Friendly matches are not really important, especially at this period of the time when most of the teams are in training camps or they are still hiring players. I think the best we can do to know the performance of Manchester United is to wait for the first weeks and first games in the next season from Ten Hag and his players.
Once again, Gunners dominated the entire game but failing to match up the same energy during penalty shootouts. The game headed to penalties, with the red devils securing victory in penalty shootouts in which the gunners were not appropriately acknowledged; all of the laurels went to Erik's men. They maintain stationary and put in the necessary work to achieve these outstanding results; with these outcomes, I believe they are prepared to confront the new season, which begins in a few days. Erik Ten Hag had his machines properly prepared for the gunners, and it was one of the most difficult friendly tense games to watch this pre-season period.
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Within the last ten minutes they've played against Arsenal during tonight's friendly, believe me, the attack doesn't pose any threat on the Arsenal defense. It also seems like the midfielder's are coordinated, they've used more of the wing's than that of the midfielder's.
Manchester United have been the better team and shown better signs of improvement than Arsenal. They have defended well and also been able to attack very well. Their defensive line with Shaw, Martinez, Verane, Bissaka is very composed, and even the second choice goalkeeper has also been very good and made some very important saves in the game. New players will play in the second half and we will see how the other Manchester United players will perform this season. There will be lots of competition for first team spot next season in Manchester United.Well, Arsenal seemed to have found a setback in their game because the Arsenal players failed to put good pressure on Manchester United in this match. I think Arteta should find a more precise strategy in growing their game, especially since Rice didn't contribute much in this match.
Friendly matches are not really important, especially at this period of the time when most of the teams are in training camps or they are still hiring players. I think the best we can do to know the performance of Manchester United is to wait for the first weeks and first games in the next season from Ten Hag and his players.
I will seriously want Arsenal to repeat their success and become a serious contender for title this season only if they are focused. It is not about chasing all the trophies and titles for the season. If Arsenal can pedal down their target to 1 trophy. Be it English Premier League title or the Emirates FA Cup, it will be very nice. They can even decide to drop out from The Champions League and target the Europa League just for them to be able to win title this season.
Arsenal can't just pedal down their target on one league title only. Whereby they have FA Cup, premier league, and champions league trophies to contest for. They will have to play in all three leagues they qualify for, like they do mean to lift the trophies. When last did Arsenal win one of the leagues mentioned above? They should fight off for the three-league title like it's theirs. They shouldn't feel low on themselves to concentrate only on one because they miss the opportunity last season to win the premier league.
The champions league, premier league, and FA Cup titles are important to add to their name as the trophy lifts for the next season. Any league trophy they are capable of, let them lift it. They shouldn't focus on just one because if they do, it might not go as planned and they might miss the chance to lift another league trophy.
Within the last ten minutes they've played against Arsenal during tonight's friendly, believe me, the attack doesn't pose any threat on the Arsenal defense. It also seems like the midfielder's are coordinated, they've used more of the wing's than that of the midfielder's.
Manchester United have been the better team and shown better signs of improvement than Arsenal. They have defended well and also been able to attack very well. Their defensive line with Shaw, Martinez, Verane, Bissaka is very composed, and even the second choice goalkeeper has also been very good and made some very important saves in the game. New players will play in the second half and we will see how the other Manchester United players will perform this season. There will be lots of competition for first team spot next season in Manchester United.Well, Arsenal seemed to have found a setback in their game because the Arsenal players failed to put good pressure on Manchester United in this match. I think Arteta should find a more precise strategy in growing their game, especially since Rice didn't contribute much in this match.
Arsenal has been very busy in the transfer window compared to manchester united who's signed only mount and recently concluded onanas deal whereas Arsenal have concluded signing of several players including the very talented play maker Declan Rice, so expectations of them winning was very high anyways it's just a pre-season match and i believe both teams would performance very well I the upcoming tournament
Within the last ten minutes they've played against Arsenal during tonight's friendly, believe me, the attack doesn't pose any threat on the Arsenal defense. It also seems like the midfielder's are coordinated, they've used more of the wing's than that of the midfielder's.
Manchester United have been the better team and shown better signs of improvement than Arsenal. They have defended well and also been able to attack very well. Their defensive line with Shaw, Martinez, Verane, Bissaka is very composed, and even the second choice goalkeeper has also been very good and made some very important saves in the game. New players will play in the second half and we will see how the other Manchester United players will perform this season. There will be lots of competition for first team spot next season in Manchester United.Well, Arsenal seemed to have found a setback in their game because the Arsenal players failed to put good pressure on Manchester United in this match. I think Arteta should find a more precise strategy in growing their game, especially since Rice didn't contribute much in this match.
