⚽ Premier League 2024/2025 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Iroh]

As for betting, I don't plan on including them in my list, as they haven't shown convincing form since the start of the season and there's a chance this match won't be a close one. However if I had to pick who has the better odds, I'd pick Man City. Haaland is currently in fine form for the Norwegian national team and more importantly Man City also has home advantage.

Hopefully, the game would be interesting. Manchester city hasn't been in top form this season along with Manchester united, who also seem to be struggling to find a foothold. The game may be a tight one but I think Man City could come out being victorious in the end. Perhaps we're going to have a goal from both sides.
If I were to place a bet, I'll take the option of both sides scoring a goal. As to who would prevail in the end, Man city seems like they're going to come out on top. It's going to be an interesting one.

[TelolettOm]

As for betting, I don't plan on including them in my list, as they haven't shown convincing form since the start of the season and there's a chance this match won't be a close one. However if I had to pick who has the better odds, I'd pick Man City. Haaland is currently in fine form for the Norwegian national team and more importantly Man City also has home advantage.

Man City continues to be quite unpredictable. Sometimes, as usual, they play very well, but sometimes, they don't live up to expectations. Like the results of their first two matches, losses to Tottenham and even to Brighton. As for the lineup, well, at least they still have Haaland as a goal-scoring machine, but not only that, they also need strong defenders, but yeah... as we know right now...

At least when it comes to Haaland, even with the Norwegian national team, he's truly incredible. Most recently, in the 11-1 victory over Moldova, Haaland scored five goals—incredible. And I'm sure at Man City, he'll remain as productive as usual.

Source: Erling Haaland's incredible scoring record

[Miles2006]

IS funny to see here in this thread we are talking more about the shit game between Liverpool and Burnley instead of the main one who is Manchester United against Manchester City, can anyone said to me why?

So lets change that.

What team do you expect to prevail in the derby of the weekend? Are we gonna see a close match or a open one?

Currently I don’t understand what Manchester United are up to and Manchester city at the other hand didn’t perform well during their previous match against Brighton as a matter of fact Manchester city started the season so poor likewise United. This match might end draw except Manchester city are back, city comeback game is always unexpected and strong but, I doubt if they’ll do well this season. Viewing the probability city are way higher than Manchester United maybe the match taking place at Etihad Stadium makes predicting so obvious and easy, home benefit is never a guarantee now so this match is still unpredictable anything can happen but, if Manchester United wins no doubt Manchester city is gradually going down.

[Abdulzuruku01]

IS funny to see here in this thread we are talking more about the shit game between Liverpool and Burnley instead of the main one who is Manchester United against Manchester City, can anyone said to me why?

So lets change that.

What team do you expect to prevail in the derby of the weekend? Are we gonna see a close match or a open one?

United and Man City are both experiencing a decline in performance. They have not achieved good results at the start of the season. In terms of player quality, I think Man City should be above United. But we don't know how both teams will fight. Whatever the conditions for both, this is a derby match. The match will surely be competitive and hopefully not boring.

Manchester City have secured only three points this season, one win, and two loss. Honestly, this isn't a great start. If they keep playing like this they will be a problem,  because I don't think they are strong enough to contend for major tournaments this season. Despite new signings, their performance hasn't improved much. Well, big clubs often have a bad run and bounce back.

I believe this match will be tough because Manchester United and City both struggling to regain their form. United are facing similar issues to Manchester City, This makes it hard to predict a winner, because United has quality players who can challenge City, but is just that Amorim tactics aren't effective yet. In my view, Manchester United is in better shape than City. United's main issue seems to be the coach, whereas City has bigger problems, from the coach to the entire team, and they've been struggling with this since last season.

[MusaMohamed]

Manchester City have secured only three points this season, one win, and two loss. Honestly, this isn't a great start. If they keep playing like this they will be a problem,  because I don't think they are strong enough to contend for major tournaments this season. Despite new signings, their performance hasn't improved much. Well, big clubs often have a bad run and bounce back.

The second half of last season with some players bought in the winter transfer season and more players joined in this summer transfer season are not enough for Pep Guardiola to fix issues and improve weakness in Manchester City squad. It reflects on their terrible performance quality and bad results so far, with 2 defeats after three matches, it's unacceptable for a club that want to win Premier League title.

To win Premier League title, Manchester City will only be allowed to lose 3 or 4 more matches in 35 remaining matches in this season, and it seems they will lose more than 4 more matches so winning the league title in this season is impossible with them.

