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@leffe186 How do you feel about Son lately? Is he just being managed after injury and internationals?

I think Arsenal are way more likely to catch up than Man City. Can't see the current Man City squad winning 19 games in a row. They will most likely keep losing points here and there until christmas aswell, and I think Arsenal with Øde back are going to be stronger. They're even much stronger defensively with Øde.

Klopp got 97 points without winning the league. Man City currently falling matters a lot. But I think the current squad suits Slot more than it did Klopp. They were at their prime under Klopp with a different team. If you look at Man City and Liverpool during the peak Klopp years, you'll see that Man City had nearly if not as good of a starting 11, but with much better squad depth. Klopps Liverpool were competing against the highest scoring PL team ever point wise.

I think we would have player him as a right winger in the 4-3-3. Not sure how good he would be there?

Rodri is out for the season, and Walker being a shadow of his former self. De Bruyne is also aging, and hasn't been at his best for a very long time. Their summer window looks pretty bad, bought Savinho while selling Alvarez. Haaland being their only striker in their squad currently. They have the worst squad the've had in many years, they have more injuries than they've had in many years, and they are breaking records for worst run of form in both Guardiolas carreer and their own form the last 17 years or so. They just lost 4-1 and 4-0 to Sporting and Spurs (at home), 5 losses in a row. The eye test for the last few games has told the same story. I have never seen them play like this under Guardiola before, and they haven't look like their former self in a single game since Rodri got injured. Before these 5 losses they barely managed to beat Fulham, Wolves and Southampton. This is not like every other year at all.

He'll keep trying as his mates at Paqueta island are banking on it.

I think Arsenal will hit form with Ødegaard back, they are even much better defensively with him in the side. But I doubt they will catch Liverpool regardless. I can see them getting another 2nd place finish this season.

Spent 12 points on these subs last 2 gameweeks. Last round it was -4, but my subs earned me 13 more, so net 9 points. This round it was -8, but it has given me 11 more with Hall still to play (net 3 so far). Sometimes it works. (don't ask me about Gabriel out and then back in please)

I think it was @Ronaldo who suggested that we should have beat them that day, considering how they played. That started some heat, but I quietly agreed. We weren't at our best, and yet they were even worse. Obviously facing them now would be even better for us though, that's for sure.

Imagine if Pep quits or gets fired a few games after the contract extension. Would be something.

Just got that new contract.

I wonder how many City need to lose in a row for people to realise that they are just a bad team now..

What a bad signing Nunes was if he wasn't good enough to start today, considering their lineup.

I think it just got better, it did for me without logging out. Edit: nevermind.

It's true, but Man City are just not very good lately in general. Isn't this going to be their 5th loss in a row if they lose? Kovacic being out was just the tip of the iceberg. Their midfield has barely any defensive power at all.

Lewis, Gundogan and Foden as the midfield 3 today. Seems pretty weak defensively..

Not being able to score at home with 11 vs 10 for an hour against a team who has conceded 2 goals per game on average so far. Another Dyche masterclass.

I have Cunha and Jackson, so I can't complain really. Would have liked for Palmer to score that incredible miss that Madueke saved, though, as that would've given me 10 more points.

I think there was a bit of a new manager effect in the beginning.

Yeah, I think it was this exact time last year where the injuries started to ramp up, and we lost twice to Dortmund. At the time we were in a better position in the league than what Villa is now, I think.

Their shit run even started earlier than ours. They could be in for a pretty disappointing season. They haven't had that many injuries yet, but december will be brutal.

Not being able to bring in Pedro was allways going to terrorize me, wasn't it? I guess I'll regret more and more each round.

Knew it would turn around after those first few games. I wonder what excuses he has in his locker now. He's had some time to think out some new ones in his time off. Is it still the fans, the players and the media?

Ødegaard starts for Arsenal. Shock. Not.

Wood on the bench, I guess they want someone quicker for counters? I remember Wood destroying us on the counter last season, though. Maybe that was just completely out of the ordinary.