueenVera]

Liverpool defeat in the FA is the reason some of us here doubt Liverpool can get full points in the match later, but apart from all of that of course now both teams have a mission not to lose points in the match, Liverpool must get 3 points after Arsenal and Manchester City won in other matches and of course now Liverpool are starting to be very depressed,  While Manchester United certainly hold hope of getting to the Europa League next season, besides that winning every victory certainly means a lot to Ten Hag to see Ten Hag's position which is currently on the end of the horn.

Manchester United vs Liverpool will be a very decisive match for Liverpool, because if they lose then Liverpool will find it difficult to compete in the current championship path, while Manchester United certainly should not be underestimated even though they lost their last match against Chelsea, I think if the two teams will give us an exciting spectacle because indeed at this time Manchester United's performance is starting to improve in the league and we can see how tough the mentality of the players Manchester United players when facing Chelsea despite their defeat at the end of the game.

The match is at 1st half break and yes What you’re thinking isn’t happening because Liverpool is dominating this game fully in the first half with over 14 shots and 4 on target with 1 goal recorded as against Man United not even having any shot in this match. It’s seeming Man United have forgotten the way they overcame this Liverpool side in the FA Cup because what we’re seeing from the host is really outrageous.

 The FA Cup result is having very big effects here because we can see a Liverpool side who’re real angry and want to get back to top of the table. They’re showing it on how they keep the ball and press man United in this game. I think Liverpool will sure get the win and get top of the table.

 The 2nd half will sure be spectacular as we’ll see some entertainment football and I just hope Liverpool will be able to keep the lead and score more goals to this United team. Liverpool are fully in charge but you can’t underestimate Mam United for so many reasons this is one very big rivalry and this is Old Trafford too.

 Well Liverpool will want to win to remain top of the table but with the way they keep losing chances, Man United can sure hand them surprises. so i think for full safety of the win and to keep staying on top, Liverpool will need to either maintain this lead or double it to be safe in this match.

[swogerino]

It is quite strange to see Arsenal performing so well and in a very consistent matter when usually they are the most inconsistent team in the Premier League.Now they are on equal points to Liverpool who just happen to have greatly compromised their title race with this draw they got at Old Trafford especially when they had everything under control and they dominated the game,they dominated for more than 90% of the game yet they let their guard down and are now on equal points with Arsenal.This with only 6 games to go before we call it a day and close the season of the Premier League.I doubt any other championship is more wide open than the Premier League with 3 teams being divided by just one point,it looks like this will be or it can be any team season,you never know what to expect from the Premier League.

[pawel7777]

It was an unfortunate game for Liverpool, which can cost them the title.
They dominated in ball possession (63%) and were much more aggressive in attacking, which is not hard given this is the area Man United struggles the most. Liverpool had 28 shots on goal compared to only 9 by Man Utd.
Perhaps the lack of danger caused Liverpool's defense to get overly relaxed, causing an embarrassing mistake and effectively giving the goal away on a silver platter to Fernandes.

It's good for entertainment though. With 7 rounds to go, we still have 3 teams at the top with almost the same number of points. I think Man City has potentially the easiest games, so, in my opinion, they're most likely to defend the title.

[Lida93]

Chelsea were not left out among this weekend draws as their game collapsed with a 2:2 scores in a match Chelsea were leading with one goal only to have their hope quashed at the 90+3 of added time.

Pochi has contributed in to some of the losses and draws his team has encountered, till now he doesn't have a first team just experimenting on the players with his many poor choice of substitutions of players in a game Chelsea was in possession to win and as a result the game get changed, the performance of the players get affected with pressure reduced therefore making their opponent to capitalize on the error to turn the game around.

Imagine a bottom side Sheffield United Chelsea couldn't secure a win in a game they are already having a lead at 90th+ minutes. Like what the hell do this coach see in Badiashile that he has to remove a better player just to fill in that very much of an average lad. Is it that he doesn't have the burning flare for consistent wins or what.

[GiftedMAN]

The match between Liverpool and Manchester United ended in a draw. Thank you, ten hag, for ruining MU's chances of taking three points from Liverpool and that's a disaster from ten hag. Manchester United had been doing well when it was not leading the game until it scored two goals to lead the game against Liverpool which deserved a lot of credit.
That's a terrible result, and I'll blame Ten Hag for it since he was the one who decide to sent bryuno off from the field. His subs are clearly destroying the gameplay built by United at the middle of game. Ten Hag changed bruno with amrabat which was the worst decision i have ever seen in the game and the result was completely unacceptable for Manchester United since it was only getting 1 point. It's a terrible result for United, but thank you very much for making Liverpool lose two points.

