⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Salahmu]

Maybe I’m biased as a MU supporter, but no one does social media chaos like MU fans.
When we’re good, we’re loud everywhere.
When we’re trash, we’re still loud everywhere, roasting MU ourselves or just enjoying the United memes (new meme unlocked every week lol) when United are in trash mode.

Real nature of there fans indeed because I have bumped into argument that last hours because of Manchester United, the fans uses there imagination to defend there club because when Manchester United have not signed some of the players they got, as the news of those signing came the fans has already started celebrating Manchester United of never playing bad again, although for now they are well playing but before now those competitive they were saying wasn't seen. Every part of all the country that has a lot of Manchester United fans will come out on the street the year premier League would come to Manchester United.

[silpersurfer]

Manchester United management must be asking themselves why they didn't sack Amorim on time to bring in Carrick earlier than they did. Because had they brought Carrick earlier than they did, they would have been among the title contenders. Before Carrick came, most Manchester United fans never believed they will qualify for champions league this season, because of how inconsistent their team has been under the previous manager. But now the believe has been restored, and that will make them regret why they wasted time in showing Amorim the exit door.

Bringing Carrick in early? I think he's been at Old Trafford for a long time, dating back to Jose Mourinho's tenure, when he was on the coaching staff. When Mourinho left Old Trafford, he first became the Red Devils' interim manager. However, it didn't take long for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to arrive as the new Manchester United manager. As we know, after just a few seasons, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was forced to leave Old Trafford, while Carrick returned as the interim manager. His two interim stints didn't deter United from appointing him as the Red Devils' head coach, and afterward, Carrick opted to manage EFL Championship club Manchester United.

Unexpectedly, he was once again called upon to become the interim manager of Manchester United. Unlike before, this time, upon his return to the Red Devils, he immediately stepped up, as if signaling that he was indeed worthy of the position and a contract.

[MK-74]

What kind of experience has Carrick as a coach? He has done incredibly well for the moment but let's be serious, he managed the team only for a few matches. I don't understand why people jump to conclusions so quickly. It's like saying an unknown player who scored for 5 games in a row is already one of the best in the world... No, it doesn't work like that, you have to be consistent. We had Xabi Alonso who did an almost perfect season with Leverkusen and look what happened... I wish all the best to Carrick and to United but let's see, we can really judge him only at the end of the season.

People are judging Carrick based on his current situation and I’m doing the same. We will also evaluate him in the future.
For now, things are going well. Despite his lack of experience, he’s getting good results. If he gets bad results at the end of the season or later on, we’ll continue to criticize him accordingly.
We’re simply commenting on what we see at the moment.

[pawel7777]

Yesterday was not the best evening for Liverpool fans. Their club hosted Man City and were a slight favourite having the home advantage.
It was a bit slow game until that magnificent free kick goal by Szoboszlai, after which the pace picked up.
Bernardo Silva equalised 10 minutes later. I like how he rushed to pick up the ball from the net to resume the game without wasting time on celebrations. It was a clear sign the City came there to win and would not be satisfied with one point. That's the spirit they were missing earlier in the season.

Haaland finally scored in the league game again, it was a penalty, but it still counts. He was close to adding another one at the very end of the game (which was a bit hilarious) but Szaboszlai didn't let him, grabbed Haaland's shirt to slow him down, he paid with a red card for that move.
It's a bit of a shame that the referee didn't allow that last goal, but I understand the decision.

[Sexylizzy2813]

People are judging Carrick based on his current situation and I’m doing the same. We will also evaluate him in the future.
For now, things are going well. Despite his lack of experience, he’s getting good results. If he gets bad results at the end of the season or later on, we’ll continue to criticize him accordingly.
We’re simply commenting on what we see at the moment.

Is normal and I can't even lie because things have been working out for the manager since he came like he's the missing piece the club have been looking for to make them come back to their true form but yet again, if things start falling apart like they some how lose to West Ham that it won't start affecting them to be dropping points and dropping down the table, thee things happen ones in awhile so Manchester United should be careful. If things go bad the critics will start coming like you said but I believe that the players will try to avoid such issues because this wonderful form will be hard to start afresh.

[Miles2006]

Somehow premier league fans always find a way to drag Arsenal into conversations that they have no business in.

Arsenal fans are becoming too loud for a club who's yet to win a single trophy in the last 5 seasons. Too many people are also hoping either Manchester United or Manchester City gets to leapfrog them off the top position,  but what I honestly think is that it won't be happening, after the last matchday results, Arsenal still emerges as the favourites with the highest percentage of winning the Premier league competition.

