⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[SensitiveEyes]

Slap my ass. For me, their loss in the current match against Leeds is the real surprise. First of all, they were playing at home in Manchester ^{the city where I lived a few years ago and learned how much the fans admire United}. So I expected United to give Leeds a dose of their own medicine when hosting them for the match. Needless to say, I bet on a United win and lost my money.

The loss was a shock for Man Utd who played at home. They were booed at half time. Leeds won because Man Utd were bad and they were fighting for their PL life. Because of the 2-1 win yesterday Leeds are 6 points clear from Spurs. Man Utd stay in the CL spot after losing.

Manchester united fumbles most times that you even least expect them to put up that kind of bad performance. I'm even getting more concerned about Tottenham Hotspur that are at the point of getting relegated after a not so bad outing last season. Manchester united might have lost this one and gone out from tye top four but most likely, before the end of the season, they are bound on going back to the top four but for the like of Tottenham Hotspur that are going backwards by the day, I think of all the popular teams, they will be the one that will end up having the worse ending moving into next season.

Spurs are moving backwards after Sunderland beat them. PL or EPL for Spurs next year?

Carrick had a flying start at Man Utd, he coached them to a CL spot. They should still make the CL next year but Villa and Liverpool could upset them. It was strange Utd losing 2-0 in the first half. Carrick used Dalot and Mbeumo after had Casemiro scored but Leeds were better than Utd. They deserved to win the game.

[MArsland]

I was thinking of betting on Leeds to score live, but they scored too quickly, so I didn't bet. Before the match, I wasn't sure Manchester United would win, even though their home record had been very good before this match. I like the way Leeds plays, and it's a bit of a shame they're so low in the table, because they definitely deserve to be higher. But right now, the most important thing for them is staying clear of the relegation zone.

I didn't watch the Manchester United vs Leeds United match because I thought Manchester United would win, given Carrick positive performance as manager. But I was wrong. After watching the match highlights, Leeds United played very well. They had many scoring chances, but Lammens managed to secure the ball well.

Manchester United next match will be a tough one, but judging by the Blues recent form, Manchester United has a big advantage in securing all three points.

[Not your key not your BTC]

There has been a lot of talk about the referee’s decisions in this match, including from a living legend of Manchester United, particularly regarding the red card shown to Licha.

Lisandro Martinez's red card should never have happened. The referee made the worst possible decision by giving Lisandro Martinez a red card for pulling Calvert-Lewin's hair. Calvert-Lewin was clearly seen punching Lisandro in the face beforehand. The referee's decision in this match clearly cost Manchester United. Had Lisandro Martinez not been sent off, Manchester United might not have suffered a home defeat.

[Nightwatchmare]

Slap my ass. For me, their loss in the current match against Leeds is the real surprise. First of all, they were playing at home in Manchester ^{the city where I lived a few years ago and learned how much the fans admire United}. So I expected United to give Leeds a dose of their own medicine when hosting them for the match. Needless to say, I bet on a United win and lost my money.

The loss was a shock for Man Utd who played at home. They were booed at half time. Leeds won because Man Utd were bad and they were fighting for their PL life. Because of the 2-1 win yesterday Leeds are 6 points clear from Spurs. Man Utd stay in the CL spot after losing.

Manchester united fumbles most times that you even least expect them to put up that kind of bad performance. I'm even getting more concerned about Tottenham Hotspur that are at the point of getting relegated after a not so bad outing last season. Manchester united might have lost this one and gone out from tye top four but most likely, before the end of the season, they are bound on going back to the top four but for the like of Tottenham Hotspur that are going backwards by the day, I think of all the popular teams, they will be the one that will end up having the worse ending moving into next season.

Spurs are moving backwards after Sunderland beat them. PL or EPL for Spurs next year?

Carrick had a flying start at Man Utd, he coached them to a CL spot. They should still make the CL next year but Villa and Liverpool could upset them. It was strange Utd losing 2-0 in the first half. Carrick used Dalot and Mbeumo after had Casemiro scored but Leeds were better than Utd. They deserved to win the game.

