⚽ Premier League 2026/2027 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Adiljutt156]

Arsenal regained their best form and performance, because when Arteta managed to make Arsenal have a good performance from the last few seasons in fact, as far as I remember Arteta was able to make Arsenal make and have a quick goal in the first half. At the moment, Arsenal are back in great form like that again and of course, if Arteta manages to maintain this kind of performance, then of course Arsenal will be a team that is able to compete well in the race for trophies. But at least, I think there may also be some key players who have returned from injury or something else, to successfully make Arsenal rise.

Arsenal football team performance was at higher level because all boys did excellent game in this match and we saw good match because we saw goals in this match and that is unexpected result because we expected that the result will be 3-2 or 4-2 but West Ham United team played very bad and could not goal but they got many chances but they took pressure of goals because Arsenal players did goals from the start of match and West Ham United team understood that they will definitely lose this match .Wan-Bissaka and Emerson did goal from West Ham United team but they could not save their team from lose in this match. Gabriel and Trossard did first two goals and they gave confidence to their team members in this match.

[ajanwalker]

The Liverpool match was supposed to be a morale booster match for Manchester City, but it didn't happen. Liverpool won the match 2-0.
City couldn't even create a decent position in the match.
Gakpo scored Liverpool's first goal, and after Real Madrid, he also scored against City and continued to shine.
With this win, Liverpool increased the point difference with City to 11 points.
There is a 9-point difference with its closest followers, Arsenal and Chelsea.
I think Liverpool will widen the point gap further this year if there are no injuries.

[sotelorene]

It's a big joke Pep rotated Lewis to play as a right winger, while both Gundongan and Silva that really good in attacking instead of defending, Pep put them as a defensive midfielder. Pep is frustrated and he don't know how to solve it, this will be the worst season for them.

If Liverpool become a champion in this season, it will be a sweat last dance for Salah in Liverpool.

It looks like Liverpool can achieve their goal and become champions, it was a very important match from this point of view, and for City this defeat was a very difficult blow, and after a series of failures they fell to 5th place. The closest pursuers of Liverpool are Arsenal and Chelsea, but they are also 9 points behind Liverpool. I do not want to rush and say that Liverpool will be champions, because any team can have a decline...

There is still a lot of match to play but to me I think yesterday match, that Is Liverpool vs Man city was like a final match for Liverpool this season and even if you say Liverpool will become champions this season in premier league is or will not be a wrong statement because currently now i doubt if any club can bit Liverpool so easily as a matter of fact Liverpool is not only leading in the premier league, they are also leading in the champions league that is to say that they are really inform and doing well apparently. And even if Man city pick form I don't think there's something they can do if at all they are going to..., we should accept the fact that Man city is facing their difficult time just like other club like Chelsea etc has..., remember anything is possible in football but these are my observations.

[mamesso]

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It looks like Liverpool can achieve their goal and become champions, it was a very important match from this point of view, and for City this defeat was a very difficult blow, and after a series of failures they fell to 5th place. The closest pursuers of Liverpool are Arsenal and Chelsea, but they are also 9 points behind Liverpool. I do not want to rush and say that Liverpool will be champions, because any team can have a decline...

Since being handled by Arne Slot, Liverpool has transformed into a giant that is difficult to defeat, they have managed to beat Man City, Real Madrid, Leverkusen and Manchester United since being handled by Ten Hag. Remarkably, Liverpool beat them without conceding a single goal with an aggregate score of 11-0. If Arne Slot can maintain Liverpool's performance like when they beat the big teams they will get a double trophy at the end of the season.

[Velvet78]

The points gap with Liverpool is not 12, but 11 points for now.

Yeah I mistakenly wrote 12 points. Fixed it now, thanks. 


We aren't giving much of a break to the Premier League as it seems. As of tomorrow, there are new week games to be played.

Manchester City - Nottingham seems interesting. Is it finally going to be the time Guardiola finishes this bad streak? While Nottingham are in good shape I really can't be sure of anything.

