Athletic Are nervy Arsenal still title favourites? Are Spurs as bad as they look? Are Manchester United back? – The Briefing David March 2, 2026 Share this:Share Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Welcome to The Briefing, where The Athletic discusses three of the biggest questions posed by the weekend’s Premier League action Like this:Like Loading... Related Continue Reading Previous: The World Cup is supposed to inspire hope and unity. This one feels differentNext: Prescient Pep? Guardiola told us exactly how the Leeds game would pan out Leave a ReplyCancel reply Related Stories Athletic David Raya and a stunning save that brought Mikel Arteta ‘back to life’ David March 2, 2026 Athletic Brighton offer Nottingham Forest a reminder that stability trumps chaos David March 2, 2026 Athletic Manchester United are revived under Michael Carrick as last summer’s spending pays dividends David March 2, 2026