⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Stavri]

There is a huge game this Sunday!!!

It's Liverpool vs Man City at Anfield. 

What's your thoughts on this lovely game? Liverpool are shown favourites by bookies. 2.32 for Liverpool and 2.78 for Man City to win... These 2 clubs have exactly the same form in last 5 games - 1W, 3D, 1L.

I think Liverpool step forward at home. Even though they are 8 points behind I can't say they are playing much worse than Man City lately. Especially with the help of those big recent wins I expect them to be more motivated.

There’s no way Liverpool drops points at home. We are talking about last year’s champions, who are currently sitting 6th in the Premier League. and they are now 3rd in the Champions League table and 6 points off the pace. Given the circumstances, Anfield will be a fortress...

[tygeade]

Bruno Fernandes is Manchester United key player, and I don’t think Manchester United can afford to lose such a great player like him at this point. Manchester United needs a played like Bruno, who is hardly injured and has only missed two matches this season. His contract will expire at the end of next season with an option of extension, but we don’t know how the team will perform next season, perhaps they will sign another experienced midfielder.

Bruno has 5 goals and 12 assists in 21 Premier League games, he is always the man for Manchester United, he assisted the first and last goal of the game against Fulham to secure the three points. Man United needs a player like him, and even if they qualify for the Champions League next season, I’m not happy Casemiro is leaving the team at the end of the season.

The sad thing is that teams do not really replace players while they are there, so they wait and if they make a mistake they are done for. So in this instance, there is no alternative to Bruno, nobody young neither, they could have gotten some 21 year old player 4 years ago, and made him a bench player, and subbed him in every game after 70th minute if the game was done for, and they could play him at FA cup games and what.

Today that kid would be 25 years old, and would be experienced and if Bruno leaves, they would have an alternative that played with the team for so long. Instead, they are just waiting around, and the day Bruno leaves, they will have nobody to replace him so they will get someone and if that someone is bad, they will have trouble.

[l99l]

There is a huge game this Sunday!!!

It's Liverpool vs Man City at Anfield. 

What's your thoughts on this lovely game? Liverpool are shown favourites by bookies. 2.32 for Liverpool and 2.78 for Man City to win... These 2 clubs have exactly the same form in last 5 games - 1W, 3D, 1L.

I think Liverpool step forward at home. Even though they are 8 points behind I can't say they are playing much worse than Man City lately. Especially with the help of those big recent wins I expect them to be more motivated.

There’s no way Liverpool drops points at home. We are talking about last year’s champions, who are currently sitting 6th in the Premier League. and they are now 3rd in the Champions League table and 6 points off the pace. Given the circumstances, Anfield will be a fortress...

Manchester City are not at their best this season, so they are roughly level on points with Liverpool, although there is a slight difference.
I think Liverpool might be a little more relaxed playing at home, or perhaps a bit closer to winning. Both Liverpool and Manchester City desperately need this victory.
The team that shows more desire and concentration will win. Even though Manchester City have dropped more points in recent weeks, a win in this match would bring them much closer to Arsenal.

[Derekfunds]

There is a huge game this Sunday!!!

It's Liverpool vs Man City at Anfield. 

What's your thoughts on this lovely game? Liverpool are shown favourites by bookies. 2.32 for Liverpool and 2.78 for Man City to win... These 2 clubs have exactly the same form in last 5 games - 1W, 3D, 1L.

I think Liverpool step forward at home. Even though they are 8 points behind I can't say they are playing much worse than Man City lately. Especially with the help of those big recent wins I expect them to be more motivated.

There’s no way Liverpool drops points at home. We are talking about last year’s champions, who are currently sitting 6th in the Premier League. and they are now 3rd in the Champions League table and 6 points off the pace. Given the circumstances, Anfield will be a fortress...

