⚽ Premier League 2026/2027 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Audrey Simmons]

This should have been the more reason Manchester united should has won that Aston villa game, because Aston villa was less of a worry compare to these games, like if we should tell ourselves the truth, Manchester United ain't getting any point here, these two games are all lose to them, maybe they might pick form from any other games but not on this ones certainly, or they have decide to give us another shocker, like they did against AS Roma, but I see no possibilities of that repeating itself on these games.

If i were on the Manchester United board or coaching staff, I would fake injuries for all my important players not to attend the international break, they will have to stay back to practice more, the club is paying them more than their country will, it is best if they stay behind because as the Premier League week resumes, the season becomes tougher, Manchester United players are making Carricks job difficult for him.

[bitLeap]

On other hand, Liverpool is improving a lot. They started to know it so well how Iraola's tactic is. I;m holding Liverpool to win the game. 1.74 against 4.72, which is proving the host is favorite. So i'll take Liverpool for betting purpose or btts as alternative.

Manchester United are facing two difficult games in the same week. Ifully doubt they can survive.

The answer is in the condition of the players after the international break which often makes the players have to experience obstacles. I think the slightest chance is still there but again it does not mean have to put great hope in Man United. The BTTS is quite good because at least in one of the matches between against Liverpool and Sporting, Man United players can still score 1 goal.

[Agbam]

Only 10 games were played but it looks like this year belongs to Arsenal as well. They are confident, winning games with ease, no dangerous opponent this season. It's weird this year is better than last year. City should go back to their win streak soon, but Arsenal already widen the gap to feel comfortable.
I pity Chelsea and United. Expectations are so high but the finished product is so shit. Carrick still isn't fired. I haven't seen a United coach this bad in 30 years.

Ahh Michael Carrick is the Salvation of United give him time.   All past United managers have always been bad at the start of the season, it’s almost like a tradition now. Maybe they might still finish strong as they did last season.., who knows; Michael Carrick still got it.

Arsenal are getting used to being champions and staying at the the top, so they’re keeping up the momentum and doing their best, their only defeat so far was at the hands of Brighton and Hove Albion who are in great firing form as well. Chelsea isn’t so bad but they’ll get better soon, I’m hopeful of this.

[EL MOHA]

If i were on the Manchester United board or coaching staff, I would fake injuries for all my important players not to attend the international break, they will have to stay back to practice more, the club is paying them more than their country will, it is best if they stay behind because as the Premier League week resumes, the season becomes tougher, Manchester United players are making Carricks job difficult for him.

Do you actually think all this are even result of lack of training because personal I don’t think it is the problem because just like every other team they have the same training time and they shouldn’t complain about the duration.  

What I think is the problem is the players lack the right motivation to train the right way and this why they usually come out and look disjointed so even if the players stay behind I doubt they  will train properly.

I even recalled that not so many of them were even call to their nations upcoming games and this is understandable from their performance

[Queen Julie]

This should have been the more reason Manchester united should has won that Aston villa game, because Aston villa was less of a worry compare to these games, like if we should tell ourselves the truth, Manchester United ain't getting any point here, these two games are all lose to them, maybe they might pick form from any other games but not on this ones certainly, or they have decide to give us another shocker, like they did against AS Roma, but I see no possibilities of that repeating itself on these games.

If i were on the Manchester United board or coaching staff, I would fake injuries for all my important players not to attend the international break, they will have to stay back to practice more, the club is paying them more than their country will, it is best if they stay behind because as the Premier League week resumes, the season becomes tougher, Manchester United players are making Carricks job difficult for him.

Lmao  . It is impossible to do that. The doctors and nurses will lose their jobs for faking injuries on players, but the staff will lose their jobs. The exception may be the coach.

Manchester United fans are reluctant. Their standard has dropped. It seems they've forgotten what the club used to be. Their last match was the opportunity for people in the stadium to walk out so the board would know they are not happy with the club, but the fans didn't do it. Except for one popular influencer who stood his ground and left the stadium.

