Merson Says: Liverpool’s safer model performs into Man Utd’s palms | Soccer Information

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

United have gained two of their final three video games on house soil in opposition to Liverpool, and kick-started their season in Erik ten Hag’s first yr in cost of their third recreation in opposition to 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 largest problem of his burgeoning Anfield profession.

Discover out why Merse thinks Man Utd can be higher suited to enjoying in opposition to 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 in opposition to ‘protected’ Liverpool

That is it – a giant, huge soccer match. Liverpool must go to Man Utd and get a outcome and for those who’re a Man Utd fan, it is a ultimate cup ultimate, a cup ultimate. The one factor we query about Man Utd over the previous couple of years is consistency. I believed they did alright in opposition to Fulham, they performed some good soccer.

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

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

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Liverpool are a unique crew 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 stable, he is extra regimented, they’re protected, they usually’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 make sure that we’re stable on the again’. Man Utd do not desire a gung-ho recreation.

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

So for me, that is the place I feel it performs into Man Utd’s palms a little bit 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, onerous 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 gained each video games and on their day can cross 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 are not 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 need to be going to Man Metropolis in a couple of weeks on Tremendous Sunday and must win the sport to remain in contact.

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

They should get by 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 choose two tougher video games for me, Tottenham away in an enormous north London derby, after which the next week Man Metropolis away on the Etihad.

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

It is a huge, huge, huge, huge few weeks developing for Arsenal.

Consistency stays the large query for Chelsea

Chelsea’s win at Wolves was all the way down to good ending, some good ending, good counter-attacking soccer. Wolves had been horrible. I do not need to be a celebration pooper and I do not need to be a Chelsea fan – you do not need 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 had 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 after they begin enjoying the large boys. They have a terrific begin to the season.

They have some actual good fixtures, however’s it is consistency. Madueke bought a terrific hat-trick. Actual, actual good finishes, hitting them onerous and low down on the goalkeeper’s ft, and he was excellent.

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