Manchester United have not made any quality signings at the moment,but they are looking at some some possible options to improve their front line,because they don't really have an aggressive nine(9) that can score upto 29 goals in a season,and I believe they are looking towards improving that position in the team.Ten Hag have succeeded in making Rashfored sign a new contract at Manchester United,all he needs now is some quality signings that will improve the team.He has been looking at the possibility of signing Harry Kane,but it seems Kane is one the verge of joining Bayern for a record fee that is believed to be in the region of 100 million Euros despite his age.United will really need to strengthen their squad in other to compete for a team like Arsenal and Necastle next season because if they don't,they will find themselves below top four.
Let's hope to see if Hen Tag is to make some new signings or he is contented with the way his current squad is,but I think he needs to stret his midfield again,and add like two more signings to his front line.
With so many quality players at Manchester United, in the coming season they should be ready to try to win in the Premier League next season, 100 million Euros is a lot of money, therefore Manchester United must have a good strategy to keep winning in the coming season. Let's hope to see if Hen Tag is to make some new signings or he is contented with the way his current squad is,but I think he needs to stret his midfield again,and add like two more signings to his front line.
I will seriously want Arsenal to repeat their success and become a serious contender for title this season only if they are focused. It is not about chasing all the trophies and titles for the season. If Arsenal can pedal down their target to 1 trophy. Be it English Premier League title or the Emirates FA Cup, it will be very nice. They can even decide to drop out from The Champions League and target the Europa League just for them to be able to win title this season.
In the 2023/2024 season, Arsenal will do it again. In fact, this time they are serious about targeting the League championship trophy. although Arteta did not say this, indirectly Arsenal owner Kroenke has poured out large funds for arteta. that means, their target is the Premier League trophy. just imagine, Arsenal has poured huge funds for only three players. plus, they will still be eyeing some newcomers as long as the transfer window doesn't close.Now, their target is most likely a pure striker who is hungry for goals, this has been confirmed by Romano in his tweet that Arteta is still monitoring movements in this summer's transfer window. thus, it is hoped that the Gunners' young squad will become more competitive compared to last season. if, last season Arsenal was almost close to the trophy even with the strength of the team that was sober. in the 2023/2024 season their target is the Premier League trophy, and that will definitely be a formidable competitor for Manchester City. Isn't it interesting, to be honest I can't wait for the new competition to start.
Arsenal actually has been spending a lot of money. In recent times, I don’t think any other club has actually spent more money compared to Arsenal. Their performance has shown commendable progress, yet it perplexes me why they struggle to maintain composure toward the season's conclusion. They have done the same mistake in two back-to-back seasons. Other than that they were easily going to win the English Premier League title.
I have no problem with personally spending a huge amount of money. They can spend as much money as they can afford. But my problem is when they are not able to show go to performance even after spending money. This time they will have to win the English Premier League title. I don’t think they will have a good chance to win the Champions League. So they better win the English Premier League. Otherwise, there will be a lot of questions asked and a lot of fingers will be pointed towards them.
In the current situation, I see Man United lagging behind Man City, and the club's value is decreasing. This year's transfer season will create conditions for coach Ten Hag to buy more rookies and develop a mighty Man United. After completing the contract with goalkeeper Andre Onana, Ten Hag has targeted many strikers such as Harry Kane (Tottenham), Victor Osimhen (Napoli), Goncalo Ramos (Benfica), Rasmus Hojlund (Atalanta) or Randal Kolo Muani (Eintracht Frankfurt). It is difficult to predict who will put pen to paper on Man United's next contract.
Manchester United have not made any quality signings at the moment,but they are looking at some some possible options to improve their front line,because they don't really have an aggressive nine(9) that can score upto 29 goals in a season,and I believe they are looking towards improving that position in the team.Ten Hag have succeeded in making Rashfored sign a new contract at Manchester United,all he needs now is some quality signings that will improve the team.He has been looking at the possibility of signing Harry Kane,but it seems Kane is one the verge of joining Bayern for a record fee that is believed to be in the region of 100 million Euros despite his age.United will really need to strengthen their squad in other to compete for a team like Arsenal and Necastle next season because if they don't,they will find themselves below top four.Let's hope to see if Hen Tag is to make some new signings or he is contented with the way his current squad is,but I think he needs to stretch his midfield again and add like two more signings to his front line.