[Berry2d]

Only 10 games were played but it looks like this year belongs to Arsenal as well. They are confident, winning games with ease, no dangerous opponent this season. It's weird this year is better than last year. City should go back to their win streak soon, but Arsenal already widen the gap to feel comfortable.
I pity Chelsea and United. Expectations are so high but the finished product is so shit. Carrick still isn't fired. I haven't seen a United coach this bad in 30 years.

Ahh Michael Carrick is the Salvation of United give him time.   All past United managers have always been bad at the start of the season, it’s almost like a tradition now. Maybe they might still finish strong as they did last season.., who knows; Michael Carrick still got it.

Arsenal are getting used to being champions and staying at the the top, so they’re keeping up the momentum and doing their best, their only defeat so far was at the hands of Brighton and Hove Albion who are in great firing form as well. Chelsea isn’t so bad but they’ll get better soon, I’m hopeful of this.

Manchester United finishing strong is what am sure of in the hands of Michael Carrick, its obvious for now many may doubt the possibility of that coming to reality but that i know is a complete truth. Just like as mentioned above,  almost all Manchester United coaches started with same inconsistent performance but tried finishing in a welcomed position at the end of the season and that of .Michael Carrick can never be exceptional that is if the chance to prove himself is still giving to him.
Know doubt arsenal is a very good team are working hard to keep up with same spirit but maintaining that top spot position till the end of the season is what am not sure of.

[Sally9256]

On other hand, Liverpool is improving a lot. They started to know it so well how Iraola's tactic is. I;m holding Liverpool to win the game. 1.74 against 4.72, which is proving the host is favorite. So i'll take Liverpool for betting purpose or btts as alternative.

Manchester United are facing two difficult games in the same week. Ifully doubt they can survive.

Liverpool performance has really imporoved even though there's still some inconsistency in their results but they really do play well, they just have a little problem with their defense which makes to concede goals.
Of course in the game against Manchester United I don't think Manchester United stand a chance. Liverpool are playing at Anfield and has been in a better form recently so for betting purpose I think your picks are a good one. 1.74 is a strong odd and also the BTTS option is also a very good one. Manchester United are likely to score in the game because Liverpool's defense is not so strong.

Manchester United surely can't survive Liverpool and Sporting also is a very strong side to face especially when they play at home so the chances of United surviving is slim

[Nightwatchmare]

Most of their game against Aston Villa is always like that, they will allow Aston villa to lead with a goal or two before they will wake up from their slumber, there was a certain game they played that Aston villa won them 2 goals to nothing at first half then second half of the game, Manchester united unleash their wroth against them and went home with the whole points and this their previous match was similar to the game i just described and i was expecting same result but i was actually wrong even though it almost happened, Manchester united is full of shit right now.

I completely agree most Manchester United game against Aston Villa is always like that because i can vividly remember last two seasons when Manchester United played against Aston Villa in the last match day, Aston Villa lead Manchester United in first half but Manchester United scored two times in second first to win the game 2:1 at oldtrafford, and the same thing would have happened in the last meeting of Manchester United and Aston Villa at oldtrafford but Manchester United could not score 5th goal to win Aston Villa 5-4 because there was no enough time after they equalized against Aston Villa.

[Homemade-IQ]

If i were on the Manchester United board or coaching staff, I would fake injuries for all my important players not to attend the international break, they will have to stay back to practice more, the club is paying them more than their country will, it is best if they stay behind because as the Premier League week resumes, the season becomes tougher, Manchester United players are making Carricks job difficult for him.

That is never going to happen because it's is not every Manchester United player that will agree to that, since it's a thing if pride for them to play for their respective countries, and as a matter of fact, the international break is a welcome relief for most of their players, coaching staff and even Micheal Carrick that has been in misery, since their terrible run of form started.

 So they really need this break more than any team in this English premier league, because Michael Carrick will have a lot of free time to reflect, watch most of their videos to look where they are flawed and how they need to do better, so for the players to stay back during this international break is not going to help them as you think, because they just need a breath of fresh air in their country games.

