Merson Says: Liverpool’s safer fashion performs into Man Utd’s arms

‘Magic Man’ Paul Merson returns together with his newest column, the place he explains why he expects Manchester United to get one thing towards Liverpool’s new “safer” fashion on Sunday.

United have received two of their final three video games on dwelling soil towards Liverpool, and kick-started their season in Erik ten Hag’s first yr in cost of their third recreation towards the Reds – one thing they are going to hope to do once more.

Arne Slot has loved an ideal opening two video games as Liverpool supervisor, comfortably seeing off Ipswich and Brentford, however the Tremendous Sunday recreation, stay on Sky Sports activities Premier League, represents simply the most important problem of his burgeoning Anfield profession.

Discover out why Merse thinks Man Utd can be higher suited to taking part in towards Slot’s Liverpool than his predecessor Jurgen Klopp, and why the subsequent three Premier League video games will “define” Arsenal’s season by the top of September…

Man Utd will get a outcome towards ‘secure’ Liverpool

That is it – an enormous, massive soccer match. Liverpool should go to Man Utd and get a outcome and should you’re a Man Utd fan, it is a last cup last, a cup last. The one factor we query about Man Utd over the previous couple of years is consistency. I believed they did alright towards Fulham, they performed some good soccer.

In opposition to Brighton they have been unfortunate, the disallowed objective hits his knee, however they should not have misplaced that soccer match. You come away from there with a minimum of a draw.

I do not see Man Utd shedding this recreation. I believe Man Utd trigger Liverpool issues, I believe it’s going to be an entertaining 2-2 draw.

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Liverpool are a distinct staff now. They are not going to play the Klopp method. The supervisor has are available in together with his personal concepts and he is extra strong, he is extra regimented, they’re secure, and so they’re extra cautious on the similar time.

They have nice gamers up entrance the place the supervisor goes, ‘you get on with it and win us the sport and we’ll be sure that we’re strong on the again’. Man Utd do not need a gung-ho recreation.

This performs into Man Utd’s arms that Liverpool will come and play a bit of bit safer. If this will get into an end-to-end soccer match, Liverpool have extra of a menace and doubtless have higher gamers all around the pitch.

So for me, that is the place I believe it performs into Man Utd’s arms a bit of bit extra with the way in which Liverpool will play.

I nonetheless assume it’s going to be an entertaining recreation – there’s an excessive amount of expertise going ahead on this pitch for there to not be targets.

Subsequent three video games will outline Arsenal’s season

They’ve had a tough, exhausting begin, Arsenal. This fixture laptop, the subsequent three video games – they’re are defining video games of the season for Arsenal.

You are speaking Brighton who’ve received each video games and on their day can go it round and have a proper go at you and do particular issues.

You then’ve bought Tottenham away and Man Metropolis away. They lose two of these soccer matches out of three, and even win one and draw two, they don’t seem to be far out of the title race already.

That is how ruthless it’s.

Man Metropolis put up numbers, we all know Man Metropolis completed strongly. You do not wish to be going to Man Metropolis in just a few weeks on Tremendous Sunday and must win the sport to remain in contact.

So these subsequent two video games are large for Arsenal. I believe they beat Brighton, however for a recreation that in all probability in the beginning of season seemed a pleasant one, it is turn into a tough recreation. A tough recreation.

They should get by means of that, and they should get three factors as a result of they want to stick with Manchester Metropolis in my view.

They should keep on their coat-tails and after the worldwide break, you could not decide two more durable video games for me, Tottenham away in a large north London derby, after which the next week Man Metropolis away on the Etihad.

You lose each of them and you might be six factors behind Man Metropolis. That is too many already. Sorry, folks would possibly go there’s 30-odd video games left, but when Man Metropolis misplaced three extra video games, that will solely give us a chance to lose yet another.

It is a massive, massive, massive, massive few weeks arising for Arsenal.

Consistency stays the massive query for Chelsea

Chelsea’s win at Wolves was all the way down to sensible ending, some sensible ending, sensible counter-attacking soccer. Wolves have been horrible. I do not wish to be a celebration pooper and I do not wish to be a Chelsea fan – you do not wish to be flat-track bullies.

That the week earlier than they did not lay a glove on Man Metropolis, did not lay a glove.

They completed final season beating West Ham, Brighton and Forest. However a few weeks earlier than that they have been getting smashed at Arsenal by 5. That is the benchmark.

That is what I say about Chelsea. It is consistency, it is consistency. And that is what they should do, beat Palace this weekend, after which once they begin taking part in the massive boys. They have an awesome begin to the season.

They have some actual good fixtures, however’s it is consistency. Madueke bought an awesome hat-trick. Actual, actual good finishes, hitting them exhausting and low down on the goalkeeper’s toes, and he was superb.

He is bought to try this once more this weekend, and that is what it is all about. It is being constant. It might probably’t be 9 out of 10 one week and a 4 out of 10 week after.