⚽ Premier League 2023/2024 Discussion Thread ⚽

[asriloni]

Isn't the PL title challenge lovely to watch these days?    There is only a 2-point difference between the leader Liverpool and Arsenal in third place. There are still 12 more weeks though but I hope we can continue to see a thrilling race like this until the end. I just doubt Arsenal in this race. You know why.

They can really have a similar ending to last season which wouldn't be a big surprise. But hopefully Liverpool won't drop down from the race early thanks to Salah's recovery. Wouldn't it be nice to see a different champion? Manchester City shouldn't be able to turn it into a farmers league.

Many people doubt Arsenal for the same reason, including me.

Me too, i have reasonable answer to this. I meant arsenal was bottling the title last seasonw when it had more than 90% win rate in EPL and this time is even tougher compared to the last season. Arsenal had city as the only competitor for the club but this time is kinda different as there was one additional team who competed for the title too.
Liverpool is also making the situation even more difficult for arsenal and manchester city. So, the chances were being divided into the three clubs to get EPL trophy this seaosn. Salah will recover soon and he is still in the process to recover from his injury.

However, even though Arsenal cannot be expected to be in the competition for the title until the end of the season, I am sure that Manchester City and Liverpool will make it into the competition for the Premier League title this season until the last week, that is quite possible because these two teams have almost the same strength and Also now the two of them are only 1 point apart in the standings.

Mohamed Salah was left out of the League Cup-winning squad on Sunday after a setback from his return from a hamstring injury, but a commercial obligation may have just delivered a promising update.

https://www.thisisanfield.com/2024/02/mohamed-salah-spotted-filming-new-advert-delivers-positive-injury-sign/

I give you a small update regarding the positive sign from salah regarding his injury, perhaps salah may be coming back again in the next weeks. I hope liverpool will have all of its key players play again in the upcoming games.

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[emrecemsan]

Have you seen the Luton v Manchester City match in the FA Cup? What an amazing match it was! 

It was so delightful to watch Haaland and De Bruyne play in this one. Both of them exploded by scoring 5 goals and making 4 assists in total. Manchester City really needed this kind of a performance because they had serious problems on scoring more than one goal in a match recently. While Haaland and De Bruyne are recovered the fans are surely expecting the team to be more effective.

There are less than 2 weeks left for the Liverpool v Manchester City match in the Premier League as well. This is like the most critical match for the championship. Which one is your favourite? 

[tusandii]

Isn't the PL title challenge lovely to watch these days?    There is only a 2-point difference between the leader Liverpool and Arsenal in third place. There are still 12 more weeks though but I hope we can continue to see a thrilling race like this until the end. I just doubt Arsenal in this race. You know why.

They can really have a similar ending to last season which wouldn't be a big surprise. But hopefully Liverpool won't drop down from the race early thanks to Salah's recovery. Wouldn't it be nice to see a different champion? Manchester City shouldn't be able to turn it into a farmers league.

Many people doubt Arsenal for the same reason, including me.
However, even though Arsenal cannot be expected to be in the competition for the title until the end of the season, I am sure that Manchester City and Liverpool will make it into the competition for the Premier League title this season until the last week, that is quite possible because these two teams have almost the same strength and Also now the two of them are only 1 point apart in the standings.

For now we will only be able to speculate at a time when the very competitive PL title competition looks very difficult because the 3 clubs have almost the same performance and to be honest I don't doubt Arsenal's performance because Artera's troops have recently had a very big winning score and Liverpool too able to get consistent wins while Manchester city has the strongest talented players in the PL such as Haaland who is able to continue to score winning scores for Manchester city.
The difference in points is very thin, there are still changes in every match and this competition will continue until the end of the season and for me this season's PL looks more interesting than last season.

