Arsenal and Liverpool believe in a lucky gold star.
Arsenal maintain an important position in the league
Goal in the last seconds, Fergie Time, as it was once called Premier League – a sign of a team with character. Midfielder Declan Rice snatched victory from the “Gunners”. Manchester United. But if we summarize the whole match, Arteta’s team did not deserve incredible compliments. Saka and Havertz didn’t score on Onan, even though they popped up against Manchester United at good locations. Arsenal couldn’t easily beat the Red Devils at home, they could drop points. While Haaland scores hat-tricks, Arteta doesn’t have a great centre-forward to start with. Mikel’s big mistake for not hiring a serial sniper.
As a result, the Gunners remain a strong team – they have pressed successfully Manchester Unitedbut they have lost the rhythm that distinguished them last season. Zinchenko is getting back to form after an injury and without his perfect work on the left there is no link between defense and attack. Arsenal have a big squad, Rice will be useful in midfield, Martinelli is young and will progress, as will Saka on the other wing. But if you look at the Gunners after the moment they gave Manchester City the title in the spring, they themselves were wrong even before the face-to-face clash with Guardiola, then the team seemed to have been replaced. There was inspiration and now there’s class.
Naturally, Arsenal could finish in second place Premier League, as was prophesied before the start of the season. But the distraction towards the Champions League will take away some of the forces that the Europa League did not take away a year ago. As a result, there will be new draws and even offensive defeats. For the intrigue Premier League it’s ugly, but Arsenal don’t look like future champions. Even now, rivals treat them with great respect. The goalkeeper and the defense of the “Gunners” are not impressive, there were some mistakes – for example, they conceded a goal from Garnacho, but saved the slightest offside.
TO Manchester UnitedChelsea and Tottenham are not at the level of football
All three teams have participated in the European Cup finals in the recent past. Only Chelsea have won decisive matches Champions League AND THE, but now Londoners have a completely different composition. It is ridiculous to even think that Ten Hag, Pochettino and Postecoglu can cover the most difficult distance better than Manchester City. And Guardiola made a cunning strategic move, he scored expensive destroyers. TO Manchester UnitedChelsea and Tottenham do not have defenders and goalkeepers in the same class as the Citizens.
Ederson adapts to the champions with his footwork, but the reaction is also excellent. Remember the Champions League final in Istanbul, the Brazilian came to the rescue in the final against Inter. The signing of Croatian Guardiola completes Manchester City’s master plan. And the Spurs have lost Kane. No matter how handsome his son is: a chic football player, but Harry’s goals will not be enough from a distance. The Londoners have a new goalkeeper after Lloris, other combinations in the middle of the field. Tottenham fight for the top four, but are not a candidate for the English champions.
And you can talk about Chelsea for a long time, but this conversation is more about problems and new defeats than about winning the English championship. The London club’s controversial owner, Boely, has allowed too many reshuffles, from administration to coaches, for Chelsea to hand over league football before next season. They recruited young talents, but forgot about their football compatibility. Furthermore, he did not sign a 30-goal ready RPL centre-forward, as Manchester City did with Haaland last season.
Liverpool could intervene in the fight for the championship
In an ideal season scenario for the Reds. Klopp has lost a lot of weight, congratulations. But Jurgen was also on a transfer diet. Although Liverpool have received a new midfield four – Soboslai, McAllister, Endo and the long-awaited Gravenberch – Klopp initially wanted more players. Had Liverpool convinced Enzo Fernandez and Jude Bellingham, he might have believed that the Reds would have become a champion team. But Jude saves Real Madrid and Klopp has lost too many experienced players for an easy transition from one big club to another.
Liverpool’s defense remains a major problem. Van Dijk is not afraid, as before, and his companions are often wrong. Darwin Nunez could also come on as a substitute, but the Uruguayan hasn’t forgotten his traditional mistakes, as he did last season. Forward Gakpo is ready to play at least in midfield, an obedient footballer, but at the moment Liverpool, even when everyone runs into the attack and Alexander-Arnold collects assists, remains a failed project. The Reds are rebuilding in front of everyone, which is much more difficult than introducing a new midfielder to Manchester City, where Rodri is in the support zone.
Furthermore, it is easier to set up an attack with Belgian manager Doku and world champion Alvarez with Haaland ahead than to find the perfect mix of Liverpool strikers. Also, Manchester City will not lose a key striker in September, but Salah will be bothered by Saudi Arabia now, in the winter and next summer. While Arteta and Klopp have to set up squads for tough victories, Manchester City started with four wins per class. The game of Guardiola’s wards was not always perfect, but the referees are also afraid of the “citizens”, counting goals with active offside.
While Premier League is rightfully considered the main national football league and matches often live up to expectations, there is a clear favorite of the season – Manchester City. It will be more fun if the pursuers start to progress over the course of the season and deliver a nice spring, trying to bite into Guardiola’s defenses in the table, as Arsenal almost did. But it takes an unexpected drop in the “citizens”, or rather an inexplicable crisis, and the excellent form of the teams of Klopp and Arteta, so that the summer predictions for the Manchester City championship do not come true. This thought puts pressure on every candidate: no one has grown up to Guardiola’s team yet.