Tottenham hotspur are moving to championship this year and there is nothing that is going to stop them not to go championship. Even as Michael Carrick lost to Leeds yesterday, he is still having a flying start at Manchester United becaus Manchester United is still in the champions league spot. Manchester United losing to Leeds has not changed what they plan to achieve this year, they will still finish in the champions league spot regardless of their result yesterday. Michael Carrick choices of players yesterday cost him 3 points, but i believe he will do better in Manchester United upcoming matches.

[Razmirraz]

After Man City managed to beat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, the drama of the title race heated up. The contrasting results achieved by Arsenal and Man City in Week 32 completely changed everything.
The gap between the two is now 6 points, and what's even more exciting is that City still has a game in hand over Arsenal. Now football fans are eagerly awaiting the match that will be held at the Etihad Stadium on April 19th because the Big Match will be like a final.

If Man City is able to beat Arsenal and win all the remaining matches and Arsenal also wins all the remaining matches after losing to Man City, then the great history in the EPL will repeat itself, the title race will be decided by Goal Difference, this scenario is exactly like the iconic drama of the 2011/12 season when Sergio Aguero's late goal made Man City fans cheer because they managed to snatch the title from Man United. Can Man City replicate the "Aguero Moment" of 2026? Or can Arsenal break the Etihad curse and maintain their top spot until the end of the season?

What do you think, will goal difference again determine the title this season?

[Tmoonz]

Slap my ass. For me, their loss in the current match against Leeds is the real surprise. First of all, they were playing at home in Manchester ^{the city where I lived a few years ago and learned how much the fans admire United}. So I expected United to give Leeds a dose of their own medicine when hosting them for the match. Needless to say, I bet on a United win and lost my money.

The loss was a shock for Man Utd who played at home. They were booed at half time. Leeds won because Man Utd were bad and they were fighting for their PL life. Because of the 2-1 win yesterday Leeds are 6 points clear from Spurs. Man Utd stay in the CL spot after losing.

Manchester united fumbles most times that you even least expect them to put up that kind of bad performance. I'm even getting more concerned about Tottenham Hotspur that are at the point of getting relegated after a not so bad outing last season. Manchester united might have lost this one and gone out from tye top four but most likely, before the end of the season, they are bound on going back to the top four but for the like of Tottenham Hotspur that are going backwards by the day, I think of all the popular teams, they will be the one that will end up having the worse ending moving into next season.

Spurs are moving backwards after Sunderland beat them. PL or EPL for Spurs next year?

Carrick had a flying start at Man Utd, he coached them to a CL spot. They should still make the CL next year but Villa and Liverpool could upset them. It was strange Utd losing 2-0 in the first half. Carrick used Dalot and Mbeumo after had Casemiro scored but Leeds were better than Utd. They deserved to win the game.

In terms of Michael Carrick securing a spot for Manchester united in the UEFA champions league for next season is not yet guarantee as Manchester united still need the least 10 points out of the remaining matches to secure that spot, and Michael Carrick actually killed the game with a wrong fixture, now they are hoping on miracle to happen in their next game against Chelsea, and with my observation Chelsea is never gonna give in so easily for Manchester united to beat, so Michael Carrick should just pray Manchester united make it the UEFA champions league else all the praises will turn to abuse.

[7juju]

There has been a lot of talk about the referee’s decisions in this match, including from a living legend of Manchester United, particularly regarding the red card shown to Licha.

Lisandro Martinez's red card should never have happened. The referee made the worst possible decision by giving Lisandro Martinez a red card for pulling Calvert-Lewin's hair. Calvert-Lewin was clearly seen punching Lisandro in the face beforehand. The referee's decision in this match clearly cost Manchester United. Had Lisandro Martinez not been sent off, Manchester United might not have suffered a home defeat.