I believe this match will be tough because Manchester United and City both struggling to regain their form. United are facing similar issues to Manchester City, This makes it hard to predict a winner, because United has quality players who can challenge City, but is just that Amorim tactics aren't effective yet. In my view, Manchester United is in better shape than City. United's main issue seems to be the coach, whereas City has bigger problems, from the coach to the entire team, and they've been struggling with this since last season.

On verge of a crisis start, any match is tough with Manchester City and it will be difficult for them to beat any opponent and get three points. It's strange to see Manchester City continue with unstable performance like this after spending a lot of money for player purchases recent months. If they don't wake up and improve soon, they will even struggle with race for a humble target like top four position only.

[Woodie]

Finally international break is over and time to jump into some EPL action.

With the international break coming to an end, expect upsets as teams could have some of their stars who might have picked up some knocks, perhaps fitness level's went down etcetera...

But game am looking forward to seeing is the Manchester derby and my money will be on the Red Devils because they seem to be a new team with an ambition to prove a point while City struggles for identity 

[Barikui1]

Finally international break is over and time to jump into some EPL action.

With the international break coming to an end, expect upsets as teams could have some of their stars who might have picked up some knocks, perhaps fitness level's went down etcetera...

But game am looking forward to seeing is the Manchester derby and my money will be on the Red Devils because they seem to be a new team with an ambition to prove a point while City struggles for identity 

Many guys sees Manchester united as the favourite in this upcoming encounter but I still believe that Manchester city will keep on being Manchester city, they shouldn't be underated just because of the fact that they didn't start the season strong, we have forgotten so soon that the last two times Manchester city won the league, they didn't start well, but when they found their rythme during the cause of the season, they started recording winnings back to back to back without even dropping a single points, and that was when arsenal started being inconsistent in getting the desired result, so why am saying this is that we should not just rule Manchester city out, they might have started poorly, yes, but they have more to offer and they are a team I will never underestimate regardless of their present form right now.

[Jostern]

Finally international break is over and time to jump into some EPL action.

With the international break coming to an end, expect upsets as teams could have some of their stars who might have picked up some knocks, perhaps fitness level's went down etcetera...

But game am looking forward to seeing is the Manchester derby and my money will be on the Red Devils because they seem to be a new team with an ambition to prove a point while City struggles for identity 

Many guys sees Manchester united as the favourite in this upcoming encounter but I still believe that Manchester city will keep on being Manchester city, they shouldn't be underated just because of the fact that they didn't start the season strong, we have forgotten so soon that the last two times Manchester city won the league, they didn't start well, but when they found their rythme during the cause of the season, they started recording winnings back to back to back without even dropping a single points, and that was when arsenal started being inconsistent in getting the desired result, so why am saying this is that we should not just rule Manchester city out, they might have started poorly, yes, but they have more to offer and they are a team I will never underestimate regardless of their present form right now.

I understand your sentiment, but judging from last season and what Manchester City have done 5 season ago is tremendous, and they are a very strong team, but it’s not the same team compared to this previous year that you’re talking about, this Manchester City team are just trying to revive themselves, they quite have some new players as well in the team who are getting used to the playing style and their new environment, actually I don’t think as a football fans I will be writing Manchester City off from the title the Premier League is still very fresh and anything can actually happen all they need is to find their rhythm and form and they are good to go, but if you ask me for my prediction I would gladly tell you that this Manchester City team can’t win the Premier League this season, unless it would be a surprise package because other teams like Liverpool and Arsenal are ahead of them in the Tittle race, Now there is a game, Manchester City vs Manchester United, so do you feel confident Manchester City is going to beat Manchester United, considering that Manchester United aren’t good enough.

[Hvdv]

As for betting, I don't plan on including them in my list, as they haven't shown convincing form since the start of the season and there's a chance this match won't be a close one. However if I had to pick who has the better odds, I'd pick Man City. Haaland is currently in fine form for the Norwegian national team and more importantly Man City also has home advantage.

Hopefully, the game would be interesting. Manchester city hasn't been in top form this season along with Manchester united, who also seem to be struggling to find a foothold. The game may be a tight one but I think Man City could come out being victorious in the end. Perhaps we're going to have a goal from both sides.
If I were to place a bet, I'll take the option of both sides scoring a goal. As to who would prevail in the end, Man city seems like they're going to come out on top. It's going to be an interesting one.