Oh what do you expect? Arsenal fans becoming too loud when every club fans act the same way. Presently no club comes near Manchester United when battling about loud noise, I just hope the players and Carrick keep same energy if possible it might pay off because Arsenal is not 100% reliable and anyone can easily take the top from them. I guess this is what everyone wants Arsenal fans to say all the time “loud noise with no title” this is coming from an angle of hate obviously fans cheer up their team but, Arsenal case is different.

[Zlantann]

Carrick's experience so far cannot be said to be a top-level coach, he only had a good debut with his Man United team and it is not certain whether he will win or not --- at least as a top coach he has won the league with the team getting a trophy, worthy of Xabi with Leverkusen.

Carrick probably until the end of the season will perform well with his team, if he is trusted again to coach Man United and perform well again then he is great and extraordinary, still we cannot judge directly early, it takes a process for him to prove it.

Michael Carrick is already receiving commendation from people. Some Manchester United fans believe he is the new Alex Ferguson, who will turn the club's fortunes around. No doubt he has done what even experienced managers couldn't achieve, but it's still too early to conclude that he deserves the managerial job full-time.

He would prove to the club that he is qualified for a permanent job if United continue winning and at least qualifies for the Champions League. The Red Devils have been out of that prestigious competition for a few seasons now. And I think the club will reward Michael with the job if they finish in the top four position.

[Adiljutt156]

I agree with you that the red card from Tottenham Hotspur kills the competitiveness of the game, but Manchester United team deserves some credit because I have seen teams plays against a team with a man down, but wasn't as good and effective going forward as Manchester United was in this game, so I believe that you are not going to blame the fans of Manchester United for seeing you as a hater since you were looking for what to use in discrediting their winning against Tottenham.

Certainly when Romero received a red card in the 29th minute against Man United in yesterday's match, we noticed that this red card ruined the competitiveness of this team's game. Actually this is correct Romero is an important player in this team but he can't play aggressively against Manchester United which is why I noticed that Man United won yesterday in the twenty five round so they deserve credit. Bruno Fernandes doubled the lead for Manchester United in last night's match his brilliant performance we are enjoying this Premier League season and he already owns the highest assist, anyway I find it very impressive that Man United have already secured four consecutive league match wins under the leadership of an interim manager carrick.

We are watching matches of Premier League matches in which all teams are trying to be winners. Manchester United football team played match against Tottenham Hotspur football team and that was one sided match because one team did 2 goals in this match and opponent team did no goal in this match. Mbeumo was a person who did first goal of the match and he did this goal at 38 minutes when it was need of the team And opponent team effort was less in this match. The shots of Tottenham Hotspur team were less in this match which were only 5 and 1 was on target. The possession percentage of that team was 36 percent in this match and passes of that team were also low in this match and opponent team possession was great in this match and that was 64 percent in this match.

[el kaka22]

Liverpool really needed this win, to be fair City did too in theory because if City wants to win the league then they need to keep on winning but Arsenal seems like they are going to win the league so City will be probably second place, not that they would want to give up yet, so they won but it is not really that big of a chance, whereas Liverpool wants to be in top four and that is not going to happen right now, we should not really consider the chance to be that big for Liverpool to be in top four after this game.

It's clear that we are going to end up with Liverpool going to Europa after a season where they won the league, which is a shame really, last year they won the league, this year not even top four looks possible.

[Sexylizzy2813]

Chelsea are among the teams that Manchester United are sitting above the league table, an unexpected move from Manchester United which no one thought would happen. Currently the point gap between the Blues and the Red Devils is just 1pt, 43 and 44 respectively. It seems small but Man UTD are not in any way ready to let Chelsea go ahead of them unless they lose to West Ham while the Blues host Leeds who are always having a deadly approach against some of the big sides. Can Chelsea repeat that same energy they used against Wolves on Leeds UTD tonight and move ahead of Manchester United tonight? Who's maintaining its position and who's losing it between Chelsea and Man UTD?

[Barikui1]

Chelsea are among the teams that Manchester United are sitting above the league table, an unexpected move from Manchester United which no one thought would happen. Currently the point gap between the Blues and the Red Devils is just 1pt, 43 and 44 respectively. It seems small but Man UTD are not in any way ready to let Chelsea go ahead of them unless they lose to West Ham while the Blues host Leeds who are always having a deadly approach against some of the big sides. Can Chelsea repeat that same energy they used against Wolves on Leeds UTD tonight and move ahead of Manchester United tonight? Who's maintaining its position and who's losing it between Chelsea and Man UTD?

