⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Pandu Geddon]

Onana providing that one point to United was the unexpected part, he is usually the worst one, and to be fair he almost got the goal they conceded as well, he was reaching it but defender put his head in, if it didn't touch United players, Onana would have saved that one too, which shows how amazing he could become when he is playing a good game, normally he isn't that great but this inconsistency is the reason fans are not sure about him.

Onana did play inconsistently, his performance sometimes still went up and down. But seeing his game yesterday, we can see his response to the ball's direction seems to have improved. He did it quite well.
Their new coach wants to see Onana's game be good and consistent. That will make him stay in the team, if not maybe he will also be released or even replaced with another goalkeeper if he doesn't play well.
Amorim will build his team, not only in their front line but also in the defense. We'll see later.

[Franctoshi]

Onana providing that one point to United was the unexpected part, he is usually the worst one, and to be fair he almost got the goal they conceded as well, he was reaching it but defender put his head in, if it didn't touch United players, Onana would have saved that one too, which shows how amazing he could become when he is playing a good game, normally he isn't that great but this inconsistency is the reason fans are not sure about him.

Onana did play inconsistently, his performance sometimes still went up and down. But seeing his game yesterday, we can see his response to the ball's direction seems to have improved. He did it quite well.
Their new coach wants to see Onana's game be good and consistent. That will make him stay in the team, if not maybe he will also be released or even replaced with another goalkeeper if he doesn't play well.
Amorim will build his team, not only in their front line but also in the defense. We'll see later.

Yes, not just about his quality saves and performance in the last game, but when compared to the last season his performance has really increased and if Manchester United defense line and the team generally will become formidable, then from what we can see that Onana is doing presently in the goal post, and he can maintain consistency, he's no longer going to be Manchester major problem going forward , like before.

[Velvet78]

There is a Liverpool - Manchester City game in a few days. It is a really crucial one considering the title competition.



Here is the odds.

I would even expect Liverpool to have lower odds than that honestly.    Because Manchester City have been experiencing really tough days recently. Did you see how Feyenoord got a point from them at Etihad by coming back from a 3-0 disadvantage?

Guardiola and his students are in a devastated condition. While Liverpool are doing great I think they are a serious favourite to win this game. There is a huge opportunity to make the gap 11 points. I wouldn't even be surprised if Arne Slot does some rotation against Real Madrid today.

[virasog]

If the opponent was not Ipswich, then I would also say it is reasonable for a draw result like that. But, because Manchester United opponent is only a promotion team Ipswich who is also in the bottom zone of the standings and then, this draw result is still a bad result and a bad debut for Amorim. After all, I also watched the match and in fact, Manchester United indeed play badly, Manchester United did not have a good performance like when it was with Ruud Van Nistelrooy.

To be honest, I was expecting this result from this match. When M. Rashford scored the first goal in the 2nd minute of the match, they should have made more goals but Ipswich town didn't let them. Head to head, they have played 11 matches in total in which Manchester United won 5 matches. It was the 2nd win for Ipswich against Man United.

After this match, Manchester United stood on the 12 number (winning only 4 matches) while Ipswich Town on the 18th position.  Manchester United's performance hasn't been good. They win 4 games but at the same time lost 4 games too and four games were drawn too.

[Obari]

Yes, not just about his quality saves and performance in the last game, but when compared to the last season his performance has really increased and if Manchester United defense line and the team generally will become formidable, then from what we can see that Onana is doing presently in the goal post, and he can maintain consistency, he's no longer going to be Manchester major problem going forward , like before.

Ruben Amorim is here to fixed things and making that happen, he needs the cooperate chemistry between these players, because they're the instrument that would make it work on the pitch. However he also needs to make some fee signings of his own choice, he would explore the team to become a formidable elite team as they were once transformed to. Maintaining consistency, Manchester United should prioritize winning league matches because that's evident action following the elevation of the club this season. André Onana is one of the bright player in Manchester United. The Cameroon is having one of the promising view of the club, he's trying so hard to fit into the system, it'd all matter of time for proper execution from the goalkeeper.