What are you even saying, someone was caught pulling another player hair and you saying that’s not a red card offense because you felt Calvert-Lewin punched Martinez face. What you are accusing Calvert-Lewin is totally different from what Martinez did. I watch the match and I didn’t see where Calvert deliberately punched Martinez in the face. If he was guiding the ball and his hands touched the face of Martinez, that wasn’t deliberate and from the picture you shared, Calvert wasn’t looking at Martinez direction. But Martinez deliberately pulled the hair of his opponent and that was intentional act. You should know how painful it is to pull someone by the hair. His action put the opponent in harm’s way and it was a clear red card. I don’t know why Manchester United fans are complaining.

[sotelorene]

There has been a lot of talk about the referee’s decisions in this match, including from a living legend of Manchester United, particularly regarding the red card shown to Licha.

Lisandro Martinez's red card should never have happened. The referee made the worst possible decision by giving Lisandro Martinez a red card for pulling Calvert-Lewin's hair. Calvert-Lewin was clearly seen punching Lisandro in the face beforehand. The referee's decision in this match clearly cost Manchester United. Had Lisandro Martinez not been sent off, Manchester United might not have suffered a home defeat.

I did not watch the game till the end yesterday because Manchester United was playing rubbish, imaging conceding a goal from Leeds United before 6 minutes i mean it was really disgusting and i was even hoping Manchester United will come back and win from behind but that was not the case instead i saw 2 null. and about the red card just forget about it because Matinez is always aggressive and i think this is edit, there is how something will happen and the way they will slow it, you will think it was very severe.

[Woodie]

Manchester United played some crappy football last night, and the worst part for me was that I had Leeds United not to score in the first 10 minutes of the game , and that's the match I was waiting on and they chose to do the exact opposite.. allow the visitors to get an early lead at Old Trafford  

Hope Man United  know that top 4 isn't guaranteed just yet , and if they will start playing like their default selves like when they had Onana and the bomb 💣 squad.. very disappointed with that group of players.. but credit to Leeds for punishing the lazy group!!!

[snipie]

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I did not watch the game till the end yesterday because Manchester United was playing rubbish...

Since Leeds United managed to score two goals in the first half with Manchester United failing to score any goal until the 56 minutes while playing with 11 players then it was clear that they were failing badly in this match. They might return later by scoring a goal while being down by 10 players but it was quite well. They missed a chance to consolidate their third position this season.

[rezakurnia66]

I was expecting an easy win for Manchester United, but the Red Devils proved once again that they can surprise us against every opponent.
Leeds scored two goals after big mistakes in defense for United. Yes, the second goal for Leeds was a bit lucky, but a United defender would've at least try to block the Leeds player from shooting. United seems to be underperforming lately and it seems that Carrick can't motivate the team to show a better performance. Ugarte was a little bit better as a defender than a midfielder, which is weird. It's a joke that United is at the third place right now. Aston Villa is very inconsistent at their Premier League games as well.

Break out more than 26 days make Manchester United get difficult for beating easily team Leeds United, unpredictable Leeds United can secure three points at Old Trafford although come as not favorable team. United defense not playing as well as how two goals conceded and as usual Casemiro make difference when scoring one goal from heading.
Not good result for Man United how too close points with Aston Villa and Liverpool, although can secure the top fifth standings and qualifying to Champion League but United must finish at top third standings and don't loss points of six matches left. I hope it last defeat from United if want to keep third standings finish position.

[rachael9385]

Manchester United played some crappy football last night, and the worst part for me was that I had Leeds United not to score in the first 10 minutes of the game , and that's the match I was waiting on and they chose to do the exact opposite.. allow the visitors to get an early lead at Old Trafford  

Hope Man United  know that top 4 isn't guaranteed just yet , and if they will start playing like their default selves like when they had Onana and the bomb 💣 squad.. very disappointed with that group of players.. but credit to Leeds for punishing the lazy group!!!

I had an idea that Leeds would score but I wasn't really expecting them to win the match, this was really disappointing because I placed a bet on Manchester United to win in full time and they ended up losing. The group that played was not carefully selected by carrick so I guess he has to blame himself for that, he should learn from his mistakes.