It is really hard to predict Liverpool this season especially in the premier league, they always win a game you don't expect them to win and they also lose when you don't expect them to..., but honestly I think they are better of in the champions league this season than in the premier league because you can imagine where they are in the champions league table and there position in the premier it doesn't make any sense, they are suppose to do better in the premier league than in the champions league because people who plays champions league are champions in their various league but regardless I think they will still move up soon in the premier league table.

[Hardyrobust]

There is a huge game this Sunday!!!

It's Liverpool vs Man City at Anfield. 

What's your thoughts on this lovely game? Liverpool are shown favourites by bookies. 2.32 for Liverpool and 2.78 for Man City to win... These 2 clubs have exactly the same form in last 5 games - 1W, 3D, 1L.

I think Liverpool step forward at home. Even though they are 8 points behind I can't say they are playing much worse than Man City lately. Especially with the help of those big recent wins I expect them to be more motivated.

There’s no way Liverpool drops points at home. We are talking about last year’s champions, who are currently sitting 6th in the Premier League. and they are now 3rd in the Champions League table and 6 points off the pace. Given the circumstances, Anfield will be a fortress...

Manchester City are not at their best this season, so they are roughly level on points with Liverpool, although there is a slight difference.
I think Liverpool might be a little more relaxed playing at home, or perhaps a bit closer to winning. Both Liverpool and Manchester City desperately need this victory.
The team that shows more desire and concentration will win. Even though Manchester City have dropped more points in recent weeks, a win in this match would bring them much closer to Arsenal.

Manchester city from there previous matches has really failed to deliver especially the match between them and Tottenham. They were winning with 2 goals in the first half only for Tottenham to equalise the 2 goals in the second half.
As for this match between them and Liverpool. I don't think they can be able to win the match, despite how much they needed to win this match so that they can closed up the gap between them and Arsenal.

[Mate2237]

Manchester United can't afford to lose a player like Bruno which is there best player in the Manchester United squad at this moment. I know definitely that Manchester United and Bruno will sit down and discuss which will lead to the player extending his stay in the club more than next year.


For now it will be difficult for Manchester United to let go of this player because there is no good replacement that is in the United setup currently that will fill the space that will created when Bruno will leave.Beyond extending the contract of this player Manchester United start looking for potential replacements for this player because we know that one day he is going to leave plus age is running out on this player.

[bitgolden]

As a Manchester City fan, this is the time to test your resolve, so see how much of a fan are you. City fans should ask how Manchester united fans have been coping this whole period they've not tested the premier league.

 Considering how things are things period, I've come to the conclusion that Arsenal are going to be the EPL Champions, because in previous seasons when Arsenal start dropping points, that is the period Manchester City or Liverpool will begin to build their point to surpass Arsenal, but this season a reverse is the case, if Arsenal is dropping 3 points, Manchester City or Liverpool are dropping double of those points, which gives more lifeline to expand the gap

It's quite simple, when you are as big as United, even losing means that you are going to do fine, whereas City is only doing fine because of the money of the owner. You have to see the difference, City would have been nothing if the owner wasn't a rich person, in fact before the takeover they were a nobody team.

United on the other hand, could go down to championship and would still have more fans than City, meaning they would keep making more money from the fans and that is why they know they will one day get better.

[She shining]

People should agree with the fact that Manchester city are in no position to compete for the title. Arsenal despite following their normal route of losing in second leg are still top. They are playing against Chelsea and the odds for Chelsea to win Is tempting.

[Taricoins]

There is a huge game this Sunday!!!

It's Liverpool vs Man City at Anfield. 

What's your thoughts on this lovely game? Liverpool are shown favourites by bookies. 2.32 for Liverpool and 2.78 for Man City to win... These 2 clubs have exactly the same form in last 5 games - 1W, 3D, 1L.

I think Liverpool step forward at home. Even though they are 8 points behind I can't say they are playing much worse than Man City lately. Especially with the help of those big recent wins I expect them to be more motivated.