It's going to be a big match, with two strong teams from one city facing off. It'll be a Manchester derby, and we'll see who wins. Manchester City hasn't started the season as expected. I can't say Manchester United has started well, but one team will definitely win this match. For me, a scenario where both teams score would be a more realistic betting scenario.

[Cryptmuster]

Finally international break is over and time to jump into some EPL action.

With the international break coming to an end, expect upsets as teams could have some of their stars who might have picked up some knocks, perhaps fitness level's went down etcetera...

But game am looking forward to seeing is the Manchester derby and my money will be on the Red Devils because they seem to be a new team with an ambition to prove a point while City struggles for identity 

If we talk about the Manchester derby, City already have some losses due to injuries, Marmus injured his knee and will definitely miss this match. It's good that Haaland is in great shape, but Marmus is also gradually becoming an important player for City and he did a lot of work in the midfield, so this player will clearly be missed. I expect City to dominate this match as usual, because I think Manchester United have not become better and still concede a lot. But City also played poorly against Tottenham and Brighton, so it's difficult to predict anything now, by the way, both teams should have new goalkeepers in this match, we'll see how this affects their defense.

[@nn@_pen9]

IS funny to see here in this thread we are talking more about the shit game between Liverpool and Burnley instead of the main one who is Manchester United against Manchester City, can anyone said to me why?

So lets change that.

What team do you expect to prevail in the derby of the weekend? Are we gonna see a close match or a open one?

Manchester city and Manchester United! Who will win? If you ask me, I stand with Manchester United, at least for now, Manchester United are more attacking and with more force up front. Am not writing City off, but then, Manchester United stands a more better chance to win regardless of where the match is played.

But you know, it's football, anything can happen. Manchester city can pick form that that and trash a living hell out of United, lol. That's just football. We expect anything. But I feel it's gonna be a win for United or draw. That's my prediction, but if it plays otherwise, I wouldn't still be surprised, because it's the game of football

Both teams have similar or even equal strengths in various areas, although Manchester City's current performance may be slightly below Manchester United's. And I expect the upcoming match to feature high-intensity play and pressure from both teams. Both Manchester City and Manchester United will certainly want to gain important points in the upcoming match, especially with their standings this season at stake. Both coaches will formulate their best strategies, which will also depend on the performance of each player as directed by their coaches. Whoever can maintain consistency and capitalize on opportunities well will most likely emerge victorious.

[Bigjoe33]

IS funny to see here in this thread we are talking more about the shit game between Liverpool and Burnley instead of the main one who is Manchester United against Manchester City, can anyone said to me why?

So lets change that.

What team do you expect to prevail in the derby of the weekend? Are we gonna see a close match or a open one?

Manchester city and Manchester United! Who will win? If you ask me, I stand with Manchester United, at least for now, Manchester United are more attacking and with more force up front. Am not writing City off, but then, Manchester United stands a more better chance to win regardless of where the match is played.

But you know, it's football, anything can happen. Manchester city can pick form that that and trash a living hell out of United, lol. That's just football. We expect anything. But I feel it's gonna be a win for United or draw. That's my prediction, but if it plays otherwise, I wouldn't still be surprised, because it's the game of football

Both teams have similar or even equal strengths in various areas, although Manchester City's current performance may be slightly below Manchester United's. And I expect the upcoming match to feature high-intensity play and pressure from both teams. Both Manchester City and Manchester United will certainly want to gain important points in the upcoming match, especially with their standings this season at stake. Both coaches will formulate their best strategies, which will also depend on the performance of each player as directed by their coaches. Whoever can maintain consistency and capitalize on opportunities well will most likely emerge victorious.

Well, the truth be told, that's just it, you said it all and I want to leave it at that. For any reason, we can underestimate Manchester city. They will always be Giants and try to dominate, so also united. The both teams have an upper hand to win depending on who plays more better and most importantly makes use of scoring opportunities presented during the game. So I leave it at your word, ''whoever can maintain consistency and capitalize on opportunities well will most likely emerge victorious'' and that's it, nothing more to that game

[Alonso_]

IS funny to see here in this thread we are talking more about the shit game between Liverpool and Burnley instead of the main one who is Manchester United against Manchester City, can anyone said to me why?

So lets change that.

What team do you expect to prevail in the derby of the weekend? Are we gonna see a close match or a open one?

