⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[wakier]

Casemiro has been crying after the game against Brentford seems he has been realize that Casemiro will leave Manchester United with happy ending and i have to says the fans should be respect to him because Casemiro has been help Manchester united to through an difficult condition and the win result from Brentford is really valuable because Manchester united only one step again to secured champion league spots and it could be very good achievement if they will finish at 3rd place at the end of this season and mathematically it took 2 points remaining to achieve the target but it won't be hard for Manchester united to gets it considering they are in the good shape

He cried because he was touched that he could contribute to Man United victory against Brentford, moreover he will leave Man United at the end of the season so he was sad because he left Man United when the club was trying to rise from the slump even though he actually wanted to be part of the club success in the next seasons who knows the history of the past will repeat itself to become the EPL champion, but what can he do, it's time for him to leave, after all he has also been part of the club success this season to reach a place in the Champions League zone.

[Su-asa]

Manchester City will try to win all their games of course but their is absolutely no guarantee that they will achieve this and that's why I feel the league title chase will be until the very last minute of the game and on the last day that we would see a decided of the trophy because the chances of any of the teams still dropping point is way too obvious although a feel it will most definitely come in the part of arsenal since they always fall to keep with their tempo.

That's definitely the case, for me City will be the champions of this Premier League. I hope the referees do their job well, especially now that they're at the end of this super exciting Premier League. I hope they do a great job because it's terrible when they do what happened in the Champions League, where Real Madrid were eliminated because of a referee who completely influenced the outcome. I hope there's no more favoritism, because that really tarnishes football.

My opinion on this is that City would definitely win the premier league title because arsenal are really showing lack of energy at this point, their last game was not really impressive because they were able to score only one goal in the 9th minute, all thanks to eze's input. Madrid's elimination was quite unfortunate but I don't think there will be any sort of favoritism here. The performance level of both teams is actually very clear that Manchester city is a lot better. Arsenal doesn't stand a chance of winning with the way they are currently playing but let's see what happens.

[slapper]

Another win for Carrick and his team. It's incredible how they managed to salvage the season and turn things around and move from the middle of the table all the way to the top 3.

Manchester United was cooking today, they started the match with so much fire and was on the front foot right from the start.

How did Ahmad miss that goal, K. Mainoo did all that hard work and created a perfect goal scoring opportunity for Ahmad in the first half and still, he couldn’t put the ball right where there was no player to see it out. A couple of more chances was created before the Casimero moment. It was a good one for Manchester United today but, they couldn’t keep the clean sheet though.

In the second half Mu let Brentford come to them. And it nearly led to United's downfall because their main forward - Igor Thiago - hit the post early on and missed two others that on any other night would have been goals. He's second top scorer this season. They were very lucky.

We should talk more about what Carrick is doing with this team, and what Amorim couldn't. Same players. The same Cunha, same Mbeumo, same Sesko that were bought last summer for ridiculous sums. Amorim couldn't get it to work in that 3-4-2-1 and now with Carrick and a 4-2-3-1 it suddenly works?

The Mainoo-to-Amad chance is indeed frustrating. But Bruno should be a bigger concern. His assist for the Sesko goal was ludicrous. He held, and held, and held and then slotted it through. The guy is in the top 5 for all-time Premier League assists and it's a footnote??

On the clean sheet, brother they have barely kept any all season. The back four is held together with tape. Until Yoro and Dorgu are fit we're going to have to hope we score more goals than we lose. But nine wins out of thirteen under Carrick. He beat Arsenal, he beat City. Whatever they decide about the permanent job... Those results are real.

[Nightwatchmare]

Another win for Carrick and his team. It's incredible how they managed to salvage the season and turn things around and move from the middle of the table all the way to the top 3.
The season is not yet over though. Next Sunday, Man United will host Liverpool in the battle for the 3rd place. United will be the favourite but if Liverpool somehow snatches three points, both teams could switch places in the table.
Whatever happens, United is almost guaranteed to finish in the top 5, which will allow them to participate in the Champions League next season.

