⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[tiCeR]

Honestly, I personally am not surprised by that draw result because I also always consider about failure. But yes, because I also bet on Liverpool, at least there will be a sense of disappointment because I lost the bet, but even so I still accept the results and even, in another post I also really appreciate Manchester United and I also said that Manchester United deserves points. Because indeed, even though the team has good dominance by being strong at the top of the standings, it will not make the team always win every match it plays, so this draw is certainly a common result.

Honestly everyone did think about "yeah it could happen" levels and that s not really shocking but that doesn't mean that it was a guaranteed thing. When a team does amazingly, everyone starts to wait for them to finally start to lose and that eventually always happens. No team goes unbeaten forever, I mean in theory even Leverkusen did lose, maybe took them whole season to lose but they did.

And in 99.99% of the cases it happens within the season, and draws are even more common and easier as well, every team gets that. So what I see here is that it just eventually caught up to them and I believe they are just reaching to that point where they are not really playing as well as they used to, at least not for that game at all. But this isn't going to change easily at all, it is going to be very tough to see for most of these teams because we are not going to see them changing to worse or better over just one game.

But there is now a special case where a team goes unbeaten and has yet no chance anymore to win the title. Serie A club Juventus Turin has more draws after 19 games than I have ever seen, which implies that not losing games doesn't make you a winning team. Liverpool though can be satisfied with a draw from to time, it doesn't change their trajectory towards the title as they are a winning team overall.

Leverkusen was kind of different because that loss against Atalanta cost them a precious title. I am sure they would have preferred to lose two Bundesliga games instead and take the title regardless. That would have not given them the record as the team going unbeaten for a whole season, but they would have won the minor triple instead consisting of Bundesliga, DFB Pokal and Europa League.

It really depends in which games you lose or have to be satisfied with a draw. As long as Liverpool doesn't get as many draws as Juventus, a point is rather a point won for them instead of two points lost.

[Marvelockg]

Liverpool was the least expected club to be on fire but they are gradually becoming weak and there consistency seems to have been affected, but they are the one to hopefully win the premier league because we the city are still at the point of recovery and am not bothered about what Manchester City is playing because it started when the season started so am not even surprised with what ever  performance they will display and I don't even think there hope of winning but I think things will still get better eventually, and what transpired between Liverpool and Manchester United is not somthing that is expected but football it sometimes happens the way things changed so fast in that game how the United were able to equalize was an impressive game coming from
Them and a lot of people would have lost bet because of how the game changed so fast.

Liverpool are not slowly getting weaker in the Premier League but they are slowly becoming a stronger team, perhaps you can clearly understand that if you look at their performances in recent times. Many people have discussed the match in which Liverpool drew against Manchester United And they think Liverpool are getting weaker. In fact, no team can win all the matches in football, Maybe that's not even possible. According to the statistics of that match between Liverpool and Manchester United, Liverpool performed well, yet they unexpectedly drew the match against Manchester United. Everyone may be surprised to see a match between Liverpool and Tottenham today, because Liverpool lost 1-0 to Tottenham in that match. That match was the semi-final match of the EFL Cup.

i had already predicted that these two games are going to be a very tricky one for them and when i saw the two results, i was not even surprised at all because on a normal, these two teams are not just teams you write off just like that if not that they are equally struggling to getting good result of recent. these two result is not the very best of it for a team that is currently the best but there is a lot to learn from the result and so far, 6 points cleared with a pending game to go is still a good spot to stand when you consider that your major threat is behind you by at least 12 points which is a lot of difference at this stage of the game. next game against? you just have to say "it is well" because if care is not taken, that might result in giving out another point and giving arsenal some level of hope.

[Litzki1990]

Liverpool was the least expected club to be on fire but they are gradually becoming weak and there consistency seems to have been affected, but they are the one to hopefully win the premier league because we the city are still at the point of recovery and am not bothered about what Manchester City is playing because it started when the season started so am not even surprised with what ever  performance they will display and I don't even think there hope of winning but I think things will still get better eventually, and what transpired between Liverpool and Manchester United is not somthing that is expected but football it sometimes happens the way things changed so fast in that game how the United were able to equalize was an impressive game coming from
Them and a lot of people would have lost bet because of how the game changed so fast.