Arsenal - Manchester United is obviously the biggest one on this game week.    Arsenal are in a huge form while Amorim is making progress with the Red Devils. It is likely to be so much fun.

[Pandu Geddon]

the beating run might still continue as the player lose confidence and become more desperate in the coming games.

When facing Nottingham and Crystal Palace in the next match Man City must be able to perform better. If not, the result will be very bad when they face Juventus in the Champions League and the Manchester derby.
I hope the players do not experience bad conditions and immediately get their confidence. The points difference in the standings between the teams is very small. If Man City loses too many points, they will be in really bad condition.

[TastyChillySauce00]

4 consecutive defeats in the Premier League is Pep Guardiola's worst record in his history with Manchester City. He didn't have a record like this before, but this season is completely different. Manchester City have had great difficulty recovering from their downturn this season and they look like a team that has lost confidence when playing. Player performance changes, defense is poor, attack patterns are also ineffective.

The points gap with Liverpool is not 12, but 11 points for now. Liverpool's victory has strengthened the assumption that Liverpool are the team that will win the Premier League title this season, but the title race is expected to be tight if Arsenal can stop Liverpool for the rest of the season.

It's a big joke Pep rotated Lewis to play as a right winger, while both Gundongan and Silva that really good in attacking instead of defending, Pep put them as a defensive midfielder. Pep is frustrated and he don't know how to solve it, this will be the worst season for them.

If Liverpool become a champion in this season, it will be a sweat last dance for Salah in Liverpool.

Pep did so many rotations and he tried something new, but it's not working accordingly. I meant, he has no good right winger at this moment, he has Foden but he is also underperform. He has none that can play as a RW, and he decides to put Lewis there.

The problem is that when he puts Lewis to play at mid along with Gundo, and no connection between both players. I know it was gambling, but Pep has no choice. He has limitations in term of players availability.

I see nothing wrong with it. he did his best to ensure his club can find a strategy that fit his squad well without having some of his best players.

[MrEazyLife]

After Amorim's 2 silly experiments with Malacia and Antony against Bodo/Glimt it seems like he realizes that priorities and winning are paramount and he's got the momentum this time around with players that I think are much more stable than his previous lineups.

I think Amorim assumed it wasn't so difficult to play against Bodo/Glimt. So he put Malacia and Antony on the starting lineup. Luckily Man United won the match, people can feel quite satisfied with Amorim's tactic.  

By the way, Amorim at least already have some permanent players on the defense line. he prefers using De Light-Martinez-Mazraoui.

The game ended without a hitch for them with 2 braces from the feet of Rashford and Zirkzee that saw Manchester United end the week's festivities on a high at Old Trafford.

Yep. Rashford and Zirkzee played well today, each of them scored 2 goals. Amorim has tried to always rotate Man United attackers. I think there duo Rashford and Zirkzee who showed a more productive result. I think they deserve to play again as starters in the next matches.

Their momentum is starting to build now although doubts about Amorim are still very big due to the departure of Rudd van Nistelrooy but it seems he still wants to show that Manchester United's decision to sign him from Sporting was not a mistake.

I think the doubt on Amorim are starting to diminish. The more wins got by Man United, the more people will trust on Amorim. I think it is about the time that Amorim will show his quality to anyone. Sure, it is not a mistake to hire him if he can improve the performance of Man United. He also should have the intention to build Man United squad for a long run.

Yea you’ve said it all. But then in no account should Amorim not sign the players he feels he needs. We need a competitive team where everyone wants to perform well when given the opportunity. Luke Shaw looks solid but can’t be count on due to injuries. Malacia played well against Bodø/Glimt. But isn’t fully fit, we can expect more improvement from him.
We hope they maintain this same mentality and form.

[hyudien]

Arne Slot will not stop here, even though beating Man City does not mean Liverpool will relax. They have everything in both the Premier League and the Champions League both at the top of the table. Is there any club this season that can stop Arne Slot men? for the time being obviously not. But Liverpool must be vigilant considering Mo Salah, Trend A Arnold and Virgil van Dijk have not yet received a contract extension so next season there is no guarantee they can be as consistent as now.

