Whoever finishes above Liverpool wins the Premier League. Simple as that. But Im not sure about Alexander Isak at £125m. I like Isak. Hes a good player. But it all depends on whether it works with the frontline.
You can have the best players in the world, but if it doesnt gel, you dont have the chemistry. When Liverpool were at their best, it was Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino. Firmino would drop off, Salah would make those runs in, and Mane too; there was chemistry.
Transfer Centre LIVE! | Latest on YOUR PL club!Got Sky? Watch now on the Sky Sports app📱Not got Sky? Get instant access with no contract📺Firmino wasnt a £125m player, but he made it all tick. Time will tell if this new set-up gels.
What Arne Slot has now is a lot of head-scratching, because hes got big decisions to make with very good players. I like Florian Wirtz, but Im struggling to find a position for him now. I dont know if he plays, because that midfield three of Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai has got to play.
I dont know where Wirtz fits in. If Hugo Ekitike comes in, Cody Gakpo wont play. If Gakpo goes out to the left, then Ekitike wont play. Slots got a few problems coming up. I dont think the title is all over just because Isak has signed.
The problem is Liverpool havent played well, yet theyve beaten Newcastle and Arsenal. Thats the issue: theyve not been at their best, but theyve still got those results. Id take Jackson over Wissa If Nicolas Jackson came back to Chelsea, he wouldnt play and thats the problem.
But Im shocked Newcastle havent gone after Jackson. I would have talked to Jackson every day of the week. Instead, theyve gone and brought in Nick Woltemade for £69m. I dont know whats going to happen.
Ive never seen him play. And Id take Jackson over Yoane Wissa every day of the week. Jackson is a handful. He made Cole Palmer as good as Palmer made him. Aston Villa dont look like scoring a goal for toffee either.
I am flabbergasted this lad hasnt gone to one of them. Bayern Munich is a great club, but everyone wants to play in the Premier League. Donnarumma will be out of comfort zone at Man City I want my goalkeeper to make saves.
I dont think Pep Guardiola does. And thats the problem. I thought Gianluigi Donnarumma was going to Manchester United, and then its a different kettle of fish there – its stopping the goals going in. But the goalkeeper plays a huge part in how Man City play.
We saw it the other day with James Trafford trying to play out against Tottenham, so Donnarumma will have to play out. Even though Donnarummas a top goalkeeper, hes going to be completely out of his comfort zone playing out from the back every week.
When youre playing out from the back, youve got to know everything. Youve got to know what your best foot is on the player youre playing with. The midfield player whos coming short. What foot to put it on – theres a lot.
Can anybody fix Sancho? Jadon Sancho needs to sit down with himself, if Im being honest. He was at Chelsea last year, and I thought he did all right when I watched him. He had some good games. I just think theres more to come.
If Aston Villa can get him going, then I think hes a better player than I thought he was. Unai Emery is a very good coach. If Sancho gets back to working hard, then you never know. Someones got to get him right, but then sometimes you sit there and think, can anybody?