There’s no way Liverpool drops points at home. We are talking about last year’s champions, who are currently sitting 6th in the Premier League. and they are now 3rd in the Champions League table and 6 points off the pace. Given the circumstances, Anfield will be a fortress...

Let's not forget that just 2 fixtures ago they lost to Bournemouth, although not at home but still a significant lose and please don't get started on that last year champions crap, Liverpool has not been good and Anfield is no fortress, is it not that same Anfield that PSV trashed them 4-1 also Nottingham Forest humiliated them 3 to nothing and let's not forget Crystal Palace, so playing at Anfield doesn't even provide security for Liverpool anymore, the only advantage to Liverpool is that Man City is currently terrible and unpredictable.

[Justbillywitt]

There is a huge game this Sunday!!!

It's Liverpool vs Man City at Anfield. 

What's your thoughts on this lovely game? Liverpool are shown favourites by bookies. 2.32 for Liverpool and 2.78 for Man City to win... These 2 clubs have exactly the same form in last 5 games - 1W, 3D, 1L.

I think Liverpool step forward at home. Even though they are 8 points behind I can't say they are playing much worse than Man City lately. Especially with the help of those big recent wins I expect them to be more motivated.

There’s no way Liverpool drops points at home. We are talking about last year’s champions, who are currently sitting 6th in the Premier League. and they are now 3rd in the Champions League table and 6 points off the pace. Given the circumstances, Anfield will be a fortress...

Don't say there's no way Liverpool will drop points at home, we have seen Liverpool drop several points at home this season even against smaller clubs than Manchester city. Manchester city is not also a small club. Manchester city are second in the premier league and also finished in the top 8 in the champions league, if we are to put all that into consideration. Both clubs are struggling right now and any of them can win the match. But saying there's no way Liverpool will drop points in this match is a lie.

[whiteblue]

People should agree with the fact that Manchester city are in no position to compete for the title. Arsenal despite following their normal route of losing in second leg are still top. They are playing against Chelsea and the odds for Chelsea to win Is tempting.

It's not always like that. Manchester City have been inconsistent this week, but I'm sure they wouldn't play like that in a final. Guardiola won't be silent about his team's declining performance. The EFL, even though it's a small competition, is a significant win, enough to secure a trophy this season. I know Arsenal have been very good this season, but they sometimes make mistakes. We can see from their last five Premier League matches that Arsenal have been inconsistent lately. This could be an opportunity for Manchester City.

Now, Manchester City's match against Chelsea is still 0-0. I think Chelsea will be forced to leave tonight by Arsenal, and the Gunners are cheering very loudly.

[Berry2d]

People should agree with the fact that Manchester city are in no position to compete for the title. Arsenal despite following their normal route of losing in second leg are still top. They are playing against Chelsea and the odds for Chelsea to win Is tempting.

That can only be justified when the end of the tournament comes if not i know it is never over until it is over that is What the tournament has for now. From all indications we all have seen Arsenal's incomparable performance since the starting of the tournament till now that the tournament is about to be wrapped up, and the reason to say Manchester city cant be favoured to be crowned champions of England because one mistake can restore hope and secondly, Arsenal is a team one can't trust because they are capable of dropping points the same way they did In 2022-2023 and 2023 - 2024 when they had all it takes to win the tournament.

[AYOBA]

Manchester city from there previous matches has really failed to deliver especially the match between them and Tottenham. They were winning with 2 goals in the first half only for Tottenham to equalise the 2 goals in the second half.
As for this match between them and Liverpool. I don't think they can be able to win the match, despite how much they needed to win this match so that they can closed up the gap between them and Arsenal.

That’s football and that’s why they said football is unpredictable, all this while a lot of people’s where hope for the Manchester City that they have chances of overtaking Arsenal from the top of the standings as people see that they where able to win that late match and Arsenal lose; which Manchester City where able to close up the points gap.

But with the much efforts of Arsenal they where make to win their last match which was a great achievement for them; this is the right time for them to keep maintaining their top of spots in order for them to dominate the league this season.