It means a lot to other clubs since liverpool was topping PL and arsenal is now leading the competition. Arsenal and Manchester City. The most unacceptable decision was when Ten Hag replaced Bruno Fernandes while MU was dominating the tempo. This decision was a complete disaster, which is why Liverpool was able to consistently put pressure on United.
The second Liverpool goal may not have occurred if Manchester United had not replaced Bruno Fernandes as a full-time player. I'm not sure what Ten Hag is thinking about, but it ruins the club.

Of a truth, I never expected the match to end in this manner, both teams played very well meanwhile I acknowledge Liverpool performance rather than that of Manchester united. I would say Liverpool where on their best performance, judging from their outstanding play making in terms of chances created (very unfortunate how they misused it or were just out of luck) and overall ball possession.

The substitution from Man united wasn't that necessary, the coach aim was to be defensive with their 2 to 1 lead, it helped a bit but Liverpool created an opportunity and a penalty was awarded. It was a wonderful game all together, better both teams shared points than one having it all.

The performance of Manchester United wasn't bad in this particular match even though they  repeated the same mistake they made against Chelsea by not holding on to their defense when they were leading Liverpool 2:1 if not Liverpool wouldn't have had the opportunity of creating that scoring opportunity that got them the penalty, Liverpool performance wasn't bad just that they failed to convert their chances to goals if not they would have won the match comfortably because Manchester United is not in a good form to compete with them and their possibility of winning the league would have increased it they had won the mat h but right now Arsenal has taken the lead in the race hopefully Liverpool will reclaim their position before the end of the season.

[Josefjix]

Chelsea were not left out among this weekend draws as their game collapsed with a 2:2 scores in a match Chelsea were leading with one goal only to have their hope quashed at the 90+3 of added time.

Pochi has contributed in to some of the losses and draws his team has encountered, till now he doesn't have a first team just experimenting on the players with his many poor choice of substitutions of players in a game Chelsea was in possession to win and as a result the game get changed, the performance of the players get affected with pressure reduced therefore making their opponent to capitalize on the error to turn the game around.

Imagine a bottom side Sheffield United Chelsea couldn't secure a win in a game they are already having a lead at 90th+ minutes. Like what the hell do this coach see in Badiashile that he has to remove a better player just to fill in that very much of an average lad. Is it that he doesn't have the burning flare for consistent wins or what.

Mauricio Pochettino is not competent and handling the affairs of the team, it's weigh bigger than the coach, Todd Boehly just giving him time to blend with the players. Chelsea keeps making unexpected surprises because how on earth will the Blues record 2-2 draw tie with a relegation zone team? How is that possible in the first place. We're not done applauding them for the stellar performance against Manchester United and they've play another terrible game. This is tototally unacceptable but we're left with no option than accepting draw tie.

[arimamib]

It is quite strange to see Arsenal performing so well and in a very consistent matter when usually they are the most inconsistent team in the Premier League.Now they are on equal points to Liverpool who just happen to have greatly compromised their title race with this draw they got at Old Trafford especially when they had everything under control and they dominated the game,they dominated for more than 90% of the game yet they let their guard down and are now on equal points with Arsenal.This with only 6 games to go before we call it a day and close the season of the Premier League.I doubt any other championship is more wide open than the Premier League with 3 teams being divided by just one point,it looks like this will be or it can be any team season,you never know what to expect from the Premier League.

Arsenal and Arteta seem to have learned their their mistake and weakness from last season when they failed to perform at their best in phase of the league. The result of Manchester United versus Liverpool has given them an advantage to stay at the top of the table due to a better goals difference. Liverpool have themself to blame for the loss with the mistake in the defense and the failure to convert chance after chance they had in the game against Manchester United. This situation makes the title race becoming so captivating with one point different between the first and the third position.

While Arsenal lead the standings, I think their chance to win the title is smallest among the three teams. This calculation is based on the fact that Arsenal still have to face Manchester United, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspurs. These three teams are their historical rivals who always give intense game to each other. Playing against rival team can be an emotional game that needs strong mentality to stay focus, and Arsenal still have to play in Champions League game that makes their situation a bit complicated.

