Premier League Round 12: Big Battle at Old Trafford

(Baonghean.vn) - After a week of break to make way for the National Teams to compete in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers. This weekend, the Premier League will return to football fans. The highlight of this round will certainly be the remarkable confrontation between Manchester United and Arsenal at the "Theater of Dreams". Where the "Special One" Mourinho will have the opportunity to reunite with his fateful opponent, Coach Wanger.

Manchester United vs Arsenal: Extending the grudge

Over the past decade, with strong investment from wealthy owners, the monopoly of MU and Arsenal, the two teams considered to have the most achievements in England since the tournament was renamed the Premier League, has been broken.

The team that started the overthrow was led by the “Special One” Mourinho when the Portuguese strategist brought Chelsea Club to overcome the big teams to stand on the top of the glory of the highest tournament in the foggy country for the first time in the 2004-2005 season. It is worth mentioning that in that season, it was Mourinho who ended the 49-match unbeaten streak in the Premier League of Professor Wenger.

Will Mourinho continue to prolong his feud with coach Wenger?

After a successful season with Chelsea, “The Special One” Mourinho became the nemesis of Professor Wenger. Since the former Porto coach took charge of Chelsea, the Gunners have been in decline and have not won a single title in the past 16 years.

This season, once again Professor Wenger has the opportunity to meet his most hated opponent when Mourinho becomes the coach leading the Red Devils of Manchester.

In terms of form, the Gunners of London are showing more stability than their opponents with 7 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss, earning 24 points after 11 matches. Meanwhile, the “Special One” Mourinho has not been able to make the Red Devils of Manchester fans feel secure when showing a very erratic performance.

However, with the mentality of never having lost any match in the Premier League after 13 encounters with Wenger. The "Special One" Mourinho will know how to help the Red Devils of Manchester overcome their great rival to improve their position on the rankings as well as prolong the feud between the French strategist.

Southampton vs Liverpool: Securing the top spot

A 6-1 win over Waford in the last round helped the Merseyside Red Devils climb to the top of the Premier League table, proving that Jurgen Klopp's team is one of the top contenders for the title this season.

Through 11 matches, Liverpool have demonstrated a beautiful Pressing style of play. Except for the humiliating defeat to Burnley in round 2, the Reds have shown a series of impressive performances. Notably, the victories against direct competitors such as Arsenal and Chelsea are an affirmation of the strength of the Merseyside port city team.

Liverpool have an advantage when they only play away at Southampton.

With their current form, they have to play away at the team ranked 10th on the rankings, Southampton. The team has just suffered 2 consecutive losses, which will be an opportunity for coach Klopp's team to win all 3 points to firmly secure the top position on the rankings.

Crystal Palace vs Manchester City: 3 points for the away team

After a series of 5 matches without knowing the taste of victory under the reign of Pep Guardiola. Manchester City found an important victory with a score of 4 stars against West Bromwich in the 10th round. Especially the successful revenge of the debt owed to the representative from Spain in the Champions League arena helped the spirit of The Citizens rise. However, in the previous round, the players of the blue half of Manchester team let the team Middlesbrough hold a score of 1-1 right at the holy Etihad. That shows that the blue half of Manchester team still reveals many limitations.

Manchester City will not have difficulty winning all 3 points against Crystal Palace.

Fortunately, Manchester City's opponent in this round is only Crystal Palace, who are ranked in the bottom half of the rankings and have not been in impressive form after losing 3 consecutive matches. Therefore, in this confrontation, Pep Guardiola's team will not have difficulty winning all 3 points to continue chasing the championship race with other teams.

Middlesbrough vs Chelsea: Extending the happy days

After a shaky start, Conte's Chelsea have come back strongly in recent rounds when they have won 5 consecutive matches. In particular, the 4-star victory over the team led by old friend Mourinho has added excitement to the Blues players. In the last round, the team at Stamford Bridge destroyed Everton with a score of 5 goals to nil.

The Blues will continue their winning streak against home team Middlesbrough.

With the excitement and impressive performance in recent times. Therefore, another trip to the Middlesbrough team will be an opportunity for Antonio Conte's team to extend the happy days for the fans./.

Cao Anh