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This week’s soccer questions: can anyone keep pace with Arsenal and are Manchester United doomed?

The Guardian Australia - Sport · 28 August 2026 at 7:00 pm

This week’s soccer questions: can anyone keep pace with Arsenal and are Manchester United doomed?

We look at the start of Arsenal’s Premier League title defense, Carrick’s mounting problems in Manchester and US teen star Cavan Sullivan living up to the hype If it wasn’t already clear that Arsenal will be the team to beat in the Premier League this season, their comprehensive 3-0 win over Coventry City on opening night highlighted just how far ahead of the chasing pack Mikel Arteta’s team are right now.

The defending champions may not have to put up much of a defense to retain their crown.

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This week’s soccer questions: can anyone keep pace with Arsenal and are Manchester United doomed?

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