[Palakka]

A less than satisfactory debut for Amorim with Man Utd, but the draw did seem fair because Ipswich Town played very well at home, they were able to match Man Utd and even had better shots on target. With this result, hopefully Amorim can soon find the right formation that suits his wishes plus quickly adapt to the Premier League.

I will not say that Amorim's debut at Manchester United was a less satisfactory debut because we all know the situation that surrounds Manchester United, and we can't expect Amorim to perform miracles or magic at Manchester United at this time. Ipswich dominated Manchester United in this match, and if not that Manchester United scored an early goal against them, Ipswich would have beaten Manchester United in this match. Finding the right formation to use for this current Manchester United squad will not totally solve Manchester United problems. Manchester United needs some good players who can help the club play well and challenge for the league title.

Amorim debut did not live up to the expectations of the fans, but it should not take away from their confidence in the new coach at this time, Manchester United are in poor shape with a lot of inequality at the club, so it will take a little longer for a coach to restore their form and consistency in the league.

I think Amorim needs a more effective approach to restore the performance of his squad, finding the right formation is one of the important first steps, especially now I think ,they are actually strengthened by quality and experienced players, but so far they notyet createthe cohesiveness and solidity to make them a strong team.

[pawel7777]

I would even expect Liverpool to have lower odds than that honestly.    Because Manchester City have been experiencing really tough days recently. Did you see how Feyenoord got a point from them at Etihad by coming back from a 3-0 disadvantage?

That game was a great chance for Man City to turn things around and prove to the World that the bad times are behind them, and it looked like that till the 74th minute. It's incredible how Feyenoord could come back from losing 3-0 with only 16 minutes to go, playing away game against what is considered to be one of the best teams in the world. But they wouldn't have done it of not for the City's embarrassing mistakes in defence.

Man City has conceded a total of 15 goals in the last 5 games, an average of 3 goals per game. Things are not looking very great for them. They need to get themselves sorted before Sunday or they'll likely lose the Premier League title.

[Baki202]

Yes, not just about his quality saves and performance in the last game, but when compared to the last season his performance has really increased and if Manchester United defense line and the team generally will become formidable, then from what we can see that Onana is doing presently in the goal post, and he can maintain consistency, he's no longer going to be Manchester major problem going forward , like before.

And truth be told onana performance have improved and the habit of conceding too many goals have reduced because you will wonder what would have happened I even expected him to have been replaced but ten decided to give him another chance to actually make up for what they have been doing and if you look at it the chance he was giving is actually worth it. And if you look at the last five games thay Manchester United played they ain't bad at all at least they were able to win or even draw if not for improvement last season their defense was already bad and their goalkeeper condition is actually worst.

If not for the improvement of onana and the sack of ten they would have found their self in another worst condition because the performance of the Red Devils did not get better at all rather it was getting worse. And even Chelsea have been able to solve their own problem compare to the red Devil so it was actually time for them to improve but no they will rather do something else by losing a lot of games, and the way they were losing games thay is what would have made the manager sack ten.

[TastyChillySauce00]

There is a Liverpool - Manchester City game in a few days. It is a really crucial one considering the title competition.



Here is the odds.

I would even expect Liverpool to have lower odds than that honestly.    Because Manchester City have been experiencing really tough days recently. Did you see how Feyenoord got a point from them at Etihad by coming back from a 3-0 disadvantage?

Guardiola and his students are in a devastated condition. While Liverpool are doing great I think they are a serious favourite to win this game. There is a huge opportunity to make the gap 11 points. I wouldn't even be surprised if Arne Slot does some rotation against Real Madrid today.

I'd pick Liverpool in this game. They have my confidence to pick them as a winner. They're so clinical, deadly, consistent, and amazing. They have big chances to destroy City with many goals.

If they win against Real Madrid, their odds may be significantly declining. I don't underestimate City. I just, as a rational person, predict based on the latest stats from both clubs.

2.14 looks very decent odds from Liverpool, but the game is not really convincing me to pick total over. Liverpool may be winning with narrow score, but it's very worthy with their odds. It most likely ez money for LFC bettors.

[Ndabagi01]

If the opponent was not Ipswich, then I would also say it is reasonable for a draw result like that. But, because Manchester United opponent is only a promotion team Ipswich who is also in the bottom zone of the standings and then, this draw result is still a bad result and a bad debut for Amorim. After all, I also watched the match and in fact, Manchester United indeed play badly, Manchester United did not have a good performance like when it was with Ruud Van Nistelrooy.