[Salahmu]

Manchester United finishing strong is what am sure of in the hands of Michael Carrick, its obvious for now many may doubt the possibility of that coming to reality but that i know is a complete truth. Just like as mentioned above,  almost all Manchester United coaches started with same inconsistent performance but tried finishing in a welcomed position at the end of the season and that of .Michael Carrick can never be exceptional that is if the chance to prove himself is still giving to him.

Was it because of the way they peak last season when the league was almost ending you are saying they would also finish the same way?, actually I don't think is something I would agree with you because there has never been any positive signs from this club on this season, so I wonder were the performance would come from that they would be rising to a good position on the premier League and besides they even have no chance against all the top six clubs on the table so perhaps if eventually they peak it will only help them to be free from the relegation that's becoming too certain for them.

[Mehmet69]

This should have been the more reason Manchester united should has won that Aston villa game, because Aston villa was less of a worry compare to these games, like if we should tell ourselves the truth, Manchester United ain't getting any point here, these two games are all lose to them, maybe they might pick form from any other games but not on this ones certainly, or they have decide to give us another shocker, like they did against AS Roma, but I see no possibilities of that repeating itself on these games.

If i were on the Manchester United board or coaching staff, I would fake injuries for all my important players not to attend the international break, they will have to stay back to practice more, the club is paying them more than their country will, it is best if they stay behind because as the Premier League week resumes, the season becomes tougher, Manchester United players are making Carricks job difficult for him.

Your point is a bit funny. You want to prepare United for the next stage of the Premier League but it will not be easy to show fake injuries for this. Club staff also think like this many times but it is not easy to do. Also, every player plays as a representative of their country. When players play for their country, they do not see the amount of money. Because playing for the national football team is the childhood dream of almost every player. Which they do not want to miss out on in any way. But your point is correct. During the international break, players can often get injured, tired or have fitness problems. Which is a big loss for the club. But these are also part of football. It is not always the case that their favorite team will be in good form or will have the opportunity to take special advantage. This rule of the international break is for every team in La Liga. There may be similar fatigue or fitness problems for other clubs. So since the rule is the same, it is better to leave it to the coach and players to think about the next issue.

[Nightwatchmare]

Manchester United finishing strong is what am sure of in the hands of Michael Carrick, its obvious for now many may doubt the possibility of that coming to reality but that i know is a complete truth. Just like as mentioned above,  almost all Manchester United coaches started with same inconsistent performance but tried finishing in a welcomed position at the end of the season and that of .Michael Carrick can never be exceptional that is if the chance to prove himself is still giving to him.
Know doubt arsenal is a very good team are working hard to keep up with same spirit but maintaining that top spot position till the end of the season is what am not sure of.

I like your courage for believing Manchester United will finish strong this season in the hands of Michael Carrick even with the awful condition of Manchester United and when many doubt of Manchester United getting better in the hands of Michael Carrick. It is not all Manchester United coaches that started with inconsistent performance that ended up finding in a good position, if that is what is making you believe Manchester United will finish strong in the hands of Michael Carrick then the chance of that happening is very low.

[Issa56]

I like your courage for believing Manchester United will finish strong this season in the hands of Michael Carrick even with the awful condition of Manchester United and when many doubt of Manchester United getting better in the hands of Michael Carrick.

Some people are expecting what happened last season to repeat itself this season also. Manchester United started last season poorly, and they ended up ending the season in 3rd position, maybe they expecting the same thing to repeat itself this season also which I don’t expect that to happen. If Manchester United want things to change, then they will have to spend so much money in the next transfer window, they will have to sign quality players which is going to improve the team’s performance. Carrick is not a bad coach, but he needs better player’s, and I feel the current players are having some issues with carrick, so they want him to be sacked.

[Mr Reporter]

If i were on the Manchester United board or coaching staff, I would fake injuries for all my important players not to attend the international break, they will have to stay back to practice more, the club is paying them more than their country will, it is best if they stay behind because as the Premier League week resumes, the season becomes tougher, Manchester United players are making Carricks job difficult for him.

As it stands we the Manchester United are very tired of watching players go away on international duties, and what is the most painful is that they all comes back with different injuries, and now the club sufferers for it.