Seeing Arteta's seriousness at the moment, it is very convincing that this club is trying to get a title to make its dream come true when last season failed but overcoming the only obstacle it has to face is against Manchester City, while Pep Guardiola's club can always get rid of any club, even Liverpool can now threatened to be displaced by Manchester City.
After the remaining matches to come, only 5 matches remain and Arsenal or Manchester City are already in first place, it is certain that one of these clubs will get the PL title.

[poodle63]

Liverpool is still perform so damn good even without salah and some important players like TAA and nunez. I was so skeptical last weeks when i have heard that if salah was injured. Nunez was just getting another injury after salah which was making me feel even more skepticism with it.
Things are changing a lot after a good result achieved by liverpool without salah and nunez. It was changing my perspective if liverpool has improved a lot. It was not always dependent on salah and nunez. Time passed and liverpool won its first trophy after it has successfully beaten chelsea in the final of FA cup.

There were so many speculations regarding the possibility for liverpool to win quadruple trophies this season.

Liverpool have the chance of winning a quadruple this season and their next six matches could define whether they end up winning all four competitions that they are in.

The Reds secured their first piece of silverware this season when beating Chelsea 1-0 in the EFL Cup final on Sunday thanks to Virgil van Dijk's extra-time header.

And in three weeks' time, Liverpool could possibly be closer to a 20th league title, while sitting in the semi-finals of the FA Cup and the quarter-finals of the UEFA Europa League.

https://www.premierleague.com/news/3912582

The next trophies that must be secured by liverpool

EFL cup v
Europa league -
FA cup -
EPL -

There are three remaining trophies to bring liverpool to go to the quadruple winnings.

Mentioning an article published by EPL and it seems liverpool will be very close to the another trophy. This is the best way for liverpool to add more trophy. The chance to get multiple trohies will be far bigger since liverpool keep get perfect results in any competitions.
Liverpool will have ez upcoming fixtures in FA cup and EPL. The reds will have schedule to perform against soton and nottm forest. Liverpool will be winning against soton and nottm forest. Expect the club to go even far in FA cup and three points in EPL.

My bet for the next two matches will be liverpool. it's no brainer to bet other than it. It's obvious liverpool will be winning against those clubs.

[Palakka]

Many people doubt Arsenal for the same reason, including me.
However, even though Arsenal cannot be expected to be in the competition for the title until the end of the season, I am sure that Manchester City and Liverpool will make it into the competition for the Premier League title this season until the last week, that is quite possible because these two teams have almost the same strength and Also now the two of them are only 1 point apart in the standings.

If the difference in points is a measure of capacity to be champions  of course we cant exclude arsenal from the current championship competition, manchester City has a difference of 1 point from Liverpool and that isn't no different from Arsenal which only has a difference 2 points from liverpool so far.
I think Arsenal just need consistency in their game in the remaining matches and  hope that if Liverpool and Manchester City slip up in at least one of the matches they have, so that will give Arsenal the opportunity to  snatch liverpool and city position in top standing.
Consistent is a problem that often befalls Arsenal when the season ends and Arteta should be able to overcome this now to be able to make Arsenal champions and of course close all doubts from current football fans.

From season to season, Arsenal continues to be able to compete at the top of the standings and even last season Arsenal was quite surprising to many people because since the start of the season they were able to become a team that was quite consistent at the top of the standing, but unfortunately, arsenal collapsed towards the end of the season and in the end had to end  season in the runner up position, so far I see Arsenal performance in the league is quite good and they still have a big chance of becoming champions at the end of the season provided they are able to remain consistent.

[QueenVera]

If the difference in points is a measure of capacity to be champions  of course we cant exclude arsenal from the current championship competition, manchester City has a difference of 1 point from Liverpool and that isn't no different from Arsenal which only has a difference 2 points from liverpool so far.
I think Arsenal just need consistency in their game in the remaining matches and  hope that if Liverpool and Manchester City slip up in at least one of the matches they have, so that will give Arsenal the opportunity to  snatch liverpool and city position in top standing.
Consistent is a problem that often befalls Arsenal when the season ends and Arteta should be able to overcome this now to be able to make Arsenal champions and of course close all doubts from current football fans.

