⚽ Matchday 24 - Premier League Discussion Thread 2025/2026

[Tranchillo]

It is insane how you can not win at home as City is doing....nothing to tell for United, same s... with or without Amorim (from my point of view bad decision to sack him), same for Chelsea, Maresca could have done a good job there.

Hope that Arsenal can win tonight against an awful Liverpool team.

[Spack17]

Manchester City are really doing their best not to become the champions this year.    What was that draw with Brighton this time? They should have got 6 points in their last 2 matches comfortably...

If Arsenal still don't manage to make it to the Premier League title then I wouldn't know what to say. This is Arteta's best shot ever in the recent years. He shouldn't waste it. The players deserve it after all that effort.

[rezakurnia66]

after sacked Amorim, MU trying to gamble to give position to Darren Fletcher, I know this not for long, but if MU unable to get coach till next match, and they are lose, i think this is the wrong decision from management.

Darren Fletcher debut not really good achieving but still not bad yet, he can get one points after Manchester United playing draw with Burnley 2-2, one good thing of Darren Fletcher he can get potential for Benjamin Sesko and this match scoring two goals for the first time since his appearance with Manchester United. Still many working home for Darren Fletcher to improve well although his future still not surely yet would be permanent head coach or not.

Matchday 21 of Premier League has one match left Arsenal vs Liverpool, by the way what your favorable team for winning this match The Gunner or The Kop?

[beerlover]

End of round 21 in premier league again a boring round with 5 draws and 5 results - best results for two struggling teams like Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth because these winning gave them good boost for having better end of their season.

Nottingham after conceding goal done good comeback and have thumbing win against relegation zone team West Ham while Bournemouth stun Tottenham in 5 goals match, with this result now Tottenham is having 14th spot in premier league, and they have only 1 out of 5 games, this is not good sign for them. Manchester City, Liverpool and Manchester United are now holding the streak of draw for 3 matches.

[masulum]

Manchester City, Liverpool and Manchester United are now holding the streak of draw for 3 matches.

since I'm supported Arsenal to win the title this season, draw streak from City can be a good momentum for Arsenal to keep their current points gap. unfortunately vs Liverpool, Arsenal also getting draw, in case the gunner win, they will have more points to stay away from City.
 

Arsenal Big Matches Schedule - EPL 2025/2026
All dates in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)

Match	|	Date
--------------------------------------------------------	|	----------------------------
Arsenal vs Manchester United	|	25 January 2026
Tottenham Hotspur vs Arsenal	|	22 February 2026
Arsenal vs Chelsea	|	1 March 2026
Manchester City vs Arsenal	|	18 April 2026

[emrecemsan]

It's time for a new journey for Semenyo...

He is now officially a Manchester City player you know. I've seen that they've spent around €70m for his fee. I wasn't expecting such move by Guardiola in the middle of the season.

He wants to play the 2nd half of the season bigger seemingly.    Semenyo had a great time at Bournemouth with lots of goal contribution. Now I wonder how capable he'll be as a big team player. It'd be nice to see a duo like Doku - Semenyo on the wings!

[masulum]

MU being elimenated from FA Cups after lose 1-2 from Brighton, as I say before, MU take a high risk to choose Fletcher as their coach.  I know he's not a permanent manager. But choosing an inexperienced interim manager when the team is struggling is a fatal mistake by Manchester United management. Now, management have to take responsibility for FA cup failure and if MU failed in EPL next few matches and not hired good manager, i believe it will more hard for MU to take UCL spot next season.

[emrecemsan]

MU being elimenated from FA Cups after lose 1-2 from Brighton, as I say before, MU take a high risk to choose Fletcher as their coach.  I know he's not a permanent manager. But choosing an inexperienced interim manager when the team is struggling is a fatal mistake by Manchester United management. Now, management have to take responsibility for FA cup failure and if MU failed in EPL next few matches and not hired good manager, i believe it will more hard for MU to take UCL spot next season.

Michael Carrick has been appointed as their permanent manager now. A manager who isn't familiar with handling big teams yet. Actually he doesn't even have many years of experience at the job either.

This makes me question their decision on sacking Amorim for him... Besides they don't ever look at themselves in the mirror. They are the root of the problem. They can't handle this team well but they just search for a scapegoat instead.

