As a Manchester United fan, watching these two teams win the championship, I really feel uncomfortable in my heart. One thing I really don’t understand is that Manchester United’s three rival teams, the mortal enemy relationship with Liverpool stems from the conflict between rival cities, and the formation of the mortal enemy relationship with Leeds United is due to historical factors. It is a derby with Manchester City, and Arsenal can only be regarded as a rival at best. More than 20 years ago, Manchester United was just a competitor, far from being a mortal enemy. Moreover, Arsenal and Manchester United have been at a low ebb in the past ten years. The two teams no longer have any ability to compete for the Premier League championship. Logically speaking, the competitive relationship should have been eased. However, I found that the hostility between the two fans has not weakened, and I can't understand why.
Let’s talk about Manchester City first. Manchester City has won 6 championships in the past 7 years, and now has 8 Premier League championships. The number of championships is directly catching up with Manchester United’s 13. If this momentum continues to develop, Manchester United's dominant position in the Premier League era is already in a precarious state, and Manchester City has been dominating the Premier League in recent years. It really makes me feel a little aesthetic fatigue when watching the game. I really hope that other teams can attack Manchester City. Of course, Liverpool must be excluded. After all, everyone knows that Manchester United is now a club full of memories, to put it bluntly, because after 20 years in the Premier League era, Winning 13 championships in 2016 is a unique achievement that makes many Manchester United fans extremely proud of it. If this achievement is surpassed by the rivals Manchester City in the same city, to be honest, it will still make people feel uncomfortable. Think about it carefully and seriously, wait until ten or twenty years later, when people will ask who is the greatest team in the Premier League era? Now the answer is not Manchester United, but Manchester City. Even the glory of the past has been surpassed by it. Anyway, I absolutely cannot accept this.
Let’s talk about Arsenal first. They have been runner-up for three consecutive years and should be successful this year. In fact, I can’t say I hate Arsenal as a team. Their players are actually quite low-key and everyone works diligently. But their fans are really trying to discredit Arsenal. This is one of the reasons why many fans of other teams hate Arsenal. In addition, The other point is that Arsenal's tactics of squeezing the goalkeeper during corner kicks and set kicks are really unacceptable and have been severely criticized by fans of other teams. Furthermore, their team's style of play is outstanding in defense, but the offense is particularly poor and is considered ugly football. This is completely opposite to Arsenal's previous concept of beautiful football. It is really difficult for such a team to win the Premier League championship.
The overall summary is that based on rational considerations, we hope that Arsenal can win the championship in this year's competition, and looking at it from the emotional aspect, we are even more eager for Manchester City to win the championship.
Well, personally, I really expect Arsenal to win the championship this year compared to Manchester City. I don’t know what you think? Which of these two teams will you support more this year?