[9ja Amaka]

After Man City managed to beat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, the drama of the title race heated up. The contrasting results achieved by Arsenal and Man City in Week 32 completely changed everything.
The gap between the two is now 6 points, and what's even more exciting is that City still has a game in hand over Arsenal. Now football fans are eagerly awaiting the match that will be held at the Etihad Stadium on April 19th because the Big Match will be like a final.

If Man City is able to beat Arsenal and win all the remaining matches and Arsenal also wins all the remaining matches after losing to Man City, then the great history in the EPL will repeat itself, the title race will be decided by Goal Difference, this scenario is exactly like the iconic drama of the 2011/12 season when Sergio Aguero's late goal made Man City fans cheer because they managed to snatch the title from Man United. Can Man City replicate the "Aguero Moment" of 2026? Or can Arsenal break the Etihad curse and maintain their top spot until the end of the season?

What do you think, will goal difference again determine the title this season?

The match between Manchester City vs Arsenal at the Etihad stadium is a very important match for both teams, because I think this is the final of the premier league this season.  Manchester City is definitely in a better form right now compared to Arsenal, but I think this is the match that Arsenal needs to show that they truly deserve to win the premier league this season. I have been backing Arsenal to win the premier league all season,  but I was really disappointed with their performance in their last match, so I am expecting them to go all out for this one and get nothing less than a draw in this match, so they can still maintain their lead at the top of the table. I think the pressure will be on both teams, and I also think uts a very difficult match to predict, so I think I will just enjoy the match.

[RockBell]

I didn't watch the Manchester United vs Leeds United match because I thought Manchester United would win, given Carrick positive performance as manager. But I was wrong. After watching the match highlights, Leeds United played very well. They had many scoring chances, but Lammens managed to secure the ball well.

I also did not watch the game but I saw the way they were roasting Manchester United because this is a club that is suffering from escaping relegation sometimes you will wonder what is wrong with all this club because a whole Manchester United that everyone was happy that they have improved, and I say the highlights of the game and Leeds played well and not just that they won the game and it was an unexpected win.

Manchester United next match will be a tough one, but judging by the Blues recent form, Manchester United has a big advantage in securing all three points.

You can not just be jumping to conclusions because no one expected this one that just happened, so what make you think they are going to win there next game, all will be speculated buy to much of assurance is dangerous because it is now that we are seen a lot of fuckup from Manchester United and not just them, is it that they are getting tired.

[xzone]

I was thinking of betting on Leeds to score live, but they scored too quickly, so I didn't bet. Before the match, I wasn't sure Manchester United would win, even though their home record had been very good before this match. I like the way Leeds plays, and it's a bit of a shame they're so low in the table, because they definitely deserve to be higher. But right now, the most important thing for them is staying clear of the relegation zone.

I didn't watch the Manchester United vs Leeds United match because I thought Manchester United would win, given Carrick positive performance as manager. But I was wrong. After watching the match highlights, Leeds United played very well. They had many scoring chances, but Lammens managed to secure the ball well.

Manchester United next match will be a tough one, but judging by the Blues recent form, Manchester United has a big advantage in securing all three points.

It was a terrible game for Carrick; I like him a lot, but his decisions in this match weren't very good. He needed a better strategy. Everyone saw that Leeds United were better prepared for this match. If one of the players gets a red card, the team must have a different plan and be able to rectify the situation. It was a good experience for Carrick; he also saw which players he should trust more after this match

[Nightwatchmare]

There has been a lot of talk about the referee’s decisions in this match, including from a living legend of Manchester United, particularly regarding the red card shown to Licha.

Lisandro Martinez's red card should never have happened. The referee made the worst possible decision by giving Lisandro Martinez a red card for pulling Calvert-Lewin's hair. Calvert-Lewin was clearly seen punching Lisandro in the face beforehand. The referee's decision in this match clearly cost Manchester United. Had Lisandro Martinez not been sent off, Manchester United might not have suffered a home defeat.

