Quote from: bitLeap on Today at 10:33:23 AM

Quote from: barisbilgili on Today at 09:31:09 AM

In the early season matches it is quite difficult to make predictions because we have not seen the real strength of the team and in my opinion what is seen in friendly matches cannot be used as a reference.

Man United may be slightly favored because they will play at home but I think Fulham also cannot be underestimated and as I said earlier that in the early season matches we cannot measure the strength of the teams so it is also possible for surprises to occur especially now that many of the Man United squad are injured.

Because this is the opening match everyone wants Man United to control the game and successfully bring home 3 points. On paper Man United should have been able to win the match easily, but remember this is a different Man United and in the hands of coach Ten Hag so all expectations attached to Man United are no longer valid. As a result I can still favor Fulham, because Man United losing to a small team is no longer a surprise. This club still needs to improve in terms of player recruitment and management.

The opening match is usually very important to win because it will give the team confidence in starting the season. So I think this match will be won by Man United, especially as we know this match will be played in front of their own supporters, of course this will be the reason why Man United is favored to win in the first match.

Moreover, this season Man United has brought in several new players. Especially in the defense line such as Leny Yoro, Matthijs de Ligt, and Noussair Mazraoui, as well as striker Joshua Zirkzee. Although Yoro was not played because he was still injured after pre-season, it will not make it difficult for Man United in this first match. Man United this season will be better than next season, indeed in pre-season they got mixed results but when facing official matches like against Man City a few days ago they showed a significant increase in performance even though they finally lost on penalties. But what I want to say is that they managed to hold Man City to a draw in normal time, that is good progress.