Some may see the match as a one that could have been a loss to Manchester United if it was a big team. Two things comes to mind at the end of this game. Firstly, this may be his first outing in the premier league and also Manchester United, so he’s just getting to know well how the pattern of play is in the league. Secondly, he may not have anything big to offer since he can’t win a small team as this in his debut for the club, fans expected more so he ought to have done better than that. He claimed the players are scared and they have to let that fear go off them before they can perform well, we await to see the change in them in their upcoming match and give Amorim a benefit of doubt as that was his first game and outing in the premier league.

After all, the reason Manchester United still appointed Amorim as a head coach was also because Manchester United believed that Amorim had quality. Do not let, because this reason is only about a debut  and takes time, but the fact remains that there is no good change for Manchester United from time to time. Because after all, about the previous coaches who got fired also at the beginning they were given the same time as is happening now, but in the end they still failed.

Amorim talks with much confidence after he was given the mantle of leadership as the head coach of the team. He believes in himself and also feels he’ll be able to deliver the team this season. His first outing may be bad but if he’s determined and wants to really achieve what he set out to accomplish for this club, then we should be expecting something better in the coming matches he’s going to be playing with the team. I like his confidence, I just hope he can be better than the past coaches and bring the lost glory back to Manchester United once again.

[Fiatless]

Onana providing that one point to United was the unexpected part, he is usually the worst one, and to be fair he almost got the goal they conceded as well, he was reaching it but defender put his head in, if it didn't touch United players, Onana would have saved that one too, which shows how amazing he could become when he is playing a good game, normally he isn't that great but this inconsistency is the reason fans are not sure about him.

Onana did play inconsistently, his performance sometimes still went up and down. But seeing his game yesterday, we can see his response to the ball's direction seems to have improved. He did it quite well.
Their new coach wants to see Onana's game be good and consistent. That will make him stay in the team, if not maybe he will also be released or even replaced with another goalkeeper if he doesn't play well.
Amorim will build his team, not only in their front line but also in the defense. We'll see later.

Did Manchester United play any match yesterday? I thought their last game was last Sunday when they played a draw against Ipswich Town. Anyways, the Red Devils are reaping the fruit of patience. Andre Onana was very inconsistent and very challenging experience immediately he moved to the club from Inter Milan. But it is clear now that he has gained much confidence and now replicating his form in the Italian Seria A in EPL. Now most of the fans that called for his removal from the first team are now celebrating his superb performance.

[ILuckyGuyI]

This week could be a nice chance for Chelsea to take 2nd place also.    Because Manchester City are still in trouble. Liverpool can turn this into an advantage to get closer to the PL title.

Let's go back to the Chelsea game... They are going to play a home game against Aston Villa. You know how fast Aston Villa have gone down in the PL this season. Emery can't find a solution for these bad results for a while. On the other hand Chelsea are on the rise. Even Jackson is scoring these days.    While Enzo Maresca is doing a good job I expect another win at Stamford Bridge. 1.73 is pretty nice odds for Chelsea win, what do you say?

[blue Snow]

This week could be a nice chance for Chelsea to take 2nd place also.    Because Manchester City are still in trouble. Liverpool can turn this into an advantage to get closer to the PL title.

Let's go back to the Chelsea game... They are going to play a home game against Aston Villa. You know how fast Aston Villa have gone down in the PL this season. Emery can't find a solution for these bad results for a while. On the other hand Chelsea are on the rise. Even Jackson is scoring these days.    While Enzo Maresca is doing a good job I expect another win at Stamford Bridge. 1.73 is pretty nice odds for Chelsea win, what do you say?

I also expect that Chelsea will shift Manchester City to 2nd table this week. Manchester City will face a difficult match versus Liverpool which I think they won't be able to win that match because Liverpool will overcome it. but we can't ignore the fighting spirit Aston Villa squad, I see they've come back when they were able to hold Juventus last night. Boubacar Kamara has returned to strengthen the squad and became a key player to build an attack. This is an important situation which must thing Enzo Maresca, because if their defense line is unable to withstand the counterattack, I think the match will end a draw.

