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

‘Magic Man’ Paul Merson returns along 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 12 months in cost of their third recreation in opposition to the Reds – one thing they may 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, reside 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 in opposition to Slot’s Liverpool than his predecessor Jurgen Klopp, and why the following three Premier League video games will “define” Arsenal’s season by the tip of September…

Man Utd will get a consequence in opposition to ‘secure’ Liverpool

That is it – an enormous, huge soccer match. Liverpool need to go to Man Utd and get a consequence and in case you’re a Man Utd fan, it is a remaining cup remaining, a cup remaining. The one factor we query about Man Utd over the previous few years is consistency. I assumed they did alright in opposition to Fulham, they performed some good soccer.

Towards Brighton they have been unfortunate, the disallowed aim hits his knee, however they should not have misplaced that soccer match. You come away from there with at the least 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 distinct group now. They don’t seem to be going to play the Klopp means. The supervisor has are available along with his personal concepts and he is extra strong, he is extra regimented, they’re secure, they usually’re extra cautious on the identical 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 fingers that Liverpool will come and play somewhat bit safer. If this will get into an end-to-end soccer match, Liverpool have extra of a risk and possibly have higher gamers all around the pitch.

So for me, that is the place I feel it performs into Man Utd’s fingers somewhat bit extra with the best way Liverpool will play.

I nonetheless suppose 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 objectives.

Subsequent three video games will outline Arsenal’s season

They’ve had a tough, onerous begin, Arsenal. This fixture laptop, the following 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 go it round and have a proper go at you and do particular issues.

Then you definitely’ve obtained 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 need to be going to Man Metropolis in a couple of weeks on Tremendous Sunday and have to 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 appeared a pleasant one, it is grow to be a tough recreation. A tough recreation.

They should get via 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 may be six factors behind Man Metropolis. That is too many already. Sorry, folks may 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 one more.

It is a huge, huge, huge, huge few weeks arising 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 have 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 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 after they begin taking part in the large boys. They have an incredible begin to the season.

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

He is obtained 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.