[GeorgeJohn]

People should agree with the fact that Manchester city are in no position to compete for the title. Arsenal despite following their normal route of losing in second leg are still top. They are playing against Chelsea and the odds for Chelsea to win Is tempting.

Arsenal and Chelsea match is very interesting as I'm watching the match, the odds is very tempting but remember that Chelsea is the home of arsenal

Despite that arsenal is not performing the way people have mind that, it seems that the match might end with draw, due to how both teams are playing, Chelsea has missed a lot of chances to score a goal, and same as arsenal...

With the performance of Chelsea right now against arsenal, I dont think that they would have rated the odds of Chelsea to be that high, because arsenal is not oppressing them as we had in mind.

[Callido]

Manchester city from there previous matches has really failed to deliver especially the match between them and Tottenham. They were winning with 2 goals in the first half only for Tottenham to equalise the 2 goals in the second half.
As for this match between them and Liverpool. I don't think they can be able to win the match, despite how much they needed to win this match so that they can closed up the gap between them and Arsenal.

Arsenal's upcoming Premier League match is against Sunderland, they will surely get 3 points from Sunderland to maintain their lead, while Manchester City will have to fight fiercely if they don't want the gap separating them and Arsenal to be 9 points clear which is 3 games for Arsenal to lose before they can catch up. There is nothing consistent with Manchester City, they can lose to any team in the League, this is not how they will be able to catch up with Arsenal, they need steady win in their matches.

[Hypnotizer]

Manchester City are not at their best this season, so they are roughly level on points with Liverpool, although there is a slight difference.
I think Liverpool might be a little more relaxed playing at home, or perhaps a bit closer to winning. Both Liverpool and Manchester City desperately need this victory.
The team that shows more desire and concentration will win. Even though Manchester City have dropped more points in recent weeks, a win in this match would bring them much closer to Arsenal.

Even though Manchester City have not been in a good performance lately, I still think that game against Liverpool at anfield will be a very tough game for both of them and it might even end as a draw because both teams will play to secure that three points desperately.

Even if Manchester City won against Liverpool the points difference between them and Arsenal would be reduce because Arsenal’s opponents in this round is Sunderland and if they should win them which I expect them to do, then the difference will still be six points.

[Stable090]

There’s no way Liverpool drops points at home. We are talking about last year’s champions, who are currently sitting 6th in the Premier League. and they are now 3rd in the Champions League table and 6 points off the pace. Given the circumstances, Anfield will be a fortress...

Is it the same Liverpool that have been playing rubbish this season is the one you are praising like this. Liverpool are not playing like they were the one that won the last premier league, because their performance is kind of terrible this season, I don’t expect them to lose or draw some of the matches which they have played this season.

Liverpool next match will be against Manchester city, the match is just going to be difficult to predict, because the two teams are not really consistent right now, and the match is just going to be difficult to predict. They both have equal chances of winning the match, and if we not careful the match might just end as draw.

[MorganaX]

Manchester City are not at their best this season, so they are roughly level on points with Liverpool, although there is a slight difference.
I think Liverpool might be a little more relaxed playing at home, or perhaps a bit closer to winning. Both Liverpool and Manchester City desperately need this victory.
The team that shows more desire and concentration will win. Even though Manchester City have dropped more points in recent weeks, a win in this match would bring them much closer to Arsenal.

Even though Manchester City have not been in a good performance lately, I still think that game against Liverpool at anfield will be a very tough game for both of them and it might even end as a draw because both teams will play to secure that three points desperately.

Even if Manchester City won against Liverpool the points difference between them and Arsenal would be reduce because Arsenal’s opponents in this round is Sunderland and if they should win them which I expect them to do, then the difference will still be six points.

Right now we can say it has been so difficult with Manchester City, as they are trying to catch up with Arsenal, things are just looking not the way they have been expecting. Now again they are facing Liverpool, and this Liverpool is a team that are more like of being so stubborn. A very difficult game from them to play, and I'm not expecting a win from Manchester City. To Arsenal, I know well that they will get their win against Sunderland except they underperform.