Within the last ten minutes they've played against Arsenal during tonight's friendly, believe me, the attack doesn't pose any threat on the Arsenal defense. It also seems like the midfielder's are coordinated, they've used more of the wing's than that of the midfielder's.
Manchester United have been the better team and shown better signs of improvement than Arsenal. They have defended well and also been able to attack very well. Their defensive line with Shaw, Martinez, Verane, Bissaka is very composed, and even the second choice goalkeeper has also been very good and made some very important saves in the game. New players will play in the second half and we will see how the other Manchester United players will perform this season. There will be lots of competition for first team spot next season in Manchester United. But remember, he also needs time to make a championship team. So not only the money factor, but there are improvements that take a long time. Indeed, for the EPL he has dominated since he came to England. But for Europe it took him more than 7 years. 7 years to win UCL. With the conditions, experience and champions gained, he will become the coach of a top club and automatically have a lot of money to spend. Besides, he won't be able to go to a small club
You're right. Although Pep Guardiola often wins the league title, it is not easy to win UCL title. 7 years is a long time, but finally he gets the UCL title with a happy story. Haaland is one of the factor that Guardiola can make Man City squad to be perfect. After he signs that player, he can won treble winners, including UCL. Sure, money has a crucial part, but the strategy is also important. I'm sure Haaland, De Bruyne, or other players of Man City can't perform their best shape if there is no a proper tactic/strategy. And this is surely determined by the quality of the coach. So, the quality of the coach and players have a crucial role besides the factor of money.Manchester City didn't just relax after their won three trophies last season. Coach Pep kept on improving the team by buying new players. They have invested money to buy quality players like Mateo Kovacic and others to make the team strong.
Man City and Guardiola know that the competition will be harder in the next season. So, they strengthen their squad with new players. So far, Man City already signed Mateo Kovačić dan soon to have a Joško Gvardiol as well. These players will be important to improve their defense line.
Manchester United have not made any quality signings at the moment,but they are looking at some some possible options to improve their front line,because they don't really have an aggressive nine(9) that can score upto 29 goals in a season,and I believe they are looking towards improving that position in the team.Ten Hag have succeeded in making Rashfored sign a new contract at Manchester United,all he needs now is some quality signings that will improve the team.He has been looking at the possibility of signing Harry Kane,but it seems Kane is one the verge of joining Bayern for a record fee that is believed to be in the region of 100 million Euros despite his age.United will really need to strengthen their squad in other to compete for a team like Arsenal and Necastle next season because if they don't,they will find themselves below top four.
Let's hope to see if Hen Tag is to make some new signings or he is contented with the way his current squad is,but I think he needs to stret his midfield again,and add like two more signings to his front line.
Let's hope to see if Hen Tag is to make some new signings or he is contented with the way his current squad is,but I think he needs to stret his midfield again,and add like two more signings to his front line.
Within the last ten minutes they've played against Arsenal during tonight's friendly, believe me, the attack doesn't pose any threat on the Arsenal defense. It also seems like the midfielder's are coordinated, they've used more of the wing's than that of the midfielder's.
Marcus Rashford might be good last season but he really needs to do better this season, if he really has to score twenty plus Premier League goals.
I'd so much appreciate it if Erik Ten Hag wants the return of Mason Greenwood with immediate effect. At Least he'll add a whole lot to the Manchester United attacking players.
And Manchester City losing out on the Premier League! That can be possible, we've seen two of them great players leaving, at most that of IIkay Gundogan. He so much complemented De Brunye. He'll be missed.
Pep Guardiola will continue to strive for a second title in the Champions League next season, because as long as he is still able to train and improve the Manchester City team, Guardiola will continue to do his best for Manchester City. Next season, Manchester City is still very much considered as a candidate in the race for the Premier League title and also the title in the Champions League, although there are many other teams that have made changes to their line-up of players.
I still have trust in Pep Guardiola and I know he is going to win premier league for Manchester city, am not expecting any serious difference between Manchester City performances in the just concluded season and the next season, their is no any serious Changes in Manchester city squad, the only player that left Manchester City which might affect them is Gundogan, but I know pep Guardiola to be a talented coach, he knows what he is going to do just to keep the club in form. I can see that every clubs are busy making transfers, next season won’t really be easy for any club, because even the least club which we all don’t believe they are going to perform well might end up surprising everyone next season. 
