Weekend Preview: City's inconsistency, is this weekend a title decider?

Premier League Weekend Preview: Liverpool crisis at West Ham, Man City vs Leeds, Man Utd vs flying Palace & huge Chelsea vs Arsenal title clash!

Chelsea beat Barcelona on Tuesday to set up a massive encounter against Arsenal on Sunday at Stamford Bridge Stadium. (Photo credit: BBC)

It's football season! The weekend is here, and, as we always do, we're back with tough questions for the weekend Premier League games.

The European competitions raised concerns for clubs such as Manchester City, Tottenham, Liverpool, Newcastle, and Crystal Palace. Only Arsenal and Chelsea won in the Champions League, while Villa and Forest won their Europa League fixtures.

Liverpool is now in a full-blown crisis; they must admit it, as that would be the first step to recovery. Many of their top players are struggling for form; they must get a grip before it becomes a bigger issue than it already is.

The Kops are away to West Ham on Sunday; it would be a fixture between a team in recovery and one that keeps sinking. This fixture is arguably the most important for Liverpool right now; a loss here would clearly see them fighting against relegation. How will they prosecute this game?

The reigning champions weren't the only ones who lost at home in Europe in the course of the week; the team they dethroned in the Premier League did too, and we don't even recognise this City side. What is going on with Pep Guardiola's side?

After losing to Newcastle last weekend, the Cityzens went seven points off the pace, and now, they face Leeds United at the Etihad. It's a fixture we expect Manchester City to boss; will they deliver here?

To the other half of Manchester, how can you lose to a team that got a red card in the 13th minute, right in front of your fans? Will Manchester United ever get consistent under Ruben Amorim?

Crystal Palace is in a great place in the league, fifth on the log, and it could get better this weekend for the Eagles with United in town as opponents. A win for Palace and some favourable results here and there could see Palace higher on the log. Can the Eagles pull this off?

Finally, to the biggest game of the weekend. Chelsea beat Barcelona 3-0 on Tuesday to send warnings to the Gunners ahead of the weekend fixture; however, the Gunners responded with an even more assured performance against Bayern Munich on Wednesday.

Stamford Bridge is the ground for this epic duel between the top two in the Premier League. A win for Chelsea here cuts Arsenal's lead to just three points, while a win for the Gunners takes Arsenal nine points clear of Chelsea. Is it coming home for Arsenal?