Sometimes football can really be unpredictable, and things can easily go wrong or right very quick, and even more than our own imaginations, so we should not be that surprised that Manchester United are ahead of Chelsea in the league table.
As we all know, one point gap can easily be overturned, so if Manchester United draw their game tonight against West Ham United and Chelsea won against Leeds, Chelsea will go above them by a single point, that is why winning is a must for Manchester United in today's match, because they just can't afford to drop more points if they want to qualify for the uefa champions league next season.

[YOSHIE]

It's clear that we are going to end up with Liverpool going to Europa after a season where they won the league, which is a shame really, last year they won the league, this year not even top four looks possible.

Yes, I have seen recently that many football fans are talking about and being optimistic, especially in the 2025/2026 Premier League, where they are optimistic that Liverpool has a good chance and can win. because they brought in the best players like Florian, Hugo, Jeremie and others.

But we understand what is called football, the competition is quite tight between fellow clubs, Chelsea, Man United and Arsenal are not the only ones left, they also want to win the championship this season.

[jostorres]

That game was literally a recap of the season of both teams up to that point. Liverpool demonstrated good performance and bravery to be ahead of a strong City team, however, you cannot afford to relax against a team like that of Guardiola, and more so towards the end. The control and patience of City proved to be effective, and the emergence of Haaland as the wind blew in stoppage time was near-certain. In the case of Liverpool, it is the inconsistency that is the true issue - good performances and followed up by the expensive lapses. Being at the sixth position at this point is not where they want to be and time is definitely not really on their side. On the title, City staying within six points keeps the pressure on arsenal and the efl cup is indeed a potential of a huge psychological booster to whoever wins it.

That is true, Pep always knows a trick or two to make sure that he can get under the skin of other team and always changes tactics, no idea how he manages to teach the players to play all kinds of ways.

But sometimes you look at them and they are coming from the wings, sometimes you see them playing the long ball, sometimes it's passing game, sometimes right down the middle, he changes it up all game long and makes the defense question what's about to happen next, which gives them an edge.

[colinistheman]

Oh what do you expect? Arsenal fans becoming too loud when every club fans act the same way. Presently no club comes near Manchester United when battling about loud noise, I just hope the players and Carrick keep same energy if possible it might pay off because Arsenal is not 100% reliable and anyone can easily take the top from them. I guess this is what everyone wants Arsenal fans to say all the time “loud noise with no title” this is coming from an angle of hate obviously fans cheer up their team but, Arsenal case is different.

Arsenal are in good form, it is true. And they are at the top of the table. But if they cannot continue this streak, they are likely to lose the top spot. Arsenal are 6 points ahead of city and 12  points ahead of manchester united. This is a big gap. But if Arsenal lose truck, they are likely to lose the top spot.

Manchester United are in excellent form. They  have performed well against strong teams like city, arsenal and tottenham and have been able to score points. It was  not easy. If they can continue this trend, they will be able to retain the second spot in the table. And if Arsenal lose the rythem, United will have a chance to take the top spot  as well.

[wiss19]

Liverpool really needed this win, to be fair City did too in theory because if City wants to win the league then they need to keep on winning but Arsenal seems like they are going to win the league so City will be probably second place, not that they would want to give up yet, so they won but it is not really that big of a chance, whereas Liverpool wants to be in top four and that is not going to happen right now, we should not really consider the chance to be that big for Liverpool to be in top four after this game.

It's clear that we are going to end up with Liverpool going to Europa after a season where they won the league, which is a shame really, last year they won the league, this year not even top four looks possible.

One thing is now certain, Arne Slot is already turned into from hero to villain, fans are looking for quick changes because they are watching positive results after changes in Chelsea and Manchester United if Liverpool is not going to have changed, they are surely going to miss spots into top 5.

Having 5 points from last 5 games with just 1 win against Newcastle United making things almost the worst only, having good performance in Champions league is not going to help them, need consistency in Premier league as well without having positive results in Premier league, it's not going to help them. 26th round is going to be interesting for many teams.

[Umulala-alala]

Finally Haaland has scored at Anfield since his arrival in the premier league, Haaland has scored in almost all the stadium he has played in, but somehow Anfield has been impenetrable for the prolific striker after several attempts the goal came at last when the team needed it most. He only not scored a goal today, he also gave an assist to Bernardo Silva for Manchester city equaliser. The Norwegian beast was so happy to have finally got the goal at Anfield, as he hit is iconic celebration.

I'm not happy that Liverpool allowed Manchester City to win the match tonight,  Liverpool should have considered the fact that their chance of qualifying for champions league next season is getting slim especially as Manchester United have strengthened their team and have take one slot for sure. Liverpool still have Chelsea to fight after Arsenal,  Manchester City,  Aston Villa and Manchester United have taken their slots. Assuming Liverpool dragged tonight match into a draw, that would have benefited them more than this outright loss.