Well I don’t understand how funny enough it is to you, I believe people are free to talk about whatever football game they feel like talking about because it’s actually a free discussion thread, if you feel that Burnley vs Liverpool game is a shitty game, well for others it’s not a shitty game, Last match week Manchester United played against Burnley and people did talk about that game, you never said it was a shitty game, Well I must say you’re not a fan of Liverpool that is why you think it’s a shitty game, but considering the present situation of Manchester United and Manchester City, do you really think it’s a big enough game for people to talk about it, knowing fully well how poor of a performance club Manchester United have been in years and this season they are already showing nothing is going to change. Manchester City have not been very good, and the Manchester City fans seems to be disappointed with their performances, so if you ask me Manchester United vs Manchester City wouldn’t be an intriguing game for fans to watch or discuss here, so you shouldn’t be surprised if people don’t talk about that shitty Manchester United vs Manchester City game, if I may ask what do you want to discuss in that game, can you predict the team that would win that game, for your information it’s going to be another boring game of football.

[Rgram]

IS funny to see here in this thread we are talking more about the shit game between Liverpool and Burnley instead of the main one who is Manchester United against Manchester City, can anyone said to me why?

So lets change that.

What team do you expect to prevail in the derby of the weekend? Are we gonna see a close match or a open one?

Manchester city and Manchester United! Who will win? If you ask me, I stand with Manchester United, at least for now, Manchester United are more attacking and with more force up front. Am not writing City off, but then, Manchester United stands a more better chance to win regardless of where the match is played.

But you know, it's football, anything can happen. Manchester city can pick form that that and trash a living hell out of United, lol. That's just football. We expect anything. But I feel it's gonna be a win for United or draw. That's my prediction, but if it plays otherwise, I wouldn't still be surprised, because it's the game of football

Both teams have similar or even equal strengths in various areas, although Manchester City's current performance may be slightly below Manchester United's. And I expect the upcoming match to feature high-intensity play and pressure from both teams. Both Manchester City and Manchester United will certainly want to gain important points in the upcoming match, especially with their standings this season at stake. Both coaches will formulate their best strategies, which will also depend on the performance of each player as directed by their coaches. Whoever can maintain consistency and capitalize on opportunities well will most likely emerge victorious.

Well, the truth be told, that's just it, you said it all and I want to leave it at that. For any reason, we can underestimate Manchester city. They will always be Giants and try to dominate, so also united. The both teams have an upper hand to win depending on who plays more better and most importantly makes use of scoring opportunities presented during the game. So I leave it at your word, ''whoever can maintain consistency and capitalize on opportunities well will most likely emerge victorious'' and that's it, nothing more to that game

Seriously, I think Manchester United have a chance of winning this game considering the number of injuries in the Manchester City squad Though Man City would want to hold the ball, control the game and press when they can. That won't change because that have always been their kind of playing style Under pep. But Man United can use that as an advantage if they can defend well . Man city can make an error which might lead to a counter attack and Manchester United can eventually get a goal from there.

[AprilioMP]

If we talk about the Manchester derby, City already have some losses due to injuries, Marmus injured his knee and will definitely miss this match. It's good that Haaland is in great shape, but Marmus is also gradually becoming an important player for City and he did a lot of work in the midfield, so this player will clearly be missed. I expect City to dominate this match as usual, because I think Manchester United have not become better and still concede a lot. But City also played poorly against Tottenham and Brighton, so it's difficult to predict anything now, by the way, both teams should have new goalkeepers in this match, we'll see how this affects their defense.

The best chance for a draw in the Manchester derby is a draw. This is if Manchester United's form is deemed to have improved. If Manchester United's form hasn't improved, a Manchester City win is likely, as this derby will be held at the Etihad Stadium.

I actually think Manchester United will perform differently in the first derby of the season.
Mbeumo, Cunha, and Sesko will be the difference. The goalkeeper is also no longer Onana, who often makes mistakes. Of course, I don't rule out the possibility that Man City will improve on their poor performance after their loss to Spurs.

[SuperBitMan]

IS funny to see here in this thread we are talking more about the shit game between Liverpool and Burnley instead of the main one who is Manchester United against Manchester City, can anyone said to me why?

So lets change that.

What team do you expect to prevail in the derby of the weekend? Are we gonna see a close match or a open one?

Manchester city and Manchester United! Who will win? If you ask me, I stand with Manchester United, at least for now, Manchester United are more attacking and with more force up front. Am not writing City off, but then, Manchester United stands a more better chance to win regardless of where the match is played.