[Egii Nna]

It's a big joke Pep rotated Lewis to play as a right winger, while both Gundongan and Silva that really good in attacking instead of defending, Pep put them as a defensive midfielder. Pep is frustrated and he don't know how to solve it, this will be the worst season for them.

If Liverpool become a champion in this season, it will be a sweat last dance for Salah in Liverpool.

It looks like Liverpool can achieve their goal and become champions, it was a very important match from this point of view, and for City this defeat was a very difficult blow, and after a series of failures they fell to 5th place. The closest pursuers of Liverpool are Arsenal and Chelsea, but they are also 9 points behind Liverpool. I do not want to rush and say that Liverpool will be champions, because any team can have a decline...

Liverpool has a good hope that they will be able to make it to the champions of the Premier League this season, but we can’t still lose that much hope on them because they will be able to make it to the final champions, although anything can happen because we are not that deep into the season, and we know that these two teams, Arsenal and Chelsea, are now very serious to see if they will be able to get it to the title of the championship. So those two teams will be a threat to Liverpool, even though we know they are 9 points above them, but still, things can change for them, so all I will say is that Liverpool should try their best and maintain their position in the league for now. But that of Manchester City I can say anything more because I don’t think they will be able to come back to the top 4 again; it will be very hard for them.

[Kindness001]

Arne Slot will not stop here, even though beating Man City does not mean Liverpool will relax. They have everything in both the Premier League and the Champions League both at the top of the table. Is there any club this season that can stop Arne Slot men? for the time being obviously not. But Liverpool must be vigilant considering Mo Salah, Trend A Arnold and Virgil van Dijk have not yet received a contract extension so next season there is no guarantee they can be as consistent as now.

Beating Man City is a great step step for them at least for them to leave the top sport in the table they must loose 3 matches.
For them to lose a match this season they will play the Barcelona that beat Bayern Munich and real Madrid with their form
The way things are going after the match against Man City Salah said this is probably his last match against City in Liverpool shirt

[Issa56]

It looks like Liverpool can achieve their goal and become champions, it was a very important match from this point of view, and for City this defeat was a very difficult blow, and after a series of failures they fell to 5th place.

Let’s see if they will be able to achieve their aim this season. Manchester City, which everyone is thinking will be contesting with them, is performing poorly currently, and before Pep Guardiola will be able to fix things in the club, it might be too late already. Arsenal which is currently in second position, is not consistent, we all know Arsenal for that. They really can’t contest with Liverpool, and Chelsea which is in 3rd position currently, is not really fighting for the premier league title this season. Enzo Maresca is just trying to fix things in the club first, and his target this season is just to qualify for the champions league, so I still have confidence in Liverpool winning the league title this season, but let’s just keep on observing.
 
Manchester City losing to Liverpool in their match yesterday was what most people expected. Manchester City's performance has been kind of poor recently, they are losing and playing draws against even weak teams, so everyone expected Liverpool, who are currently in form, to win the match, and they did, so I wasn’t really surprised with the result.

[Jossque]

There were some good matches yesterday and the most important one was definitely the match between Liverpool and Manchester City.Liverpool were of course the favorites against the out of form City and managed to win.Liverpool under the management of Arne Slot is going step by step towards the championship.Liverpool took the lead with Gakpo in the first half and in the second half, Salah's goal from a penalty decided the score of the match. In the second half, Salah's goal from the penalty decided the score of the match.City is in a heavy decline due to the lack of wins in recent weeks and Pep needs to recover his team as soon as possible. After 4 consecutive defeats in the league, they are very detached from the championship race and the point difference with Liverpool has increased to 11.

[aylabadia05]

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An intriguing match, Liverpool are playing at home and are in great form, and it is very important for City to win because in case of a draw or defeat they will allow Liverpool to gain too big an advantage, which could leave City out of the title fight. In the match with Feyenoord it seemed to me that they showed their previous game, but then something incomprehensible happened with their defense and Guardeola needs to pay attention to this, because Liverpool is a team that will not forgive such mistakes if they are repeated.