[masulum]

Michael Carrick has been appointed as their permanent manager now. A manager who isn't familiar with handling big teams yet. Actually he doesn't even have many years of experience at the job either.

This makes me question their decision on sacking Amorim for him... Besides they don't ever look at themselves in the mirror. They are the root of the problem. They can't handle this team well but they just search for a scapegoat instead.

Carrick become caretaker manager in the past, he only have experience with Midldesbrough, I'm not following his carrier with Middlesbrough, but from data he failed to bring middlesbrough to the EPL competitions. If he just filled a caretaker again, i think it's acceptable but if he become permanent manager, i think this is another jokes from MU managements.

[TastyChillySauce00]

Carrick become caretaker manager in the past, he only have experience with Midldesbrough, I'm not following his carrier with Middlesbrough, but from data he failed to bring middlesbrough to the EPL competitions. If he just filled a caretaker again, i think it's acceptable but if he become permanent manager, i think this is another jokes from MU managements.

A half of season becomes a trial for Carrick. If he performs well, he will surely receive a permanent contract. However, if he fails, MU will obviously get someone else to take his position. I know he's not good enough, but when was took caretaker after Ole's dismissal(2021), and he's not that bad.
So this is still worthy enough to give him a try again.

It's also difficult to find a proper manager at the half of season. So, it's already a win win solution for MU and Carrick.

[ILuckyGuyI]

Carrick is an interesting choice surely. But probably they didn't want to waste much time while looking for a credible coach in the middle of the season.

If I were in their place I'd just give Amorim more time until the end of the season at least. Yeah I know it sucks to be eliminated in FA Cup and EFL Cup both.

However you just can't change your coaches very often if you want to be more successful. Especially while you are doing better in the PL in comparison to last season.

[Agbe]

Carrick is an interesting choice surely. But probably they didn't want to waste much time while looking for a credible coach in the middle of the season.

Michael Garrick didn't do well in the last Manchester United game and if Manchester United won the game with Brighton, there would have been some recommendations for them, but they loss the game. And the Coach would received the blame because thT was what was happening when Amorim was sacked.

If I were in their place I'd just give Amorim more time until the end of the season at least.

 Exactly, now for them to just see a good Coach to come and lift the team from the crash is not easy and Garrick is not helping the team from my observation. The performance are not encouraging.

However you just can't change your coaches very often if you want to be more successful. Especially while you are doing better in the PL in comparison to last season.

Amorim stayed there for about 14 months or there about. And it is long time to know a good performing coach or average one. Manchester United was not weak team. And what caused this predicament is the  wrong approaches used by the Coach, and none focusing of players on the field. The players are not focused, they can't control ball well and management issues. Let them bring better coach to uplift the team again.

[slapper]

Carrick become caretaker manager in the past, he only have experience with Midldesbrough, I'm not following his carrier with Middlesbrough, but from data he failed to bring middlesbrough to the EPL competitions. If he just filled a caretaker again, i think it's acceptable but if he become permanent manager, i think this is another jokes from MU managements.

A half of season becomes a trial for Carrick. If he performs well, he will surely receive a permanent contract. However, if he fails, MU will obviously get someone else to take his position. I know he's not good enough, but when was took caretaker after Ole's dismissal(2021), and he's not that bad.
So this is still worthy enough to give him a try again.

It's also difficult to find a proper manager at the half of season. So, it's already a win win solution for MU and Carrick.

"win-win" is doing a lot of heavy lifting here mate.

At Middlesbrough he starts brilliant off 21st to playoffs. Everybody thought that he's the next big thing.

Then second season they came in 8th. Third season 10th. And when they still had a chance at playoffs last year he won ONE game out of the last 6. The guy could not take pressure when it really came to it.

Now United are sitting 6th and you are telling me this is the perfect time to experiment? The Derby's on Sunday against City and I honestly don't know whether he's gonna try playing out from the back (which got Boro destroyed repeatedly) and just sit deep and pray.

The "difficult to find a manager mid-season" argument, I do get it. But sometimes no decision is better than a bad one and I'm not sure this isn't just sentimentality dressed up as strategy?

We'll see Sunday I guess.

[masulum]

It's also difficult to find a proper manager at the half of season. So, it's already a win win solution for MU and Carrick.