It was a great win for the citizens and a good come back, Liverpool should have try never loss considering that they need to qualify for the uefa champions league a draw would have been better for them but Man city in the other hand needed also a win to still compete for the trophy, it was an important 3 points for the citizens since they also needed to keep a close gap to Arsenal for the English premier league title race, Man city is still in the title race.

[Qhunman]

Oh what do you expect? Arsenal fans becoming too loud when every club fans act the same way. Presently no club comes near Manchester United when battling about loud noise, I just hope the players and Carrick keep same energy if possible it might pay off because Arsenal is not 100% reliable and anyone can easily take the top from them. I guess this is what everyone wants Arsenal fans to say all the time “loud noise with no title” this is coming from an angle of hate obviously fans cheer up their team but, Arsenal case is different.

Since it isn't everyone that love arsenal so we shouldn't be surprise by all this hates towards arsenal. Everyone has a club that they are supporting to win the title so they are disappointed that arsenal is leading. They are saying arsenal are too loud what would they say about chelsea fans? If Chelsea were in arsenal place at the top of the table, they would be louder than anything else but look how calm they are now. Manchester United re in a better form now, they have gone four matches winning streak, and if they win against the hammers it would be extended to five matches winning streak.

[TedMosby]

Premier League 2025/26 managers ranked by current league position, with their former playing roles.

#	Club	Manager	Former playing position
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1	Arsenal	Mikel Arteta	Central / Attacking Midfielder
2	Manchester City	Pep Guardiola	Central / Defensive Midfielder
3	Aston Villa	Unai Emery	Central Midfielder
4	Manchester United	Michael Carrick	Central Midfielder
5	Chelsea	Liam Rosenior	Right-back / Winger
6	Liverpool	Arne Slot	Central Midfielder
7	Fulham	Marco Silva	Winger / Attacking Midfielder
8	Brentford	Keith Andrews	Central Midfielder
9	Newcastle United	Eddie Howe	Defender (Right-back)
10	Everton	David Moyes	Centre-back
11	Sunderland	Régis Le Bris	Defender
12	Brighton	Fabian Hürzeler	Defensive Midfielder
13	Bournemouth	Andoni Iraola	Defender (Right-back)
14	Tottenham	Thomas Frank	Midfielder
15	Crystal Palace	Oliver Glasner	Defender
16	Leeds United	Daniel Farke	Centre-back
17	Nottingham Forest	Sean Dyche	Centre-back
18	West Ham	Nuno Espírito Santo	Goalkeeper
19	Burnley	Scott Parker	Central / Defensive Midfielder
20	Wolves	Rob Edwards	Defender

[SmartCharpa]

Manchester United management must be asking themselves why they didn't sack Amorim on time to bring in Carrick earlier than they did. Because had they brought Carrick earlier than they did, they would have been among the title contenders. Before Carrick came, most Manchester United fans never believed they will qualify for champions league this season, because of how inconsistent their team has been under the previous manager. But now the believe has been restored, and that will make them regret why they wasted time in showing Amorim the exit door.

If Manchester United had sack Amorim like three months ago, Manchester United will be among the title contenders right now, they management wasted a lot of time to realized that Amorim is not the right man for the team. Which manager would play a left winger as a left back? Micheal Carrick understands how to manage the current squad, which is why he always start Mbuemo as a striker because Amad is one of the key players they need in their squad.

The points difference is very huge with Arsenal, otherwise, we can say they are among the title contenders. If Manchester United wins their game against West Ham today, they will be 9 points behind Arsenal. Manchester United must continue winning their games in order to qualify for the next Champions League, like four years in a row, they haven’t been in the Champions League.

[AprilioMP]

Premier League 2025/26 managers ranked by current league position, with their former playing roles.

#	Club	Manager	Former playing position
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1	Arsenal	Mikel Arteta	Central / Attacking Midfielder
2	Manchester City	Pep Guardiola	Central / Defensive Midfielder
3	Aston Villa	Unai Emery	Central Midfielder
4	Manchester United	Michael Carrick	Central Midfielder
5	Chelsea	Liam Rosenior	Right-back / Winger
6	Liverpool	Arne Slot	Central Midfielder

Coaches who played as professional soccer players during their active careers in either defensive or attacking midfield positions have a distinct advantage when they become coaches. The advantage I am referring to lies in strategy and tactics because in those positions they are required to play intelligently in maintaining balance, creating opportunities, and breaking up opponents' attacks.
Like Arteta, Pep Guardiola, and Carrick. Carrick's name has recently been prominent at Manchester United, showcasing how a coach in that position can perform nearly flawlessly. Arteta and Pep have already demonstrated their tactical prowess.