It was a hard fought victory for Manchester United against Brentford yesterday at old trafford, Brentford played better than Manchester United, dominated the game from the first minute to last minute and had more chances in the game but they were unlucky to win the game. Manchester United has surprised plenty of people since Michael Carrick started managing them, i do not know what Michael Carrick has done in the Manchester United team that is making them play so good right now. Manchester United has more goals than Liverpool right now, and the only way Liverpool could have a chance to take Manchester United place in the table is when they beat Manchester United 3:0, but i do not see that happen so even if Liverpool beats Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday, Manchester United will still have their place in the table.

[Chilwell]

Manchester City will try to win all their games of course but their is absolutely no guarantee that they will achieve this and that's why I feel the league title chase will be until the very last minute of the game and on the last day that we would see a decided of the trophy because the chances of any of the teams still dropping point is way too obvious although a feel it will most definitely come in the part of arsenal since they always fall to keep with their tempo.

To my own opinion Manchester City I've secured the victory even before the end of the season because arsenal that is their rival are not showing any sign of strongness in their performance, i doubt arsenal will win the trophy because even from their performance in the last match which they even find it difficult to add a goal, that shows that they are not capable to lift the trophy. Arsenal has lost this chances again after fooling so many football fans, honestly it is so annoying because Arsenal is a fake Club which was why they disappointed so many people by giving them hope of winning the trophy but they failed to do so. I will tag Arsenal so that the younger generation will run away from them because they are 100% a fail club.

[Tmoonz]

Casemiro has been crying after the game against Brentford seems he has been realize that Casemiro will leave Manchester United with happy ending and i have to says the fans should be respect to him because Casemiro has been help Manchester united to through an difficult condition and the win result from Brentford is really valuable because Manchester united only one step again to secured champion league spots and it could be very good achievement if they will finish at 3rd place at the end of this season and mathematically it took 2 points remaining to achieve the target but it won't be hard for Manchester united to gets it considering they are in the good shape

He cried because he was touched that he could contribute to Man United victory against Brentford, moreover he will leave Man United at the end of the season so he was sad because he left Man United when the club was trying to rise from the slump even though he actually wanted to be part of the club success in the next seasons who knows the history of the past will repeat itself to become the EPL champion, but what can he do, it's time for him to leave, after all he has also been part of the club success this season to reach a place in the Champions League zone.

If you ask me I'd say he should change his mind and stay for at least one more season, because even the Manchester United fans across the world don't want him to leave, and it's not mandatory that he must leave, I think he's leaving out of his own willing, so he can still decide to change his mind and stop the crying, because it's not really necessary at this point in time, the management should just look into it again, after all dude is still balling like he's still hot, and no team will have a player like him and wish for him to go just like that, no it's not possible, so he should stop the crying and relook into the move again.

[Stavri]

for some reason especially over the last few years, Manchester City always seems to be the team with one or two games in hand as the final weeks approach. Just like right now, in scenarios where they are in second place, they consistently seize the psychological advantage. anyone who knows Guardiola is well aware of his mind games in interviews and how much he loves playing them.
i’m starting to think this is intentional. if City is trailing, postpone their match. Let that game in hand show up on the table so anyone looking at the standings gets the feeling that they could become the leader whenever they want.

It’s just a feeling, because having a postponed match is purely coincidental—given that Manchester City and the team they’re facing have commitments in other tournaments, or the turnaround time is too short after their previous match.

As for the rivalry with Arsenal, we don’t think a rivalry should involve such feelings. What Arteta is focused on is how to ensure Arsenal finishes the season at the top. In every match, the goal is to secure 3 points because that’s the only way to lead Arsenal to the title.
The psychological tactics employed by Pep Guardiola during press conferences are an open secret and are part of his strategy.

City hasn't been at the top of the table since the first week of the season while Arsenal has been leading the league since week 7. Tthere were even weeks when the gap widened to 9 points due to extra games played. and now City is coming back from that to clinch the title. Arsenal is mentally shattered. Just 3 or 4 weeks ago they were talking about a potential quadruple.