I guess all of the teams have the potential to prevail in the heat of the Premier League. Who knows what external forces decide where this league is going to go. ButI think any league that sets out to compete on eye level with the Premier League will have a hard time doing so. After all the attractiveness of this league won't decrease easily even if there was more money to be earned in other places as it is also about the fan culture and the strong history the Premier League has compared to others.
When a player like Haaland chooses the Premier League over La Liga, it is not only because Manchester City is a great team, but because it is the best league for many years to come.
When a player like Haaland chooses the Premier League over La Liga, it is not only because Manchester City is a great team, but because it is the best league for many years to come.
I will seriously want Arsenal to repeat their success and become a serious contender for title this season only if they are focused. It is not about chasing all the trophies and titles for the season. If Arsenal can pedal down their target to 1 trophy. Be it English Premier League title or the Emirates FA Cup, it will be very nice. They can even decide to drop out from The Champions League and target the Europa League just for them to be able to win title this season.
In the 2023/2024 season, Arsenal will do it again. In fact, this time they are serious about targeting the League championship trophy. although Arteta did not say this, indirectly Arsenal owner Kroenke has poured out large funds for arteta. that means, their target is the Premier League trophy. just imagine, Arsenal has poured huge funds for only three players. plus, they will still be eyeing some newcomers as long as the transfer window doesn't close.
We are have a mandate to retrieve and Arsenal wouldn't rest until we see it becomes a reality that everyone will be wow about, this is a dream and I have seen it happens. This coming season will be a ballistic one with the way Arteta has bring in New players and that's because he has gain confidence in the owner, after many years of sitting in between the Premier League table, he gave Arsenal that spotlight with young players to agitate their place and that work out actually, it will even make more sense when they play and give pressure when they play UCL too, it will give Arsenal that big respect they deserve.
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Now, their target is most likely a pure striker who is hungry for goals, this has been confirmed by Romano in his tweet that Arteta is still monitoring movements in this summer's transfer window. thus, it is hoped that the Gunners' young squad will become more competitive compared to last season. if, last season Arsenal was almost close to the trophy even with the strength of the team that was sober. in the 2023/2024 season their target is the Premier League trophy, and that will definitely be a formidable competitor for Manchester City. Isn't it interesting, to be honest I can't wait for the new competition to start.
There was a time some key people in Arsenal were looking forward to see Ronaldo play for Arsenal, I can't picture the person in particular. However, I think Mbape has a good future as a striker but it seems Arteta is not even worry about him because according to Romano, Arteta was asked about about Mbape and he said he doesn't speak about players who doesn't play for Arsenal and he is sorry to dulge the question, maybe he is off their book if not he will make a good ingredients for Arsenal.
Maybe that's what the player wanted. I think this decision was made in a centralised way, the management discussed it with the player himself and stood on his side without interfering. In fact, if it really was like that, it is a very favourable departure from the club. What's more, he will be no worse off at barcelona, staying at the same level
Apart from being very profitable for the club, Gundogan himself also has nothing to lose by leaving for a big club like Barcelona because he didn't go to a bad club. Gundogan can still have a very good career at Barcelona at a level that is not much different from before so that Barcelona will also benefit enough to have Gundogan next season. Because that will make Barcelona stronger to compete with other English teams when they meet in the UCL competition.I agree with you. He is a very good midfielder, he has relatively good stats and what's more, he was a bargain for Barcelona. Such a free reinforcement (not including wages) is incredibly good, so hopefully he can fulfil himself in Spain as well. Nevertheless, I think they are still weak for the Champions League
I would agree as well. No club would have made a mistake signing Gundogan, saving the transfer fee and if it costs a bit more salary, that's still good. But in order for them to become a Champions League title contender, I think they will need more top class players. Lewandowski is again a year older (surprisingly
), but maybe the experience from last season helps the younger talents to grow and be able to compete with the best, but despite the fact that Real Madrid became 2nd last season, I think Barcelona has more issues to be resolved. I think they'll find 20 million for wages, where to go, such reinforcement is a good decision, especially if the player himself came to them. The only thing I think about is this..... He's 32 years old, in two years, maybe three, he won't be at this level anymore, so the question is, will they give him game time at Manchester City? He's been good, but MC are a fast paced club where things can change and he'd stop playing. So the move was a great decision
No matter how much players City loses in this transfer window, it will never show that they are missing a particular player, the citizens have a team that doesn't depend on a player to make the squad stronger, they have the best team in the EPL and to compete for next season title is just their target. Pep can never go without lifting a trophy in a season.
