Troubled Liverpool will be desperate to secure their first win of the Premier League season when they face Bournemouth on Saturday.
As the Reds swoon, leaders Arsenal, who host Fulham this weekend, have emerged as the only team in the Premier League with a 100 percent win record after three games.
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Liverpool are suddenly looking weak after making their worst start in 10 years, just months after an unprecedented quadruple came within two matches of the season.
Jurgen Klopp’s side were denied the Premier League title by Manchester City on the final day, then lost the Champions League final to Real Madrid, leaving them with the FA and the League Cup as consolation prizes for leaning into football immortality. given.
Currently, injury-ravaged Liverpool are suffering a massive hangover from their almost-historic season.
Unusually error-prone draws against Fulham and Crystal Palace were followed by a 2-1 loss to Manchester United on Monday, creating a splendid performance of its own with a dynamic displaying the fault-lines in Klopp’s side. The beginning ended.
The sight of James Milner delivering a tongue-twister to Virgil van Dijk after Jadon Sancho scored the United opener’s goal was a jarring insight into the tensions of Liverpool’s current situation.
Toothless in the attack without Sadio Mane, now at Bayern Munich, and suspended Darwin Nunez, Liverpool were awkwardly contested in midfield and at the back.
Facing promoted Bournemouth at Anfield gives Liverpool the opportunity to get back on track, which they must take to avoid falling even further behind in the nascent title race.
Arsenal urged to remain calm
As optimism grows in north London, Oleksandr Zinchenko has warned Arsenal not to be carried away by his surprise jump in pole position.
Ukraine’s left-back Zinchenko knows what it takes to thrive in the Premier League after his successful spell with champions Manchester City.
After switching to Arsenal in the close season, Zinchenko and fellow former City star Gabriel Jesus have made an immediate impact in Mikel Arteta’s side with their experience winning the title.
Arsenal have won their first three matches for the first time in 18 years.
But with Arsenal off to the right after a lucrative 3-0 win at Bournemouth last weekend, Zinchenko was at pains to urge his teammates to keep their feet on the ground.
“It’s just the beginning of the season. We have a lot of games ahead of us, a lot of things to improve,” said Zinchenko on Saturday ahead of his trip to Fulham at Emirates Stadium.
“We need to analyze what we did well, what we should improve, what we should change and we know what the manager is going to tell us. We need to show our best performance every week.”
Tuchel’s feeling the tension at Chelsea
From touchline rows with rival managers blaming buses for defeats, Thomas Tuchel has cut an agitated figure during Chelsea’s chaotic start to the season.
Frustrated by Chelsea’s failure to beat Tottenham in a stormy draw, Tuchel earned a one-game ban after clashing twice with Antonio Conte.
A week later, Tuchel heated up again under the collar as the German made a bizarre claim that a traveling snafu that forced his coaching staff to travel to Leeds by bus, partly to a disappointing 3–0 defeat. was responsible.
With only one win from his first three games – and a narrow 1-0 success at Everton in the conflict – Tuchel is showing signs of breaking down under the strain.
He risked dressing room discontent with critical evaluations of his team’s defense against Leeds and a costly mistake by keeper Edouard Mendy.
Under the circumstances, Leicester’s trip to Stamford Bridge on Saturday could be perfectly timed as the Foxes have made an even worse start.
The winning team of Brendan Rodgers is in second place, with Wesley Fofana leaving amid Chelsea’s attempts to buy the centre-back and James Maddison joined by a move to Newcastle.
fixtures
Saturday: Southampton v Manchester United, Brentford v Everton, Brighton v Leeds, Chelsea v Leicester, Liverpool v Bournemouth, Manchester City v Crystal Palace, Arsenal v Fulham
sunday: Aston Villa vs West Ham, Wolves vs Newcastle, Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham
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