But you know, it's football, anything can happen. Manchester city can pick form that that and trash a living hell out of United, lol. That's just football. We expect anything. But I feel it's gonna be a win for United or draw. That's my prediction, but if it plays otherwise, I wouldn't still be surprised, because it's the game of football

Both teams have similar or even equal strengths in various areas, although Manchester City's current performance may be slightly below Manchester United's. And I expect the upcoming match to feature high-intensity play and pressure from both teams. Both Manchester City and Manchester United will certainly want to gain important points in the upcoming match, especially with their standings this season at stake. Both coaches will formulate their best strategies, which will also depend on the performance of each player as directed by their coaches. Whoever can maintain consistency and capitalize on opportunities well will most likely emerge victorious.

Well, the truth be told, that's just it, you said it all and I want to leave it at that. For any reason, we can underestimate Manchester city. They will always be Giants and try to dominate, so also united. The both teams have an upper hand to win depending on who plays more better and most importantly makes use of scoring opportunities presented during the game. So I leave it at your word, ''whoever can maintain consistency and capitalize on opportunities well will most likely emerge victorious'' and that's it, nothing more to that game

Seriously, I think Manchester United have a chance of winning this game considering the number of injuries in the Manchester City squad Though Man City would want to hold the ball, control the game and press when they can. That won't change because that have always been their kind of playing style Under pep. But Man United can use that as an advantage if they can defend well . Man city can make an error which might lead to a counter attack and Manchester United can eventually get a goal from there.

The match won't be an easy one, for me I really can't say who will win or who will lose because these two teams are currently on the same form so anything can happen, this is one of those matches that are very difficult to predict and bet on because you really can't tell who will win the match Manchester United has been facing some loss and draw same as Manchester City so these two teams we put more pressure on each other to make sure that they win making it very difficult for anyone to really predict how the match will go however Manchester United has more opportunity and chance to win this match but we all know that they are always not consistent and they usually make a lot of mistakes so I don't even see them taking the chances they have and win this match.
The match will be an interesting match I will make sure I watch the match because it will be an exciting and tough match to watch.

[MArsland]

Currently I don’t understand what Manchester United are up to and Manchester city at the other hand didn’t perform well during their previous match against Brighton as a matter of fact Manchester city started the season so poor likewise United. This match might end draw except Manchester city are back, city comeback game is always unexpected and strong but, I doubt if they’ll do well this season. Viewing the probability city are way higher than Manchester United maybe the match taking place at Etihad Stadium makes predicting so obvious and easy, home benefit is never a guarantee now so this match is still unpredictable anything can happen but, if Manchester United wins no doubt Manchester city is gradually going down.

The Derby is clearly no longer about stability, but about prestige for both teams. And don't be surprised if both teams play differently. Even Manchester United, who have been less promising, seem motivated to play cautiously when facing Manchester City.

[Nightwatchmare]

IS funny to see here in this thread we are talking more about the shit game between Liverpool and Burnley instead of the main one who is Manchester United against Manchester City, can anyone said to me why?

So lets change that.

What team do you expect to prevail in the derby of the weekend? Are we gonna see a close match or a open one?

Despite Manchester City vs Manchester United match being the toughest match in the premier league this week that doesn't stop people from talking and discussing about other matches in the premier league this week because this thread is specifically for the discussion of premier league matches. It is difficult to predict between Manchester City and Manchester United the team that will win the Manchester derby this season since both teams current performance are of poor quality, but i think Manchester United might win Manchester City because of Manchester City injury crisis.

[knowngunman]

At least when it comes to Haaland, even with the Norwegian national team, he's truly incredible. Most recently, in the 11-1 victory over Moldova, Haaland scored five goals—incredible. And I'm sure at Man City, he'll remain as productive as usual.

Source: Erling Haaland's incredible scoring record

Haaland we know is a goal machine before but that's not longer the case anymore. He seems to lost his ability to score many goals as possible since last season the same way Manchester City suffered to stand on their feet since that same last season. Luckily, he approached this new season with a bit of luck. He's used to scoring incredible goals but ghosts himself in very important games without having even a target on goal. I hope he will turn up for Manchester City the same way he turn up for Norway in their last match winning against their opponent with almost a dozen goals.

[Volgastallion]

Wow i was expecting to see Haaland having more goals than games played on Manchester City, maybe this alst bad run with them affect it a little.

I think some of the hype aroung him comes down after this last season. He is still a monster and for sure he is gonna be breaking more records in the future but i also thing now is more terrenal.