And with Carrick trying to steady things, every training session doesn’t counts, but I think playing fake should not be the idea because I think it will backfire at the end. But as it stand if a player is withdrawn from international duty for injury, the club has to prove it and if they can’t proof it it going to be hell…

[pawel7777]

I'm just catching up with this weekend's results and I see it was not a great round for either of Manchester's clubs.
Man City lost their 3rd league game in a row and are already 6 points behind Arsenal. I wonder if this has something to do with the club awaiting a decision regarding the penalties they will face, which could mean a massive points deduction or even relegation.

Man United put their fans through a rollercoaster on Sunday. They managed to squeeze out 1 point from their home game against Villa, by scoring 2 goals in stoppage time and making it 4-4. This of course, is not a result that would secure Michael Carrick's position. It's quite the opposite. Local media are reporting that Carrick could be sacked tomorrow and are naming Pochettino as he's potential replacement:
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-united-live-michael-carrick-34883067

[Spaceman1000$]

Manchester United finishing strong is what am sure of in the hands of Michael Carrick, its obvious for now many may doubt the possibility of that coming to reality but that i know is a complete truth. Just like as mentioned above,  almost all Manchester United coaches started with same inconsistent performance but tried finishing in a welcomed position at the end of the season and that of .Michael Carrick can never be exceptional that is if the chance to prove himself is still giving to him.
Know doubt arsenal is a very good team are working hard to keep up with same spirit but maintaining that top spot position till the end of the season is what am not sure of.

I like your courage for believing Manchester United will finish strong this season in the hands of Michael Carrick even with the awful condition of Manchester United and when many doubt of Manchester United getting better in the hands of Michael Carrick. It is not all Manchester United coaches that started with inconsistent performance that ended up finding in a good position, if that is what is making you believe Manchester United will finish strong in the hands of Michael Carrick then the chance of that happening is very low.

Manchester United board should not go with the permutation of wanting to wait till whenever Michael Carrick bounce back, just to finish strong at the end of the season. You can only bend the iron when is still hot, if Manchester United want to make progress from next season or even try to finish strong at the end of this season, they should as matter of fact start shopping for a replacement of Michael Carrick.

Look at the wonderful work Louis Enrique has been doing in PSG, this is the same PSG that have brought in different world class coaches but they've not been able to form a formidable team that has been this strong, Real Madrid in recent times had difficulties in bringing a coach that will suit what they want not until Jose Mourinho coming into the picture and trying to make things right. Manchester United should not sit idol and wait for a miracle hand that will turn things around while managing a bad situation.

[ejikeme24]

Manchester United finishing strong is what am sure of in the hands of Michael Carrick, its obvious for now many may doubt the possibility of that coming to reality but that i know is a complete truth. Just like as mentioned above,  almost all Manchester United coaches started with same inconsistent performance but tried finishing in a welcomed position at the end of the season and that of .Michael Carrick can never be exceptional that is if the chance to prove himself is still giving to him.
Know doubt arsenal is a very good team are working hard to keep up with same spirit but maintaining that top spot position till the end of the season is what am not sure of.

I agree with you to some extent, I think it all started from the match they had against Roma that they made a comeback. Of course what Manchester united did that very day was so surprising and not only that they also made a comeback against Aston villa in a match I thought they have loss, so this are signs of improvement. And it is true that many will not believe and I don't expect people to believe either because Manchester united's is not stable who knows what will happen in their next match, I think we need to keep fingers crossed for now.

[Byebyebtc]

Liverpool performance has really imporoved even though there's still some inconsistency in their results but they really do play well,

Liverpool and Chelsea are facing the same issue, inconsistency.

But I do expect better from Liverpool because they have better players than Chelsea and Brighton, but at some point you will realize having good players isn't all, you also need a system of play, something to bank on, either set piece or attack like Barcelona or defense like arsenal etc, you should be known for one of those even as you try to keep up with the other parts of the team. Liverpool just play and try their best to win the match which to me will not serve them in a long run as they will deal with inconsistency.