[Donneski]

Casemiro has been crying after the game against Brentford seems he has been realize that Casemiro will leave Manchester United with happy ending and i have to says the fans should be respect to him because Casemiro has been help Manchester united to through an difficult condition and the win result from Brentford is really valuable because Manchester united only one step again to secured champion league spots and it could be very good achievement if they will finish at 3rd place at the end of this season and mathematically it took 2 points remaining to achieve the target but it won't be hard for Manchester united to gets it considering they are in the good shape

He cried because he was touched that he could contribute to Man United victory against Brentford, moreover he will leave Man United at the end of the season so he was sad because he left Man United when the club was trying to rise from the slump even though he actually wanted to be part of the club success in the next seasons who knows the history of the past will repeat itself to become the EPL champion, but what can he do, it's time for him to leave, after all he has also been part of the club success this season to reach a place in the Champions League zone.

It's one thing to be sad and another thing to be emotional. Casemiro wasn't sad, he was just emotional about his prospective departure from a club he's given his best for since 2022. There's been calls from the club fans calling for him to stay for one more year, after yesterday's game, the fans at Old Trafford were still chanting his name and asking for a season more before he leaves, I guess it was the reason he became emotional knowing how much the club fans love him.
The Brazilian has achieved everything he needs to achieve at club level, I think it's time to leave Europe now and go to Saudi League.

[Agathamay]

City hasn't been at the top of the table since the first week of the season while Arsenal has been leading the league since week 7. Tthere were even weeks when the gap widened to 9 points due to extra games played. and now City is coming back from that to clinch the title. Arsenal is mentally shattered. Just 3 or 4 weeks ago they were talking about a potential quadruple.

If Arsenal somehow bottle this league this season, this will be the ending for them because they're never going to win the EPL and this time, it will be for a very long time. Gunners have been amazing this season and maintaining their tempo in the league but when it's ending part of the season, that's when they start developing inconsistent performance and the mentality of the players becomes shaky.

[LUCKMCFLY]

While for Manchester city they have a week rest before playing their next premier league. It been a season of ups and downs for both team and I also have this feeling that we might wait till the very last day to see how will be the champions of England this season.

It's a fact that rest has a big influence, both for the players and the coach. Personally, I've seen how much the City players have improved, which I find incredible. I don't see any improvement at Arsenal. Of course, the pressure of the Champions League isn't something that suits everyone, so you can't expect them to concentrate on just one competition. This is undoubtedly a huge advantage for City, and I know Pep will take advantage of it.

[MarjorieZimmermanGinger]

It's a fact that rest has a big influence, both for the players and the coach. Personally, I've seen how much the City players have improved, which I find incredible. I don't see any improvement at Arsenal. Of course, the pressure of the Champions League isn't something that suits everyone, so you can't expect them to concentrate on just one competition. This is undoubtedly a huge advantage for City, and I know Pep will take advantage of it.

Furthermore, team mentality is also very influential. We saw how frustrated Arsenal's players were in their last match, even though they won, while Manchester City's players were a little more relaxed under the pressure. Manchester City's players have indeed improved significantly compared to their early season performance, while we haven't seen the same from Arsenal's players. With Arteta focusing on the two remaining competitions, then we are worried that they will miss out on their chances in both competitions to win the title and that was not what the fans expected at all.

[Ale88]

Another win for Carrick and his team. It's incredible how they managed to salvage the season and turn things around and move from the middle of the table all the way to the top 3.

Manchester United was cooking today, they started the match with so much fire and was on the front foot right from the start.

How did Ahmad miss that goal, K. Mainoo did all that hard work and created a perfect goal scoring opportunity for Ahmad in the first half and still, he couldn’t put the ball right where there was no player to see it out. A couple of more chances was created before the Casimero moment. It was a good one for Manchester United today but, they couldn’t keep the clean sheet though.