From season to season, Arsenal continues to be able to compete at the top of the standings and even last season Arsenal was quite surprising to many people because since the start of the season they were able to become a team that was quite consistent at the top of the standing, but unfortunately, arsenal collapsed towards the end of the season and in the end had to end  season in the runner up position, so far I see Arsenal performance in the league is quite good and they still have a big chance of becoming champions at the end of the season provided they are able to remain consistent.

The EPL title race this season is having a very sweet format as we’re having 3 clubs on the run for this title and they’ve got similar point. Not just similar points, but also very close Goal Differences and these are factors in determining who wins the league. Well many persons aren’t real considering Arsenal as an option because of how the club slipped during the cause of last season. That’s one major reason why me also have this fear that they might not be able to keep up and maintain standard till around April/May.

 Arsenal have showcased impressive form this season, the consistent performance of Liverpool and Manchester City who have even got a better squad depth when compared to Arsenal’s has raised doubts about Arsenal’s title prospects. The fierce competition of the league and the formidable form of the other contenders contributes so immensely to the uncertainty surrounding Arsenal’s bid for the Premier League title. Arsenal were in a very better position last year but when it got around April, they started losing it till they were overthrown by Manchester City who maintain consistency from February till they got the league.

 Considering this, I think Liverpool are the only challenger to City as you can see how they play poorly in some games and manage to still get maximum 3 points and you can’t see this in Arsenal team. Arsenal have to maintain this winning streak else they’ll be considered as Aston Villa and Tottenham who were one time league contenders some time ago. Consistency is what’s key to success especially in a league like the EPL where we’ve got teams all fighting it out till the very last day.

[Juse14]

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I agree with that, but it's not much different compared to last season because if we look at the past, the Premier League always presents fierce competition in the race for the title. Likewise this season.
The fairly even strength between the top teams makes the competition even more interesting, and in the next few weeks there will be a Manchester City match against Liverpool, this will be a fairly decisive match for both teams.

It's true what you said, football always offers quite fierce competition so we are interested in watching it or just betting on it. Especially when we talk about the English league. Even though the competition this season is not much different from previous seasons, the strength between the two teams can be said to be balanced, making the match even more interesting to watch. The match between The Citizens and The Reds in the future, of course this is a match that can determine the journey of both teams to the title. However, at the moment Man City is confused about dealing with the fitness of its main players, namely Erling Haaland and Phil Foden, and from several news pages that I read, it is reported that Foden will be absent from this match, while Erling Haaland can still be played. Likewise with the Liverpool team, where the coach is still worried because he sees some of the conditions of his players.

[Nheer]

The EPL title race this season is having a very sweet format as we’re having 3 clubs on the run for this title and they’ve got similar point. Not just similar points, but also very close Goal Differences and these are factors in determining who wins the league. Well many persons aren’t real considering Arsenal as an option because of how the club slipped during the cause of last season. That’s one major reason why me also have this fear that they might not be able to keep up and maintain standard till around April/May.

I so much love how the season is going and how 3 teams are battling their way to the trophy, we still have a long season ahead so it is not certain if some of these teams can keep up but I believe as the league progresses we will have at least two teams fighting till the very end.

The three teams look strong at the moment and with the way it is going none of them is thinking of slowing down now so they would approach all matches with utmost seriousness. I also don’t believe Arsenal is up to the task to challenge Manchester City and Liverpool but with the current list of Liverpool’s injury have made me believe Arsenal more and i now think Liverpool might fall off for a while until the injured players are back.

If Arsenal should be the one team left to challenge City then i think Manchester City will still lift another trophy again because i am not convinced with Arsenal’s squad especially the fact that they don’t have a quality striker that will give them goals.

[Bananington]

Many people doubt Arsenal for the same reason, including me.
However, even though Arsenal cannot be expected to be in the competition for the title until the end of the season, I am sure that Manchester City and Liverpool will make it into the competition for the Premier League title this season until the last week, that is quite possible because these two teams have almost the same strength and Also now the two of them are only 1 point apart in the standings.