Liverpool are not slowly getting weaker in the Premier League but they are slowly becoming a stronger team, perhaps you can clearly understand that if you look at their performances in recent times. Many people have discussed the match in which Liverpool drew against Manchester United And they think Liverpool are getting weaker. In fact, no team can win all the matches in football, Maybe that's not even possible. According to the statistics of that match between Liverpool and Manchester United, Liverpool performed well, yet they unexpectedly drew the match against Manchester United. Everyone may be surprised to see a match between Liverpool and Tottenham today, because Liverpool lost 1-0 to Tottenham in that match. That match was the semi-final match of the EFL Cup.

We have this idea that Manchester United is a bad team and when Liverpool can't win against this team, many of us say that Liverpool's performance is bad, but in reality, Liverpool's performance is not bad. Manchester United performed really well against Liverpool and Liverpool should be thanked that they did not lose against Manchester United. Apart from Manchester United's match, Liverpool has performed well in all the other matches. If Liverpool could not maintain the consistency of good performance so far, then they would not be able to hold the top position of the points table even in the middle of the season. The way they are performing I want them to maintain this consistency till the end.

[Altryist]

We have this idea that Manchester United is a bad team and when Liverpool can't win against this team, many of us say that Liverpool's performance is bad, but in reality, Liverpool's performance is not bad. Manchester United performed really well against Liverpool and Liverpool should be thanked that they did not lose against Manchester United. Apart from Manchester United's match, Liverpool has performed well in all the other matches. If Liverpool could not maintain the consistency of good performance so far, then they would not be able to hold the top position of the points table even in the middle of the season. The way they are performing I want them to maintain this consistency till the end.

What I was paying attention to is that Liverpool rarely have a stable season without slumps and if this season is not an exception, it could start at any moment. Manchester United played this match better than the previous ones, and Liverpool's defense was not so reliable, so I do not want to rush to say that Manchester United will win now, this is only one match, and their defense is still very unreliable. Amorim needs to make Manchester United stable, then they can improve their position.

[Palakka]

We have this idea that Manchester United is a bad team and when Liverpool can't win against this team, many of us say that Liverpool's performance is bad, but in reality, Liverpool's performance is not bad. Manchester United performed really well against Liverpool and Liverpool should be thanked that they did not lose against Manchester United. Apart from Manchester United's match, Liverpool has performed well in all the other matches. If Liverpool could not maintain the consistency of good performance so far, then they would not be able to hold the top position of the points table even in the middle of the season. The way they are performing I want them to maintain this consistency till the end.

What I was paying attention to is that Liverpool rarely have a stable season without slumps and if this season is not an exception, it could start at any moment. Manchester United played this match better than the previous ones, and Liverpool's defense was not so reliable, so I do not want to rush to say that Manchester United will win now, this is only one match, and their defense is still very unreliable. Amorim needs to make Manchester United stable, then they can improve their position.

The performance of the red devils in that match really surprised us, although they only won a draw in that match, but we have to admit that their performance in that match is really very impressive compared to the matches they have played before, Liverpool still shows extraordinary quality and consistency at this time and they are still unbeaten in 16 matches in the EPL, a draw with Manchester United and also the defeat they got from Tottenham in the Carabao Cup, I think it's a strong blow for them  but that doesn't mean it will affect their chances and stability in the EPL later, it must be admitted if Liverpool have a bad experience in terms of consistency in the previous seasons, but I think this season will be a different season for them, because so far they has shown good consistency in their play in crucial matches, so the defeat or draw in the last two matches we can see as unlucky fate for them.

[el kaka22]

United really really needed a win, and even a draw looks like an ok thing, so that's probably why they played much better than they normally do. Even though Liverpool is a great team, I do not think that they could end up playing that greatly towards a team that is trying to avoid relegation and fighting with 100% to do better.

A few losses here, and a few draws there and United could have been much lower, so they need all the points they can get. Meanwhile, Liverpool is in lead comfortably so they do not care about the results individually all that much, as long as they do fine in general they should win the league, so there wasn't anything extra for this game, it is not some derby or anything like that neither, hence it didn't really feel that differently for them at all. I believe we could do fine but we need to just realize that Liverpool may end up not caring too much if the point gap doesn't close, only start caring again if any team gets too close.