Manchester United played really well last night but I think this win against Brainford will definitely give them a chance to go to the Champions League, that means they are still in third place so it looks like this team will finish this season in the top five and it's correct have almost secured their ticket back to the UCL for the first time in three years. However, in this situation we are all surprised to see the impeccable and outstanding performance of Brazilian player Casemiro, who actually scored a goal against Leeds United and last night against Brainford to complete his 10 goals in the PL this season.

This is an interesting info because it shows how important Casemiro is for United but at the same time I understand that United can't afford his huge salary anymore, especially for a 34-year-old player. I don't think he ever scored so many goals in a single season but it's probably because at United he had to be more offensive due to the lack of real good strikers, so probably he tries more often to solve the situation by himself.

[alankasman]

Furthermore, team mentality is also very influential. We saw how frustrated Arsenal's players were in their last match, even though they won, while Manchester City's players were a little more relaxed under the pressure. Manchester City's players have indeed improved significantly compared to their early season performance, while we haven't seen the same from Arsenal's players. With Arteta focusing on the two remaining competitions, then we are worried that they will miss out on their chances in both competitions to win the title and that was not what the fans expected at all.

This is what makes Arsenal feel pressured. Playing in two competitions sometimes puts the players under pressure. This is not the case for Man City who are a little more relaxed because they are currently focused on only one competition. It's natural for Arsenal to be under a little more pressure considering they currently have two things to play the upcoming semifinal and their domestic rivalry with Man City in the Premier League.

If Arsenal's current points are not the same as Man City of course they also do not have such significant pressure so that they still allow them to be a little more relaxed because their position in the EPL competition is still safe but this is far from safe because if they make a little mistake of course they will lose all the titles this season even though if you look at the start of this season they really deserve to get the Premier League title because of their consistency in starting this season which is so consistent in achieving maximum results.

[Oluwa-btc]

This is an interesting info because it shows how important Casemiro is for United but at the same time I understand that United can't afford his huge salary anymore, especially for a 34-year-old player. I don't think he ever scored so many goals in a single season but it's probably because at United he had to be more offensive due to the lack of real good strikers, so probably he tries more often to solve the situation by himself.

I'd agree with our Manchester United legend Roy Keane who also thinks Casemiro should be getting one more year as a result of his leadership and experience. He may not play week in and out but he should at least be in the dressing to put through the young midfielders coming during the transfer window.
I'd love if he stayed but then, Inter Miami are offering a lot more than what he currently earns. South Americans being South American, I'd say he leaves.

[9ja Amaka]

While for Manchester city they have a week rest before playing their next premier league. It been a season of ups and downs for both team and I also have this feeling that we might wait till the very last day to see how will be the champions of England this season.

I think Manchester City has really improved in their performance lately,  but I still think Arsenal will win the premier at the end of the season. I think they have come to far to let it slip at this point, also I think Manchester City has more difficult fixtures than Arsenal,  so I think this will get to play a part in the race to the title.  Like I said earlier I still believe that Arsenal will win the premier league,  but it's not going to be easy, because I also think the title will be finally decided on the last day.

[Chilwell]

While for Manchester city they have a week rest before playing their next premier league. It been a season of ups and downs for both team and I also have this feeling that we might wait till the very last day to see how will be the champions of England this season.

I think Manchester City has really improved in their performance lately,  but I still think Arsenal will win the premier at the end of the season. I think they have come to far to let it slip at this point, also I think Manchester City has more difficult fixtures than Arsenal,  so I think this will get to play a part in the race to the title.  Like I said earlier I still believe that Arsenal will win the premier league,  but it's not going to be easy, because I also think the title will be finally decided on the last day.

Don't say you think when it is already happening, Manchester City have improved and I don't see anything that can stop those guys, they always have way of removing Arsenal from the top which they have done it again. Arsenal have lost the only chance they have to win the trophy because order football fans always talking positively against us now due to their performance and the teamwork that is involved in their process.

Manchester City have now focus on Premier League compare to Arsenal that is still playing Champions League, at least with this we can point out that the attention will be divided into two.