The decline in performance of several players means that Manchester City is not performing as well as in previous seasons. They really have difficulty winning every game and the defeat against Liverpool was their fourth consecutive defeat in the Premier League in 13 matches. Obviously this has made it more difficult for them to defend their title this season, but this is good news for the competitors who have been fasting for a title for quite some time.

Liverpool is the team at the forefront of fighting for the title so far, while Arsenal and Chelsea both have the opportunity to at least disrupt Liverpool's plans. The points gap is currently too wide, but considering this is the Premier League there may still be changes before the season ends.

[Zaguru12]

It looks like Liverpool can achieve their goal and become champions, it was a very important match from this point of view, and for City this defeat was a very difficult blow, and after a series of failures they fell to 5th place. The closest pursuers of Liverpool are Arsenal and Chelsea, but they are also 9 points behind Liverpool. I do not want to rush and say that Liverpool will be champions, because any team can have a decline...

This game has always been the title deciding game for some years now bar the last two years where Arsenal created another extra competition, for Liverpool fans this game and the one against Arch rivals Manchester United and Everton are slots initiation games, beating this three and winning the title will definitely place him in the heart of the fans. So yesterday was memorable to the Manchester City fans as they were able to crush both the European champions and the league champions in a week, currently they are in utopia and that’s why the chants were coming out.

But is this the end for the league I will definitely say no, Liverpool have been in this position before 9 points clear and they didn’t win it rather they lost it to Manchester city and finished third. Right now I don’t expect city to pull that stunt up again but you can just rule them out. But Liverpool has both Arsenal and Chelsea at their tails and it will be disastrous to underrate them. Arsenal have challenge for the title for the last two seasons and they can do that again with their top opposition’s Manchester city looking fazed out already

[X-ray]

Arne Slot will not stop here, even though beating Man City does not mean Liverpool will relax. They have everything in both the Premier League and the Champions League both at the top of the table. Is there any club this season that can stop Arne Slot men? for the time being obviously not. But Liverpool must be vigilant considering Mo Salah, Trend A Arnold and Virgil van Dijk have not yet received a contract extension so next season there is no guarantee they can be as consistent as now.

The outright odds has already hinted you, which clubs can compete against Liverpool. These clubs are Chelsea and Arsenal, but the gap is too big. Liverpool has 9 points gap to the its closest competitors, but it can be widening in the upcoming weeks.

Liverpool is gonna have easy fixtures in the upcoming weeks. The will against Newcastle, Everton and Fulham. It sounds impossible for them to drop some points against those weak clubs. That's why i think the gap may be going bigger.

[Obari]

Arne Slot will not stop here, even though beating Man City does not mean Liverpool will relax. They have everything in both the Premier League and the Champions League both at the top of the table. Is there any club this season that can stop Arne Slot men? for the time being obviously not. But Liverpool must be vigilant considering Mo Salah, Trend A Arnold and Virgil van Dijk have not yet received a contract extension so next season there is no guarantee they can be as consistent as now.

Liverpool players making everyone proud because they're the basic instrument of Arne Slot. They're winning matches and ranked first on the EPL table. It's possible for the new manager to win the EPL title in his first season handling Liverpool. This is complex tasks to manage at Anfield because stepping into the picture after Jurgen Klopp exits the managerial role, everyone thought it will be complex coming from Arne Slot but looking at his development in the club, he's all good. Do you know Arne Slot have defeated Pep Guardiola, Erik Ten Hag, Carlo Ancelotti and Xabi Alonso this season and he didn't concede a goal against them. For me, he simply passed the test for replacing Jurgen Klopp.

[Docnaster]

The outright odds has already hinted you, which clubs can compete against Liverpool. These clubs are Chelsea and Arsenal, but the gap is too big. Liverpool has 9 points gap to the its closest competitors, but it can be widening in the upcoming weeks.

