Two strong dialogues in the Premier League, Manchester United repeats the championship showdown, Manchester City and Liverpool strive for a perfect week

On the weekend, the Premier League will usher in two strong dialogues. Manchester United will once again stage a championship showdown, while Manchester City and Liverpool will stage a battle for second place. Both teams hope to usher in a perfect week.

Due to the absence of European competitions, Manchester United can rest for another week, but there is still a lot of news. Beckham was knighted, and Manchester United officially sent congratulations, saying that this is a historic moment, and everyone will change their name to "Beckham" from now on. As for the players, the winter transfer window is getting closer and closer. News of Naples and West Ham trying to loan Menou continue to spread. Zirkzee, who almost lost the chance to play, Romano revealed that the player himself is still focused on Manchester United and has not yet applied to leave the team.

On the weekend, Manchester United will go away to challenge Tottenham. This is another duel between the last Europa League champions. I believe that many Manchester United fans are unhappy with the defeat in the final. Tottenham did not have much advantage, but they came back with a small victory and snatched a ticket to the Champions League. Now, when the two teams meet again, the situation is completely different.

Tottenham have just defeated Copenhagen with four goals at home in the Champions League, rising to 10th place, only 1 point away from the top eight. The last four opponents of the Champions League are Paris Saint-Germain, Slavia Prague, and the Bundesliga duo Dortmund and Frankfurt. The difficulty of striving for the top eight is still not small. However, Tottenham still have to consider the current situation first. Next, they will face Manchester United, Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain in succession. The three opponents are not weak, and it is like a small devil's schedule.

Currently, Tottenham are ranked 6th in the Premier League with 17 points, and Manchester United has the same number of points, ranking 8th. Since the start time of the two teams is the first game of the Premier League on the weekend, the winning side will definitely be able to temporarily rise to second place in the standings, which seems to be a small temptation and motivation. Judging from the match results, Manchester United lost all 4 times they met last season, including the Europa League and League Cup. The last time Manchester United faced a team with five consecutive defeats dates back to Liverpool 23 years ago (4 Premier League games, 1 Community Shield game).

Moreover, Manchester United has not won any of the past 7 meetings between the two sides. The last time Manchester United defeated Tottenham happened three years ago. Sancho assisted Fred and scored the first goal. Now things have changed. Of course, there is no doubt about the willingness of the two teams to win. It should be noted that Manchester United's home performance this season is very good, with 4 wins and 1 loss in 5 home league games, and they only lost to Arsenal in the first round. However, the away results are exactly the opposite, with only 1 win in 5 games, and the defeat happened to be the defending champion Liverpool. This time, Manchester United is on the road again. Tottenham, which lost to Chelsea at home last week, will there be another three-point alley story?

Many people feel that Manchester United and Tottenham are not like a dialogue between the two powers. The battle between Manchester City and Liverpool is more like a duel between the two powers. Currently, Manchester City ranks second in the Premier League with 19 points, while Liverpool is 1 point behind and ranked third. This is an out-and-out battle for second place. In midweek, both teams had a victory in the Champions League. Manchester City beat Dortmund 4-1. Haaland scored against his old club. Liverpool beat Real Madrid strongly. If Courtois hadn't played well, the score would have been more than 1-0.

Since two consecutive defeats in the Premier League, Manchester City has won 9 of 12 games in all competitions. The results are satisfactory. However, looking at the number of goals scored in the team, 20 league goals are the most among all teams in the Premier League. However, Haaland alone scored 13 goals, and the other five players scored 1 goal each. Burnley's Esteve scored two own goals alone, and he was actually the second scorer in the Manchester City team. Is it a good idea to rely too much on Haaland?

For two consecutive games, Slott chose three familiar midfielders, returning to the winning mode of last season, and the results were very good. They defeated Aston Villa and Real Madrid one after another without conceding a goal, which was a great improvement and improvement for the team. It was also the first time that they had two consecutive victories after 6 losses in 7 games.

Liverpool legend Carragher emphasized that Arsenal's title rival is not Manchester City, but Haaland. His old club Liverpool paid a lot of money to bring in two centers, but they have been unable to find a way to coexist. Is one of them going to be a substitute? In the game against Real Madrid, Wirtz switched to playing on the left, and his role seemed to be more obvious than in the midfield. The German began to slowly find a position that suited him. As for Isaac, where should he be placed after returning from injury.

The results of the match between Manchester City and Liverpool are quite interesting. Last season, Liverpool won both home and away games, and the previous season had a double draw. The season before that, it was Manchester City's turn to win both home and away games. Neither team had much psychological advantage. The two sides are so familiar, who wins and who loses can only depend on the performance on the spot, and Manchester City has the advantage of home court.

After defeating Dortmund, Doku said that if he wins against Liverpool at the weekend, it will be a perfect week before the national team match day comes. In fact, no matter what the result is, there is one party worth being happy about. No matter who wins, Manchester City or Liverpool, it can be considered perfect. If the draw ends, it will also be a perfect week for Arsenal, provided of course that they can beat Sunderland.

Manchester United or Tottenham, who can rise to second place, Manchester City or Liverpool, who is perfect, let us wait and see.