[Nightwatchmare]

Casemiro has been crying after the game against Brentford seems he has been realize that Casemiro will leave Manchester United with happy ending and i have to says the fans should be respect to him because Casemiro has been help Manchester united to through an difficult condition and the win result from Brentford is really valuable because Manchester united only one step again to secured champion league spots and it could be very good achievement if they will finish at 3rd place at the end of this season and mathematically it took 2 points remaining to achieve the target but it won't be hard for Manchester united to gets it considering they are in the good shape

He cried because he was touched that he could contribute to Man United victory against Brentford, moreover he will leave Man United at the end of the season so he was sad because he left Man United when the club was trying to rise from the slump even though he actually wanted to be part of the club success in the next seasons who knows the history of the past will repeat itself to become the EPL champion, but what can he do, it's time for him to leave, after all he has also been part of the club success this season to reach a place in the Champions League zone.

Casemiro is enjoying his stay in Manchester United and he does not want to leave Manchester United at the end of the season. So Casemiro got emotional and cried at the end of Manchester United and Brentford game because he will be leaving the club he loves so much when he can still help them get outstanding results next season. It is not a big deal for Manchester United management to give Casemiro another contract till 2027, but i do not know why Manchester United management does not want to fulfill the request of Manchester United fans to renew Casemiro's contract.

[ILuckyGuyI]

The next games for title contenders:

• Arsenal vs Fulham
• Everton vs Man City

Do you have any doubts on the favourites? I don't have any. Man City seem to have a tougher game maybe as they are away. But they've been on their productive days so...

I think Manchester City has really improved in their performance lately,  but I still think Arsenal will win the premier at the end of the season. I think they have come to far to let it slip at this point, also I think Manchester City has more difficult fixtures than Arsenal,  so I think this will get to play a part in the race to the title.  Like I said earlier I still believe that Arsenal will win the premier league,  but it's not going to be easy, because I also think the title will be finally decided on the last day.

Man City are clearly playing better than Arsenal lately. That's why bookies have also started giving them a slightly bigger chance for the PL title.

It just feels like Arsenal will do it again and hand it over to Man City...

[hyudien]

Casemiro is enjoying his stay in Manchester United and he does not want to leave Manchester United at the end of the season. So Casemiro got emotional and cried at the end of Manchester United and Brentford game because he will be leaving the club he loves so much when he can still help them get outstanding results next season. It is not a big deal for Manchester United management to give Casemiro another contract till 2027, but i do not know why Manchester United management does not want to fulfill the request of Manchester United fans to renew Casemiro's contract.

Because it's about high salaries but that doesn't mean Man Utd can't afford it, they consider his age which is 34 years old and besides that they want to quickly regenerate the central area with younger players. Since the beginning there have been negotiations for a salary cut but casemiro refused if his salary was significantly reduced. Regardless, now that it's happened, fans need to move on because even though it's a bit tough both parties have agreed to part ways.

[Black Mbaye]

Casemiro is enjoying his stay in Manchester United and he does not want to leave Manchester United at the end of the season. So Casemiro got emotional and cried at the end of Manchester United and Brentford game because he will be leaving the club he loves so much when he can still help them get outstanding results next season. It is not a big deal for Manchester United management to give Casemiro another contract till 2027, but i do not know why Manchester United management does not want to fulfill the request of Manchester United fans to renew Casemiro's contract.

Because it's about high salaries but that doesn't mean Man Utd can't afford it, they consider his age which is 34 years old and besides that they want to quickly regenerate the central area with younger players. Since the beginning there have been negotiations for a salary cut but casemiro refused if his salary was significantly reduced. Regardless, now that it's happened, fans need to move on because even though it's a bit tough both parties have agreed to part ways.

Now that he's 34, I think his contract expectations should be a bit lower. However, since he hasn't agreed to any salary reduction, he probably won't reach an agreement with Manchester United. He scored 9 goals in 34 matches this year, which I think is a good statistic for him. I think he's having his most prolific season in his Manchester United career. If he wants to be a part of this Manchester United team next year, I think he needs to make some sacrifices.