[PremiumcryptoHub]

i had already predicted that these two games are going to be a very tricky one for them and when i saw the two results, i was not even surprised at all

In the match that Manchester United drew against Liverpool, they performed much better in that match than in other previous matches. Moreover, we sometimes see that Manchester United are able to suddenly perform well against very strong teams. Similarly they have been able to perform well against strong teams like Liverpool.

Manchester United has been consistently underperforming this season in the Premier League so it is natural for everyone to think that this team might not be able to win any match very easily, but the team is slowly changing i.e. their style of play is changing. If they can keep up their performance in every match like the strong performance they showed against Liverpool then maybe they can continue their winning streak.

[ingiltere]

After failing to win their last 5 games, Everton have parted ways with Sean Dyche. Everton, who have only 3 wins in the league this season and are just above the relegation zone, have temporarily brought in U18 coach Leighton Baines. There are many good managers available. Let's see who will be their choice. Everton need to be much higher up the table. I don't think they will be relegated but it's too stressful to even feel the danger.

[aylabadia05]

Manchester United has been consistently underperforming this season in the Premier League so it is natural for everyone to think that this team might not be able to win any match very easily, but the team is slowly changing i.e. their style of play is changing. If they can keep up their performance in every match like the strong performance they showed against Liverpool then maybe they can continue their winning streak.

Last season Manchester United was also not as we expected, but we still always filled the number of seats at Old Trafford and almost never missed the screen to watch Manchester United play.
Then, last season Liverpool also did not perform well even though this season they got more points than other teams.
Manchester United fans will always be patient and believe that Manchester United will be better next season. It just takes time for us.

[hahay]

After failing to win their last 5 games, Everton have parted ways with Sean Dyche. Everton, who have only 3 wins in the league this season and are just above the relegation zone, have temporarily brought in U18 coach Leighton Baines. There are many good managers available. Let's see who will be their choice. Everton need to be much higher up the table. I don't think they will be relegated but it's too stressful to even feel the danger.

Yes, Leighton Baines is only an interim coach and that gives Everton time to find a coach with the right criteria who is expected to improve Everton later. The first match for Leighton Baines against Peterborough in the FA Cup which has just started, playing at home should have a chance for Leighton Baines to make Everton get a victory. Considering, Peterborough is also not a team that has the same quality as Everton, so with this difference  in quality makes his job less difficult and also to make good preparations for playing in the Premier League against Aston Villa later. Unfortunately, Everton will get difficult opponents next in the Premier League, and it is a difficult challenge for Leighton Baines despite only being an interim coach.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Every coach certainly wants to be himself by adopting a playing style that has become his trademark. Amorim cannot be demanded to be Van Nistelrooy or any other coach because he has his own philosophy, it's just that the EPL is more competitive than the Portuguese League which makes it a bit difficult for him at Man United. A draw against Liverpool was quite good in my opinion, because they came to Anfield not as favorites, especially since they had previously lost three consecutive games in the EPL.

Well, the truth is that what he did against Liverpool saves Amorim's reputation a lot. I am clear that no coach should be copied, but it is clear that if a system works then it should be continued, because it is only necessary to perfect it if it gives good results, but if something is working well and then everything is changed for a personal style but risking total relegation, well, it is not good for the team or the club. The case of Liverpool is a clear example, the coach did not leave Klopp's system aside, he followed it and will make his own arrangements and that is why this team is successful today.

[KingsDen]

Manchester United has been consistently underperforming this season in the Premier League so it is natural for everyone to think that this team might not be able to win any match very easily, but the team is slowly changing i.e. their style of play is changing. If they can keep up their performance in every match like the strong performance they showed against Liverpool then maybe they can continue their winning streak.

Last season Manchester United was also not as we expected, but we still always filled the number of seats at Old Trafford and almost never missed the screen to watch Manchester United play.
Then, last season Liverpool also did not perform well even though this season they got more points than other teams.
Manchester United fans will always be patient and believe that Manchester United will be better next season. It just takes time for us.