I don't think like that, MU actually have a capabilities to find better manager than Carrick if management have a clear mission for the future of United. But, they are still happy with experiment, Solksjaer, Amorim, Fletcher and Carrick all of them can be said failed to become a coach for MU both as new manager or returning manager. MU has no hope to become the top, but still happy playing at the mid of the standings. Not because MU doesn't have money, but i think MU management just no clear roadmap to makes MU back to the top.

[ILuckyGuyI]

I don't think like that, MU actually have a capabilities to find better manager than Carrick if management have a clear mission for the future of United. But, they are still happy with experiment, Solksjaer, Amorim, Fletcher and Carrick all of them can be said failed to become a coach for MU both as new manager or returning manager. MU has no hope to become the top, but still happy playing at the mid of the standings. Not because MU doesn't have money, but i think MU management just no clear roadmap to makes MU back to the top.

It looks like Carrick isn't a part of their long-term project. At least for now though.



They've announced him in this way. Only for the remainder of this season. But this can change depending on his performance of course.

I'm still not the fan of such change. Just go for a permanent coach at least to break out of this bad cycle. Players have to adapt to a new playing style with such short intervals in the recent years.

[masulum]

It looks like Carrick isn't a part of their long-term project. At least for now though.

I'm still not the fan of such change. Just go for a permanent coach at least to break out of this bad cycle. Players have to adapt to a new playing style with such short intervals in the recent years.

yep I know that, he just a caretaker, but as we know, MU performance is not good, with current decision look like MU doesn't have a ambitions to compete, at least for the top four. even not all fans agree with me, but i believe most of MU fans anger with this decision.

[qurbanshah02]

It's also difficult to find a proper manager at the half of season. So, it's already a win win solution for MU and Carrick.

I don't think like that, MU actually have a capabilities to find better manager than Carrick if management have a clear mission for the future of United. But, they are still happy with experiment, Solksjaer, Amorim, Fletcher and Carrick all of them can be said failed to become a coach for MU both as new manager or returning manager. MU has no hope to become the top, but still happy playing at the mid of the standings. Not because MU doesn't have money, but i think MU management just no clear roadmap to makes MU back to the top.

Manchester United have stopped working hard and playing well. I thought they would start play well. If it is because of their coach, then I will also blame their players because it is not always the coach fault and they have won many matches. If they have won because of the coach then the coach is better and the players are not then we will have to accept this. Manchester United management should improve both the coach and the players which will make a difference in their performance and strength and bring them to some place in the table. They are very far from the top for this they will have to work very hard and for this they will have to put in a lot of effort and effort. If we exclude Manchester United and the teams that do not work hard for the title then this league will not make any difference.

[giammangiato]

Manchester City are really doing their best not to become the champions this year.    What was that draw with Brighton this time? They should have got 6 points in their last 2 matches comfortably...

If Arsenal still don't manage to make it to the Premier League title then I wouldn't know what to say. This is Arteta's best shot ever in the recent years. He shouldn't waste it. The players deserve it after all that effort.

Anything is possible, he is not yet in a position to be comfortable, even if Manchester City are not doing what they should be doing, which is being aggressive and reaching Arsenal at all costs.
If he doesn't win the Premiere again this year at least, for next season they will have to go to spiritual retreat first before starting to play. 

[Oluwa-btc]

It looks like Carrick isn't a part of their long-term project. At least for now though.



They've announced him in this way. Only for the remainder of this season. But this can change depending on his performance of course.

I'm still not the fan of such change. Just go for a permanent coach at least to break out of this bad cycle. Players have to adapt to a new playing style with such short intervals in the recent years.

Yeah, he'll be around for the next six months. I hope he sends us back up.

I know he will do well. The last time he was interim manager he won the three games for Manchester and Cristaino Ronaldo was full of praise for him. The Manchester United midfield porous asf. I hope he helps us fix that midfield. I'm expecting a whole lot from him, I would' love to see us move to the Champions League competition next season.

[emrecemsan]

There is only a day to go for the Manchester derby now.

It's at Old Trafford which technically gives the host an advantage. Mbeumo is back for them which is good news for the offense line. Sesko also looks good for 3 goals in last 2 matches.

But will this still be enough for them? I don't feel so against a this strong Manchester City recently. I think Guardiola will be the winner manager in the end. He really needs the win after 3 draws in a row in the PL.