If the difference in points is a measure of capacity to be champions  of course we cant exclude arsenal from the current championship competition, manchester City has a difference of 1 point from Liverpool and that isn't no different from Arsenal which only has a difference 2 points from liverpool so far.
I think Arsenal just need consistency in their game in the remaining matches and  hope that if Liverpool and Manchester City slip up in at least one of the matches they have, so that will give Arsenal the opportunity to  snatch liverpool and city position in top standing.
Consistent is a problem that often befalls Arsenal when the season ends and Arteta should be able to overcome this now to be able to make Arsenal champions and of course close all doubts from current football fans.

From season to season, Arsenal continues to be able to compete at the top of the standings and even last season Arsenal was quite surprising to many people because since the start of the season they were able to become a team that was quite consistent at the top of the standing, but unfortunately, arsenal collapsed towards the end of the season and in the end had to end  season in the runner up position, so far I see Arsenal performance in the league is quite good and they still have a big chance of becoming champions at the end of the season provided they are able to remain consistent.

I believe Arsenal can reach the top also because the point difference between Arsenal, Manchester city and Liverpool is nothing more than 3, of which there's just 12 matches left and I believe Liverpool has the toughest of matches to play prior to the end of season as compared to that of Arsenal or Manchester city.

 So there's still a chance Arsenal can win the league, but they have to really win all remaining matches and hope Manchester city and Liverpool get to loss a match respectively for them to be and finish on top.

[dezoel]

Nagelsmann is managing German nation team right now, isn't he? I do not think that he would be willing to leave that spot to go to United to be fair, he is going to be fine there for many years, you do not fire national team manager that easily, so they keep getting paid good bucks while checking out the scouting reports all day everyday, that's a perfect job for him. They do not play too many games neither, 10-15 games max, usually less, so he is getting paid a lot more per game right now, and rest of the time he is just working to improve himself.

All in all, I believe that he should be fine, I think it will definitely be something that will benefit him to stay there for a while longer. That's just my idea though, maybe I could be wrong.

[Oluwa-btc]

The vacancy has led to rumors that Nagelsmann will replace Erik ten Hag in the Manchester United coaching chair. Like the rumors linking Xabi Alonso with Liverpool.
We welcome any rumors directed at Manchester United's progress because it has been a long time since we won the Premier League.

Nagelsmann is a great coach and suitable if Manchester United management intends to replace Erik ten Hag.
Honestly, a short duration will not be able to change the situation 100%.

The news and link up makes no sense, Do you know Erik Ten Hag has a better first season rate that Mikel Arteta and Josep Pep Guardiola during them first season? But fact is, Manchester United are so shortsighted about his potentials.
When you bring in these new coaches, you'll want to give them a season or two again to get things done but Erik Ten Hag has a good knowledge of the league and would be in his last year as manager for Manchester United. What's stopping Manchester United from backing him up with the necessary players for the job?

Life under the Glazers has never been easy, it'll be a big slap if they don't back him. Yes his project has gone well this season but they need not be daft and understand that, Most of Manchester United pillars in the club are Injured. Also, Erik Ten Hag needs to stopp using Marcus Rashford, get him and better player for Competition, he either stays or goes.

Nagelsmann, Zidane, Graham Potter and all these names shouldn't be considered. Not even Thomas Tuchel.

[Sunderland]

The news and link up makes no sense, Do you know Erik Ten Hag has a better first season rate that Mikel Arteta and Josep Pep Guardiola during them first season? But fact is, Manchester United are so shortsighted about his potentials.
When you bring in these new coaches, you'll want to give them a season or two again to get things done but Erik Ten Hag has a good knowledge of the league and would be in his last year as manager for Manchester United. What's stopping Manchester United from backing him up with the necessary players for the job?