In as much as the top six in the EPL have made different changes of their first 11, I don't see them going ahead of City and I feel the Manchester City team would act more deadly next season, they'd be hard to break next season.
Manchester City didn't just relax after their won three trophies last season. Coach Pep kept on improving the team by buying new players. They have invested money to buy quality players like Mateo Kovacic and others to make the team strong. But other clubs are also making tremendous chances to make the EPL competition stiff. City might have a good coach and outstanding players but we can be certain that they will even win a trophy this season because football is unpredictable. Pep might have been winning at least a trophy each season but this season might be different. In as much as the top six in the EPL have made different changes of their first 11, I don't see them going ahead of City and I feel the Manchester City team would act more deadly next season, they'd be hard to break next season.
A good performance of a team requires an experienced coach first. If the coach is not experienced, the team will not get the expected performance even after having a strong squad. Liverpool's squad was strong. But their coach had several tactical mistakes. Hence Liverpool's performance was erratic. Arsenal and Newcastle, on the other hand, performed well with average teams. I expect a better performance from Newcastle next season. But it doesn't seem like this team will be able to continue such great performance in the next season. Because the Newcastle management is still not taking the necessary steps to strengthen the team.
Also Andre Onana has proven his quality as a good goalkeeper before at Inter Milan, I mean onana showed a very impressive performance, he managed to help Inter win two trophy. Yes Indeed, Manchester United must have a better striker to improve their sharpness attack line. Rasmus Højlund is a good choice for the number 9, but Manchester United will have to act fast because there are rumours PSG are also aiming that player.
Maybe if they already had Rasmus Højlund, maybe he would have played today against Arsenal at least for some minutes or not because Onana who was just announced is not included in this game, maybe he will be in their next. It is important to have a feel of playing with the team before the real competition begins. The game starts soon and from the team line up, Garnacho has been given a start in this game, together with Mainoo the young talent. I await kick off, because it will be a strong game. 
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He is a very successful quality manager. He just needs a lot of money to build the kind of a team he would like.
He can find that kind of a budget at only rich teams as a result. He has finally achieved the Champions League title with Manchester City as well and achieved his main target too.
But remember, he also needs time to make a championship team. So not only the money factor, but there are improvements that take a long time. Indeed, for the EPL he has dominated since he came to England. But for Europe it took him more than 7 years. 7 years to win UCL. With the conditions, experience and champions gained, he will become the coach of a top club and automatically have a lot of money to spend. Besides, he won't be able to go to a small club He is a very successful quality manager. He just needs a lot of money to build the kind of a team he would like.
He can find that kind of a budget at only rich teams as a result. He has finally achieved the Champions League title with Manchester City as well and achieved his main target too.
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They've succeeded in signing one of the best goalie currently in person of Andre onana, who is good with is feet and would suit Eric Ten Hags style of play in building from the back line, he's a fantastic player and has had a good relationship with the coach previously when they where both at Ajax with would make it possible for him to adapt perfectly in manchester united, Onana might not be very well compared to the previous goalie degea but would bring treat to the opposition attack and is very confident when it comes to footwork which is something degea lacked therefore was replaced by onana, but I don't like the manner at which he left the club, for a player of such calibre is so embarrassing leaving without a proper farewell to the fans The top 9 is one role Manchester must definitely look into if they want to enjoy a good season, it's very unfortunate that they couldn't get Harry Kane who's been the 1st choice of the coach even before the transfer window was opened, he would had been the perfect man to fill in that gap and help take united back to glory day, but since he's about moving or likely to move to Bayern then they should do anything possible to get the Danish striker Rasmus Højlund.
I believe that Eric Hag is looking for that right striker who will be eager to net the post at all time to make up the front line. I believe that this season will be a great one for Eric and his men but I don't think that it will be possible for them to win the league
Onana was amongst my favorite goal keeper for last season, he played a very important role for inter Milan especially in the UEFA champions league I have always had the feeling that he would be leaving inter Milan but I actually did not believe that it was going to be Manchester united.
The issues is that onana has to be in consistent form. Replacing De Gea is not an easy shoe to feel to o think onana has to watch his game carefully.
The issues is that onana has to be in consistent form. Replacing De Gea is not an easy shoe to feel to o think onana has to watch his game carefully.
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