[red4slash]

Indeed for the last week they managed to win with a very good score but that is not a guarantee for Liverpool, especially their conditions which always rise and fall quickly, making the situation still uncertain.
Some new players last week gave outstanding performances including for Wirtz and Ekitike who played very well but this still cannot be used as a benchmark because seeing in the last few weeks Liverpool can always play well but then in the following week they always look bad and this condition could happen again next week.

What is clear is that if their performance does not change then it is still a good thing at least to compete again in the race for positions in the Champions League because for the problem of champions they are very late for that but if the performance is still unstable and still up and down then it is very difficult for Liverpool to say they are still capable enough to compete this season.

Premier league table is having too many changes with all top teams are facing problems just because of this no guaranteed about which team will be staying in top ranks, just top three have some space for staying on their spots. 3 are fighting hard for 4th spot which is now too exciting to follow and predict.

Liverpool facing serious troubles in Premier league even they were looking better, but now they are on brink of losing this 4th spot due to their worst performance, upcoming game is going to be important for them and in case of win, they will be able to have some chance of staying in hunt for top 4 but in case of lost their chances with Arne Slot job could be in deep trouble because now there is no enough space for staying with his strategy.

Even for the top 3, especially Aston Villa, I am still quite doubtful that they will remain in this position when looking at the current situation although I am still quite sure that they will get a comfortable position but not with the top 3 for this season.
Apart from Manchester City and Arsenal at this time I still believe that the position is still very changeable even for now some clubs like Manchester United who are in a positive trend can put a lot more pressure later so this is my consideration that the EPL apart from the first and second positions still allows a significant change later.

Next week Liverpool will face a big match and this I think will be a little difficult to predict who will get 3 points in this match because the consistency of these two clubs is in trouble.
In terms of odds maybe Liverpool will benefit because they play home but there is no guarantee for them to be able to get 3 points in this match.

[DBTC-brain]

Bruno Fernandes is such an important player for Manchester United now.

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The captain is the assists leader in the league by far. He has scored 5 goals too which equals to 17 score contribution in 21 matches. That's just great work!

But it feels like he will leave the team this summer. Because of having a bad relationship with the owners which he already mentioned in an official statement... I wonder with whom they will fill his place then.

Bruno Fernandes has been Man united most outstanding player since the past season he is the club most important player now, i heard that he will be leaving Man united at the end of the season but i don't think this going to work now that Micheal Carrick is building his team if he is having any issues with the owner of the club i believe they will resolve it out, if he leaves Man united they will find it difficult to get his replacement player like Bruno Fernandes is difficult to find now Man united is lucky to have him.

I am honestly not happy to hear that to Bruno fernandes will be leaving Manchester United by the end of the season. I mean for what?  Do we realize how much Bruno fernandes has risked his career for this Manchester United? I mean why the club was sinking, Bruno stood firm even while lucrative offers came for him to leave Manchester United, he remained and I mean he should be one of our great legends by the time he leaves the club and not just because he has misunderstanding with the owner of the club.

, unless Michael Carrick has no influence in the Manchester United team and management for now. If Carrick has the influence and would be given a permanent coaching contract, Bruno will not leave. How about the fans, aren't they gona protest? I am not just comfortable with this development atol.

Well about About B.Fernandes leaving , I think if his mind is made up to leave then I don't think Carrick influence would stop him. Maybe he's had enough of the top management. Who knows?
  But one thing they must know is that just as important as Messi was at Barcelona back then , so is B.fernadez is right now to Man U. He is for God sake a  player maker . and when you let out your playmakers , the attack suffers alot because there will be no body to provide those dead passes when needed . I see him do all of those link up play too.
  Yes truly , the importance of B.Fernandez to Manchester's United cannot be overemphasized.

  They might just want to reconsider!