They availability of Manchester United fans is not as a result of Manchester United performance. Even when Manchester united players are undperforming, fan base does not decrease. This is because Manchester United has organic supporters, and this supporters were groomed to have the Manchester United club as a family which they would stick with even when the club is not performing well. So, it is expected that Manchester United players will still be very active as supporters until the team is well rebuilt.
As for Manchester United performance, I think Armorim is on the mission to make changes in the club and by next season he could do something better.

[bitzizzix]

Manchester United has been consistently underperforming this season in the Premier League so it is natural for everyone to think that this team might not be able to win any match very easily, but the team is slowly changing i.e. their style of play is changing. If they can keep up their performance in every match like the strong performance they showed against Liverpool then maybe they can continue their winning streak.

Last season Manchester United was also not as we expected, but we still always filled the number of seats at Old Trafford and almost never missed the screen to watch Manchester United play.
Then, last season Liverpool also did not perform well even though this season they got more points than other teams.
Manchester United fans will always be patient and believe that Manchester United will be better next season. It just takes time for us.

Yes, it's all just a matter of time and also the suitability of the coach to be able to make changes. Manchester United have not made significant changes but it can still be said that in a short time Ruben Amorim has made changes even though not many and also still not consistent, but I am sure next season Manchester United can be better and Ruben Amorim will try because it is not easy to build a bad team into a good team in a short time. And the changes are as we saw in the match against Liverpool yesterday, and it was an extraordinary match and Manchester United was able to match Liverpool's aggressive game.

And Liverpool are lucky because they have got the right coach and Arne Slot is really able to turn Liverpool into a very aggressive team that makes the opposing team have difficulty especially in the opponent's defense line and that is what makes Liverpool able to win many points and be at the top of the standings, and besides that Liverpool still has one match that has not been played which makes Liverpool have the opportunity to become champions.

[BIT-BENDER]

Everton sacked their coach three hours before their FA cup game against petersbrough. I think the sack was always come as Everton hasn't been playing brilliantly, their style of play is boring and you can see that they aren't in it to win just to pick up the one point. Now the guys in charge of Everton are looking at getting David Moyes back , I don't know how this would work as David Moyes stepped down as westham coach willingly, but if it works out I think David would bring in lots of changes to the team and we may see lots of improvement.

[Adams0001]

Manchester United has been consistently underperforming this season in the Premier League so it is natural for everyone to think that this team might not be able to win any match very easily, but the team is slowly changing i.e. their style of play is changing. If they can keep up their performance in every match like the strong performance they showed against Liverpool then maybe they can continue their winning streak.

Last season Manchester United was also not as we expected, but we still always filled the number of seats at Old Trafford and almost never missed the screen to watch Manchester United play.
Then, last season Liverpool also did not perform well even though this season they got more points than other teams.
Manchester United fans will always be patient and believe that Manchester United will be better next season. It just takes time for us.

You are right, if the fans are patient enough and stop complaining about the players and coach, I am sure they will surely come back strongly. Manchester United has gotten a better coach, and this season is coming to an end, so I am sure Amorim will like to buy new players next season so that he can rebuild the club again, and any coach likes to try his strategy for his formal club when he comes to a new club, which is why Rashford is not getting playing time on the pitch like when Erik Ten Hag is on the club, am just thinking that Amorim don't like Rashford and probably they will sell him next season, that is what am thinking about.

Chelsea has been buying new players in the team but they didn't usually perform well and they have been changing different coaches but now Chelsea as been in a better shape this season trying to finish in top 4th this season and if they can continue like this I am sure they will win trophies this season, so I still believe in Manchester United because I have always been impressed when playing with big clubs they usually don't lose hope, they perform well, let see next season if Manchester United can build a strong team and win the premier league with Amorim next season, because have seen that this season they can't win it Liverpool are the favorites already.

[Pokapoka124]

Bournemouth have lost their reserve striker. Enes Ünal was injured in training, tearing his right anterior cruciate ligament. He will need surgery and is likely to miss the season. He didn't get many chances in the starting 11 at Bournemouth, but he was coming on later and scored 2 goals last month. He couldn't show his La Liga performance here. I'm not sure if he will be able to stay in the Premier League next season after this injury. He's also an important player for the Turkish national team. We didn't see enough of him in the Premier League but hopefully he can come back strong.

