The Footy Corner

This work  © 2023  by  Nick Panagiotidis  is licensed under   CC BY 4.0   Manchester United currently sits 10th in the Premier League with 12 points, a rough start having played 8 games, won 4, and lost 4. This is Manchester United's worst start to a Premier League season since the 2019/20 season. (The Analyst  Manchester United’s Worst Starts to a Season | The Analyst ). The question we are wondering is what exactly is going on? Who can be to blame? Erik Ten Haag is not having a good start at all in his second season managing United. He has had the worst start possible to this year's Champions League campaign, with 2 losses in 2 games. We here at The Footy Corner can't help but believe Ten Haag is the problem at United, and before people come at us for saying he has hardly had time at the club or he is brilliant, we agree but hear us out. Ten Haag has made a wonderful signing of 20-year-old striker Rasmus Hojlund, but we think the other signings have ...

  ㏄ The Emirates Stadium Arsenal managed a brilliant win over Manchester City this past weekend, a crucial 3 points for the title race as well as Arsenal's first time getting a point over City since the 2017/18 season (ESPN  www.ESPN.com ). They managed this feat without their star boy Bukayo Saka who is set to be out of action for at least a couple weeks.  Arsenal have what could very well be a challenging few games without Saka. Kicking things off with a classic London derby match away against rivals Chelsea, who have struggled for the past year or so but are now seeming to slowly find their rhythm. Arsenal showed grit against City and toughed it out until the 86th minute where Martinelli managed to find the back of the net. I think Arsenal should not have too much trouble beating Chelsea, but I do expect a fight from the blues, so we are going with a tie. Early next couple weeks Arsenal has an upcoming Champions League clash with none other than Sevilla, the same side...