Life under the Glazers has never been easy, it'll be a big slap if they don't back him. Yes his project has gone well this season but they need not be daft and understand that, Most of Manchester United pillars in the club are Injured. Also, Erik Ten Hag needs to stopp using Marcus Rashford, get him and better player for Competition, he either stays or goes.

Nagelsmann, Zidane, Graham Potter and all these names shouldn't be considered. Not even Thomas Tuchel.

Agree, Ten Hag issue sparks again after the lost against Fulham and forgot that Manutd have unbeaten in the 7 previous games with 6 wins and a draw.

And to terminate Ten Hag contract until 2025, Manutd must pay around $19M + a few $M for other staff, and hire a new manager + staff = more money.
Better buy new players than waste money like that, also there is no guarantee either the new manager will be instantly successful in their first year.

[coinlocket$]

Superb game for Haaland and De Bruyne yestarday.
The opponent was weak for sure but they did great.

They hare in hot state when it matters, for the final stage of the season and for the upcoming Champions league games.

[Zanab247]

Superb game for Haaland and De Bruyne yestarday.
The opponent was weak for sure but they did great.

They hare in hot state when it matters, for the final stage of the season and for the upcoming Champions league games.

Those two players are very good to Manchester city and they have brought so much favour to Manchester city and, what they displayed yesterday show that their absence during the injuries is what caused Manchester city to reduced points to this level they are now in the premier league table.

 I don't think they will win this trophy this season because, Liverpool and Arsenal have show some improvement that will make Manchester city not to repeat what happened last season in this season, even though Erling Haaland and De Bruyne play the tournament through out.

[Woodie]

Manchester United failing to break down a Nottingham forest side that looks determined to spoil the Red devils night,and from what am seeing they are actually looking more dangerous than the visitors...not sure if them playing away has a psychological effect but not impressed with what am seeing tbh... could this be because they don't have Hojlund as their top man to make things happen in the goal scoring department, otherwise United not impressive without him. Btw today Onana does look sharp and credit should go where it's due

Superb game for Haaland and De Bruyne yestarday.
The opponent was weak for sure but they did great.

When De Bruyne is having a good day and providing for the strikers, be assured goals will be produced and we saw this happen for Halaad who we thought was still finding his form and yesterday could have unlocked that missing piece.

[koang]

Superb game for Haaland and De Bruyne yestarday.
The opponent was weak for sure but they did great.

They hare in hot state when it matters, for the final stage of the season and for the upcoming Champions league games.

Haaland's goals in the fifth round of the FA Cup are cool
But It's not news. My prediction was four goals, but here it became five goals
Five goals from Haaland and four Assists from Kevin, The Haaland-Kevin link-up is back.
Erling Haaiand and Kevin De Bruyne are the best duo the game has ever seen.
And they will kick out Copenhagen in the last 16 of the Champions League. No one can stop them.

[pawel7777]

Haaland's goals in the fifth round of the FA Cup are cool
But It's not news. My prediction was four goals, but here it became five goals
Five goals from Haaland and four Assists from Kevin, The Haaland-Kevin link-up is back.
Erling Haaiand and Kevin De Bruyne are the best duo the game has ever seen.
And they will kick out Copenhagen in the last 16 of the Champions League. No one can stop them.

An amazing achievement, he was close to scoring a double hattrick.
That's a bit of relief as it was starting to look like he had developed some mental block, as he wasn't quite able to score in recent games despite having really good situations. But if 5 goals in one game doesn't restore his confidence, nothing will.
They're playing against their arch-rivals, Man United on Sunday. City is a massive favourite but those games are unpredictable and City needs Haaland in good disposition.

[Oluwa-btc]

Superb game for Haaland and De Bruyne yestarday.
The opponent was weak for sure but they did great.

They hare in hot state when it matters, for the final stage of the season and for the upcoming Champions league games.