[Catenaccio]

I also expect that Chelsea will shift Manchester City to 2nd table this week. Manchester City will face a difficult match versus Liverpool which I think they won't be able to win that match because Liverpool will overcome it. but we can't ignore the fighting spirit Aston Villa squad, I see they've come back when they were able to hold Juventus last night. Boubacar Kamara has returned to strengthen the squad and became a key player to build an attack. This is an important situation which must thing Enzo Maresca, because if their defense line is unable to withstand the counterattack, I think the match will end a draw.

Chelsea deserve to be in top four with their continuos improvement since the last season and they have a squad with many young players who can be their core players for development in next several years like at least half of a decade. They can take over the second position from Manchester City after this week when Liverpool will possibly get points from Manchester City.

Whether Chelsea can be able to beat Aston Villa to surpass Manchester City is a first question, and the second question is whether Chelsea are strong and stable enough with their performances to defend this second position against Manchester City and some other clubs in coming months. I think it's still too early for Chelsea to join a title competition, they are improving but not enough to compete for the crown.

[Akbarkoe]

I also expect that Chelsea will shift Manchester City to 2nd table this week. Manchester City will face a difficult match versus Liverpool which I think they won't be able to win that match because Liverpool will overcome it. but we can't ignore the fighting spirit Aston Villa squad, I see they've come back when they were able to hold Juventus last night. Boubacar Kamara has returned to strengthen the squad and became a key player to build an attack. This is an important situation which must thing Enzo Maresca, because if their defense line is unable to withstand the counterattack, I think the match will end a draw.

Chelsea deserve to be in top four with their continuos improvement since the last season and they have a squad with many young players who can be their core players for development in next several years like at least half of a decade. They can take over the second position from Manchester City after this week when Liverpool will possibly get points from Manchester City.

Whether Chelsea can be able to beat Aston Villa to surpass Manchester City is a first question, and the second question is whether Chelsea are strong and stable enough with their performances to defend this second position against Manchester City and some other clubs in coming months. I think it's still too early for Chelsea to join a title competition, they are improving but not enough to compete for the crown.

Chelsea is very likely to replace Manchester City as runner-up in the standings considering Man City's poor performance in the last few matches. However, it should be remembered that Chelsea is not the only one with 22 points, because there are also Arsenal and Brighton who also have the same points, namely 22 points. And in the 13th match later, you will find out who will replace Man City as runner-up. Because for Man City itself, they will face 2 quite tough matches, namely facing the top of the standings, Liverpool and the dark horse, Nottingham Forest. This will be a tough test for Man City in the midst of conditions that are not good.

And regarding the Chelsea match against Aston Villa, currently Aston Villa has performed poorly in several matches both in the UCL and in the Premier League, even they got a draw in a match that they should have won, such as when they faced Crystal Palace which ended with a draw of 2-2. Seeing how Aston Villa is currently performing, it seems very possible for Chelsea to get three points in this match.

[tusandii]

There is a Liverpool - Manchester City game in a few days. It is a really crucial one considering the title competition.



Here is the odds.

I would even expect Liverpool to have lower odds than that honestly.    Because Manchester City have been experiencing really tough days recently. Did you see how Feyenoord got a point from them at Etihad by coming back from a 3-0 disadvantage?

Guardiola and his students are in a devastated condition. While Liverpool are doing great I think they are a serious favourite to win this game. There is a huge opportunity to make the gap 11 points. I wouldn't even be surprised if Arne Slot does some rotation against Real Madrid today.

The chances of both teams are very tempting Liverpool are certainly favored to win at home against Man City but with such high odds I am a little hesitant because I am worried that the match will end in a draw, and the odds for a draw itself are also quite high so I think it is very difficult to make a choice in this match.
Yes I know Pep Guardiola's troops are indeed in difficult times right now but we also don't know when Man City will rise again and perform impressively to avoid the risk I might bet on BTTS with low odds @1.50.

[Oluwa-btc]

Onana providing that one point to United was the unexpected part, he is usually the worst one, and to be fair he almost got the goal they conceded as well, he was reaching it but defender put his head in, if it didn't touch United players, Onana would have saved that one too, which shows how amazing he could become when he is playing a good game, normally he isn't that great but this inconsistency is the reason fans are not sure about him.

