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This week’s soccer questions: can anyone keep pacewith 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

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Graham Ruthven28 Aug 2026, 09:00 amUpdated 5h ago1 min readSportsGlobal

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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.

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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Source: The Guardian · Graham Ruthven. Published 28 Aug 2026, 09:00 am.

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