These lads have such great understanding and combination and it's beautiful to see that honestly. I saw just the highlights of the game, why was Jack Grealish substituted? Is it that he wasn't doing enough or due to Injury? It seems like Pep Guardiola demands too much from Jack and he hasn't done well?

Five goals for Erling Haaland and them, four assists for Kevin De Bruyne. But how long can he perform at a top level like this? Manchester City indeed has really been a big home for him as he is welcomed at all times back to the club.

Ahead ahead would be Manchester United as they travel to Etihad to play against Manchester City. With the way they played clueless tonight, they'd yeah struggle against Manchester City. Erling Haaland to score another hat trick?!

[klidex]

Many people doubt Arsenal for the same reason, including me.
However, even though Arsenal cannot be expected to be in the competition for the title until the end of the season, I am sure that Manchester City and Liverpool will make it into the competition for the Premier League title this season until the last week, that is quite possible because these two teams have almost the same strength and Also now the two of them are only 1 point apart in the standings.

If the difference in points is a measure of capacity to be champions  of course we cant exclude arsenal from the current championship competition, manchester City has a difference of 1 point from Liverpool and that isn't no different from Arsenal which only has a difference 2 points from liverpool so far.
I think Arsenal just need consistency in their game in the remaining matches and  hope that if Liverpool and Manchester City slip up in at least one of the matches they have, so that will give Arsenal the opportunity to  snatch liverpool and city position in top standing.
Consistent is a problem that often befalls Arsenal when the season ends and Arteta should be able to overcome this now to be able to make Arsenal champions and of course close all doubts from current football fans.

From season to season, Arsenal continues to be able to compete at the top of the standings and even last season Arsenal was quite surprising to many people because since the start of the season they were able to become a team that was quite consistent at the top of the standing, but unfortunately, arsenal collapsed towards the end of the season and in the end had to end  season in the runner up position, so far I see Arsenal performance in the league is quite good and they still have a big chance of becoming champions at the end of the season provided they are able to remain consistent.

Yes, we cannot forget about Arsenal in the race for the Premier League title because the difference between the top three clubs is very thin and the opportunity for all three is still wide open for Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool. It's natural that Arsenal is in doubt at the moment and people are placing their hopes on Liverpool and Manchester City only because Arsenal's performance last season was disappointing where Arsenal failed to break Manchester City's dominance because they slumped towards the end of the season, giving Manchester City an opportunity to become Premier League champions.
Even so, Arsenal should not just give up, many people have their hopes on Arsenal under Mikel Arteta to show their abilities and win the title and still compete fiercely with the top two clubs. Arsenal must maintain their consistency so that their opportunities are still wide open.

Yes, it's true that from season to season, Arsenal's performance is very good in the Premier League, but they don't maintain their performance to become champions. Indeed, this is not an easy task for the club because competition in the Premier League is very tight, even though last season Arsenal's only rival at the top was Manchester. City, but now Arsenal has one more strong rival, namely Liverpool, who also wants to win the Premier League title. However, to be honest, the competition in the Premier League is very interesting among other leagues. It seems like the other leagues will already see who will be the champion, while the Premier League is still a question mark because the competition between the three is still quite tight at the moment.

[joniboini]

Even so, Arsenal should not just give up, many people have their hopes on Arsenal under Mikel Arteta to show their abilities and win the title and still compete fiercely with the top two clubs. Arsenal must maintain their consistency so that their opportunities are still wide open.

I don't think anyone is suggesting they give up, especially when the points difference is just 2 between them and the top of the league. Last season they got hit with some injuries, plus some of their players made mistakes in crucial matches that affected their form. I bet they learn from that, even though some of their decisions are still not the best, such as not buying a striker to improve their attacking quality. Sure, they score 5 or 6 goals in the last matches or so, yet lose in the Champions League in the first leg. Their mentality should've improved too, so the competition should be tight until the end of the season. If anything, Liverpool is the shaki†est one considering how many key players are injured. I'd be surprised if neutral fans still put Liverpool on top of their prediction on who will win the league this season.