I did not watch the game till the end yesterday because Manchester United was playing rubbish, imaging conceding a goal from Leeds United before 6 minutes i mean it was really disgusting and i was even hoping Manchester United will come back and win from behind but that was not the case instead i saw 2 null. and about the red card just forget about it because Matinez is always aggressive and i think this is edit, there is how something will happen and the way they will slow it, you will think it was very severe.

I also wanted to leave the match halfway because i was not happy with the rubbish football Manchester United was playing but i said to myself, if i do not support Manchester United in their bad time i am not worthy to support them in their good time, that thought changed my mind to watch the match to the end, my friends were encouraging me that Manchester United would still win Leeds, and i told them this match is going to be like Arsenal and Bournemouth game, after i finished saying that Leeds doubled their Lead, that is when i knew Manchester United have lost the game to Leeds, and for the Martinez red card, i cannot say anything about it because after the first half ended there was power bridged in my neighborhood, and before it was fixed Martinez has been sent off.

[Sexylizzy2813]

Lisandro Martinez's red card should never have happened. The referee made the worst possible decision by giving Lisandro Martinez a red card for pulling Calvert-Lewin's hair. Calvert-Lewin was clearly seen punching Lisandro in the face beforehand. The referee's decision in this match clearly cost Manchester United. Had Lisandro Martinez not been sent off, Manchester United might not have suffered a home defeat.

Hold on brother, punching you say? If that be the case why didn't Lisandro hit the ground to commit Calvert-Lewin this is not wrestling where you are allowed to pull the hair of your opponent at some point, this is football and pulling of the hair deserves a red card and extra 2 match ban because that was a violent act so how was that a bad decision from the ref? Don't say this because you're a fan of the Red Devils (that's if you are) but see this as a bad way to stop your opponent. Now you talk about the punch Calvert-Lewin gave Martinez, it happens but it couldn't be compared to that pulling of hair, the thing is the Manchester United defender was frustrated that was why and if you watch that game Calvert-Lewin wasn't much of a threat to the Red Devils, he's not that good in controlling the ball so why stress it...Lisandro should be blamed for their loss yesterday not the ref.

[Fiatless]

Lisandro Martinez's red card should never have happened. The referee made the worst possible decision by giving Lisandro Martinez a red card for pulling Calvert-Lewin's hair. Calvert-Lewin was clearly seen punching Lisandro in the face beforehand. The referee's decision in this match clearly cost Manchester United. Had Lisandro Martinez not been sent off, Manchester United might not have suffered a home defeat.

Manchester United was not at its best in that game against Leeds United. The red card might have contributed to the loss but why would they concede two goals first? The EPL rules state that violent pulling of hair is a straight red card offense. So the red card is justified regardless of the situations that led to it. Maybe a rule should be made that all players should have short hair.

[barbara44]

Well losing to Leeds was definitely bad, but on top of that, it makes the third place a tough spot for them. Because now Villa has the same points as United, and that means even one more tie and they could end up with fourth place. Not only that, but Liverpool has reached fifth place as well, they are doing alright, and if all goes well for them, they are only three points away, so Liverpool could pass United as well.

It means that United will end up at fifth place instead of third place, which is much worse. In either case, they are going to end up with UCL, because this year once more we are going to see fifth place going to UCL as well, so United will be at UCL next year for sure, but still, a fifth instead of third would be pain.

[DiMarxist]

Well losing to Leeds was definitely bad, but on top of that, it makes the third place a tough spot for them. Because now Villa has the same points as United, and that means even one more tie and they could end up with fourth place. Not only that, but Liverpool has reached fifth place as well, they are doing alright, and if all goes well for them, they are only three points away, so Liverpool could pass United as well.

Manchester United is likely to finish in that third place, despite the disappointing result against Leeds yesterday. Manchester United is the right team that should finish in that third spot because looking at the two teams which are closing in on united both Aston Villa and Liverpool is not in the best of forms. They can't be trusted with with their form I see Liverpool and Villa dropping points in the remaining games, Manchester United just has to remain consistent in the rest of their remaining matches.