Liverpool is gonna have easy fixtures in the upcoming weeks. The will against Newcastle, Everton and Fulham. It sounds impossible for them to drop some points against those weak clubs. That's why i think the gap may be going bigger.

I think Arsenal's performance in the last two seasons were considered before they were given a little above 3 odds to win the league title while Chelsea who have the same points with them are given 17 odds to win the league. Chelsea in my opinion have been a better side than Arsenal this season and also possesses a better potentials to finish the season in a better position than Arsenal.
Liverpool who has the smallest odds to win the league rightly deserve the odds they were given because of how convincing they've been performing this season. I think Arne Slot destined to win the EPL in his first season in England.

[Odusko]

Arne Slot will not stop here, even though beating Man City does not mean Liverpool will relax. They have everything in both the Premier League and the Champions League both at the top of the table. Is there any club this season that can stop Arne Slot men? for the time being obviously not. But Liverpool must be vigilant considering Mo Salah, Trend A Arnold and Virgil van Dijk have not yet received a contract extension so next season there is no guarantee they can be as consistent as now.

The outright odds has already hinted you, which clubs can compete against Liverpool. These clubs are Chelsea and Arsenal, but the gap is too big. Liverpool has 9 points gap to the its closest competitors, but it can be widening in the upcoming weeks.

Liverpool is gonna have easy fixtures in the upcoming weeks. The will against Newcastle, Everton and Fulham. It sounds impossible for them to drop some points against those weak clubs. That's why i think the gap may be going bigger.

Exactly, this point gap may increase higher in the coming games because Liverpool will be facing a very weak team and this will really help them to widen the gap more with their closest rival happen to be Arsenal for now. The point gaps can only be maintained if Arsenal can also keep up to their winnings and continue their consistency in the league now. Manchester City have really fell down the paddle of teams for the top spot for now, let’s see what happens and becomes of them in the coming weeks which could change the face of the league further. I am very happy to see Chelsea on this position, it’s been a long time to see them standing on this position after a series of poor season’s by them for some years. I can’t wait to see what they can do this season also, and maybe get the opportunity to finish in the top four and register their presence once more in the champions league after a long time being ousted of the competition.

[Raflesia]

After Amorim's 2 silly experiments with Malacia and Antony against Bodo/Glimt it seems like he realizes that priorities and winning are paramount and he's got the momentum this time around with players that I think are much more stable than his previous lineups.

I think Amorim assumed it wasn't so difficult to play against Bodo/Glimt. So he put Malacia and Antony on the starting lineup. Luckily Man United won the match, people can feel quite satisfied with Amorim's tactic.  

By the way, Amorim at least already have some permanent players on the defense line. he prefers using De Light-Martinez-Mazraoui.

But it is indeed a risky gamble where they still need points for the Europa League and it also seems to be a plan so that he has an idea for a reshuffle in the next season or half of this season by selecting who is worthy and who will be allowed to leave later and we are aware that for Malacia is actually below average for performance because seeing from what happened there was no excellence whatsoever shown by Malacia when given the opportunity.
Speed he lost even for the goal created from Bodo/Glimt it happened because he lost the speed battle, passing is also not too good for a player who was predicted as a big player before so in this case it is quite strange when he was retained in the last few seasons at Manchester United.

Their momentum is starting to build now although doubts about Amorim are still very big due to the departure of Rudd van Nistelrooy but it seems he still wants to show that Manchester United's decision to sign him from Sporting was not a mistake.

I think the doubt on Amorim are starting to diminish. The more wins got by Man United, the more people will trust on Amorim. I think it is about the time that Amorim will show his quality to anyone. Sure, it is not a mistake to hire him if he can improve the performance of Man United. He also should have the intention to build Man United squad for a long run.

Now he just has to keep trying to show his quality because even though the assumption of the choice to replace Ruud van Nistelrooy for some people is still doubtful whether he is capable or not but as long as he provides good consistency the doubts and criticism will disappear replaced by praise. We take the example of Slot who did feel the same way before but when he was able to make a good contribution slowly the doubts about Slot at Liverpool have changed now and that is also what Amorim must do now.