Its a pity to lose a striker at such a crucial stage of the season. It's unfortunate that Bournemouth's reserve striker, Enes ünal has suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament during a training session at the club. This type of injury is not only physical demanding but also requires a lengthy recovery process that often takes several months. For Bournemouth, this is a significant blow to their squad depth and attacking options especially during a time every point is vital in the Premier League.

[Abu-Naim]

Last season Manchester United was also not as we expected, but we still always filled the number of seats at Old Trafford and almost never missed the screen to watch Manchester United play.
Then, last season Liverpool also did not perform well even though this season they got more points than other teams.
Manchester United fans will always be patient and believe that Manchester United will be better next season. It just takes time for us.

We hope that Manchester United team get better next season because that’s what we were saying towards the end of last season where Ten Hag was their manager.
 
Fans are always patient because most of these fans are true fans that has been with the club for long, they have dedicated themselves to the team and decided to stay and support the team through good and bad, but everybody will be hoping for good.

Liverpool fans are also good and they are patient, same as Arsenal and Chelsea because these teams has undergone some poor forms in the past seasons and their fans are still supporting them.

[Juse14]

When a team is leading, it's quite easy to get complacent and start getting draws and losses because in most cases they already know that they are good and even if they lose like two in a row they could end up with title contending.

So right now, Liverpool could lose two in a row after this game they could still do great and probably even lead the league, so they do not really care and losing that care ends up being very important for them. If they end up losing out like that, it's not really that simple because they can't give up all together because that would be terrible but at the same time there are few games throughout the season they could just end up not caring at all for those few games. In the end, just focus on overall situation and if you can do much better if you could focus on all games type of situation.

The draw that Liverpool got when facing Man United in the English Premier League was a result that was never even predicted before, this was a surprising result.

And regarding the defeat experienced by Liverpool in the League Cup, I saw that in that match Liverpool had lost their sharpness when they were in front of the Spurs goal, even though they had penetrated the Spurs defense several times, but it was very unfortunate that they wasted the opportunity. And Liverpool were not only unable to score a goal against Spurs, but at the end of the match Liverpool also lost their consistency so that they had to concede one goal from Spurs. However, even so, there is still a second match, and Liverpool will play as the host, and they must host Tottenham with a good game, like Tottenham did when they hosted Liverpool. Being one goal behind, I think it is not difficult for Liverpool to be able to turn things around in the second half, especially since they are playing as the host.

[Alpha Marine]

Honestly I would be very okay with watching a title competition until the end of the season.    Therefore seeing Liverpool stumbling isn't a problem to me. When it comes to how long they will keep it up, I'm also curious. In the end Arne Slot is in his first season in the Premier League managing a this big team for the first time in his manager career. As a young manager (46) at the same time, we all must be curious how quick he will handle it.

That's for you that's not a Liverpool fan.  
Every Liverpool fan will want the gap to be increased as much as possible. They will want them to run away with the league if possible because if they don't any little mistake can make them lose the league.
Liverpool is 6 points ahead with a game in hand, so i doubt they will bottle the league though. I don't think they will drop form so much that another team will overthrow them from the first position.  

In the meantime maybe Arsenal could also catch up with them more if they don't mess up too. I know Nottingham Forest also have the same points with them but I can't be sure whether they would last that long in top 4. But I admit they have really capable players. 

If it was Manchester City that was in the position of Arsenal and Liverpool was just 6 points ahead of them then I maybe that they can catch up with them, but Arsenal cant. In fact, I belive instead of Arsenal to catch up, Liverpool will extend the gap even further because Arsenal will drop more points.

[Woodie]

Missing important pivot between him and Rodri gave City lots of impact, yet they won't stuck in the same place forever. I believe Pep has found solution over this.

Rodri and KDB have proven to be the foundation for team City but of late the boys seem to have adapted without them and we shall be looking forward to see how they play next road of games.
 

This is also De Bruyne's last season in City.

Is this confirmed or based on internet speculation  because I know football ⚽️  fans have a habit of bending news to their liking for traffic if this is coming from a media house  and Pep wouldn't let KEVIN go that easily...