Why the Premier League title is Coming Home to Manchester again this season...
…And we’re back!
The 2021/2022 Premier League season gets underway at 8pm tonight with top-flight newbies Brentford taking on Arsenal in the season opener.
The Premier League is notoriously difficult to predict at the best of times but with such an even playing field amongst last season’s top 6, combined with some excellent recruitment over the summer - things just got even more difficult to call.
Despite Chelsea’s magnifico re-signing of Romelu Lukaku & Virgil Van Dijk’s return to fitness for Liverpool, I believe that the Premier League title will be coming home to Manchester again this season.
Both Manchester sides have recruited well this summer with the likes of Sancho and Varane looking to take United up to the next level as well as City’s sensational coup in Jack Grealish, who looks like he was born to operate in that Manchester City XI.
So will it be a Manchester one-two?
I think so, yes.
Manchester United have shown dramatic improvement since the arrival of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who has notably built a solid foundation throughout this modernised United side.
The addition of Bruno Fernandes took the Red Devils up a level along with the retention of Paul Pogba, who will be looking to end his United career with a bang, as he looks to see out his final year of his contract before sealing his inevitable move to PSG next season.
Add in the world-class signings of Jadon Sancho and Raphael Varane to an already top calibre squad and you have a side who should be looking to mount a real challenge for the Premier League title.
It’s rumoured that United are still on the hunt for a Defensive Midfielder and if they hit on the right name, a player like Ruben Neves, Corentin Tolisso, Eduardo Camavinga, Declan Rice etc, I believe they’ll have a real case to challenge.
As for the blue side of Manchester, having added another £100m onto the squad value, Pep’s side will want it all.
As always, the Champions League will be a huge priority for the Citizens, but don’t be fooled when it comes to the Premier League - that of course is another big objective, as they look to establish themselves in the history books as a truly top class side, whilst also closing the domestic trophy gap on rivals Manchester United and Liverpool.
So who will be the Premier League Champions?
In second place…
Presenting the Champions…
Stay tuned this season for some fresh, analytical football content.