De Gea for example had a level, he wasn't the greatest goalkeeper ever, but he had a level and he always played at that level, maybe he had some good games and bad games too, but not this volatile at all, Onana's best game is by far better than anything De Gea has ever done in all the years he was at United, but also Onana's worst game is much worse than a fifth division goalkeeper as well, I still remember the UCL game against Galatasaray they had, I could have done better lol. So, it's definitely a questionable situation.

Some levels of difficulty comprehending what's written above, but Andrea Onana was never a bad goalkeeper even for Ajax and also for Inter Milan. Manchester United had a last season honestly so it affected every single player playing for that club. It's good to see how he's shut these critics by upgrading his performance. I have nothing to say about DDG, he will always remain a Man United legend to myself.

[Farma]

There is a Liverpool - Manchester City game in a few days. It is a really crucial one considering the title competition.



Here is the odds.

I would even expect Liverpool to have lower odds than that honestly.    Because Manchester City have been experiencing really tough days recently. Did you see how Feyenoord got a point from them at Etihad by coming back from a 3-0 disadvantage?

Guardiola and his students are in a devastated condition. While Liverpool are doing great I think they are a serious favourite to win this game. There is a huge opportunity to make the gap 11 points. I wouldn't even be surprised if Arne Slot does some rotation against Real Madrid today.

The chances of both teams are very tempting Liverpool are certainly favored to win at home against Man City but with such high odds I am a little hesitant because I am worried that the match will end in a draw, and the odds for a draw itself are also quite high so I think it is very difficult to make a choice in this match.
Yes I know Pep Guardiola's troops are indeed in difficult times right now but we also don't know when Man City will rise again and perform impressively to avoid the risk I might bet on BTTS with low odds @1.50.

This is quite a tough match, Liverpool is indeed very favored in this match because Liverpool is currently in top form and they will also play at home, moreover the odds @ 2.14 are very very tempting but what must also be realized is that Manchester City has everything and they can rise at any time, especially since this is a match between two top Premier League teams, of course there is more motivation from Manchester City to be able to rise in the match later.

I saw some of the previous meetings between the two teams and it was quite balanced so I plan to bet on a draw in the match later with odds @ 3.70 it will be quite worth it and the possibility of it happening is very big in my opinion.

[samuraijin]

I saw some of the previous meetings between the two teams and it was quite balanced so I plan to bet on a draw in the match later with odds @ 3.70 it will be quite worth it and the possibility of it happening is very big in my opinion.

Honestly I'm not so sure about the draw score, because playing away from home for Man City is very difficult so it's very impossible to happen, Liverpool is in good condition in several matches plus just defeated Real Madrid that could be a sign for Man City, the defeat that happened to Man City in the last 3 matches shows that there is a decline in performance in the Man City camp, regarding the odds @3.70 which I think does not affect the results on the field sometimes it is not so accurate with the final result of the match.

[Nheer]

There is a Liverpool - Manchester City game in a few days. It is a really crucial one considering the title competition.



Here is the odds.

I would even expect Liverpool to have lower odds than that honestly.    Because Manchester City have been experiencing really tough days recently. Did you see how Feyenoord got a point from them at Etihad by coming back from a 3-0 disadvantage?

Guardiola and his students are in a devastated condition. While Liverpool are doing great I think they are a serious favourite to win this game. There is a huge opportunity to make the gap 11 points. I wouldn't even be surprised if Arne Slot does some rotation against Real Madrid today.

It will be a very interesting game even if Manchester City are currently struggling i still think it wouldn’t be easy for Liverpool to get all maximum points.

The odds seems fair enough to me because Manchester City are not in form, they have lost 5 matches and draw 1 in their last six games played and so they deserved the odds, they are not getting a bigger odd because its a big game and they will play better against Liverpool and won’t want the point gap to be too much.

No matter the form a big match is a big match and even with poor form anything can still happen and Manchester City could surprise us all, the odds are perfect. This is the perfect opportunity for Liverpool to extend their lead and run towards the title and playing at Anfield gives them more advantage also.