[nelson4lov]

Absolutely gutted by Liverpool almost replicating their FA CUP defeat display today against Man United. They had United held down and cornered all through the first half only for Quansah to lose it at the start of the second half. With today's loss, Its looking like the EPL title is gone for good because this Arteta team is looking like they're not going to drop a single point between now and the end of the season but we can only hope.

In Klopp's post-match reaction, he said that if Man Utd play like this vs Arsenal that Arsenal will definitely win.

[Lida93]

Chelsea were not left out among this weekend draws as their game collapsed with a 2:2 scores in a match Chelsea were leading with one goal only to have their hope quashed at the 90+3 of added time.

Pochi has contributed in to some of the losses and draws his team has encountered, till now he doesn't have a first team just experimenting on the players with his many poor choice of substitutions of players in a game Chelsea was in possession to win and as a result the game get changed, the performance of the players get affected with pressure reduced therefore making their opponent to capitalize on the error to turn the game around.

Imagine a bottom side Sheffield United Chelsea couldn't secure a win in a game they are already having a lead at 90th+ minutes. Like what the hell do this coach see in Badiashile that he has to remove a better player just to fill in that very much of an average lad. Is it that he doesn't have the burning flare for consistent wins or what.

Mauricio Pochettino is not competent and handling the affairs of the team, it's weigh bigger than the coach, Todd Boehly just giving him time to blend with the players. Chelsea keeps making unexpected surprises because how on earth will the Blues record 2-2 draw tie with a relegation zone team? How is that possible in the first place. We're not done applauding them for the stellar performance against Manchester United and they've play another terrible game. This is tototally unacceptable but we're left with no option than accepting draw tie.

How long can fans keep accepting these fluctuating and shocking unexpected results, a win today then a messy lose on the next game or an unneeded draw particularly from a bottom side team that Chelsea was supposed to leverage a complete points from. No, that's ridiculous to think that Pochettino deserves the time Todd is giving him. I can't say there are any improvement going forward all this while so what the hell is he getting the time for. Is it to plunge the team to a relegation zone and that's when the management realizes that Pochettino was never fit for the Chelsea job. Frankly speaking, the task is weigh above his class..

Look at the likes of Mikel Arteta, Xavi Alonso  they all started their first season with an impressive performance, pushing the team from ebb to flight position but it's a different ball game for Pochettino leaving Chelsea dangling within the 10th to 12th position both the immediate previous season and this too. Shame on him.

[Oluwa-btc]

Absolutely gutted by Liverpool almost replicating their FA CUP defeat display today against Man United. They had United held down and cornered all through the first half only for Quansah to lose it at the start of the second half. With today's loss, Its looking like the EPL title is gone for good because this Arteta team is looking like they're not going to drop a single point between now and the end of the season but we can only hope.

In Klopp's post-match reaction, he said that if Man Utd play like this vs Arsenal that Arsenal will definitely win.

Liverpool drew not lose lol. Expressing how vexed you're made me giggle lol. Era's comes to an end, it's good to see that Jurgen Klopps period as head coach ended all in favor for Manchester United.
And if you review the penalty awarded to Liverpool, there was obviously no good contact between Aaron and Eliot. Officials these days in the Premier League Competition do not always do a nice job for Manchester United, I'm not so happy about it. Anyways the draw wasn't the goal but good to see some positivity.

There's got to be enough games for Arsenal to remain at the top of the league, I'd rather see Bayern Munich knock them out of the Champions League, than not see them win the Premier League Competition. Klopp was mad at the both goals as Liverpool midfielder's didn't do well enough.

[Litzki1990]

Manchester United and Liverpool faced each other in the last match of English Premier League where Manchester United managed to give tough competition against Liverpool. Liverpool is a team occupying the top position of the points table while Manchester United is a team at the bottom of the points table. Liverpool have been a consistent team this season but not as consistent as Manchester United but still against Liverpool Manchester United certainly competed hard, defended well and attacked well which led them to a draw against Liverpool. In this match, Liverpool should have achieved 3 points because Liverpool is a much weaker opponent than Manchester United, if they could have achieved 3 points in this match, their number one position in the points table would have been a little stronger.