Jamie Carragher, while speaking in Sky Sport’s Pitch to Post Podcast, said that he sees Liverpool FC and Manchester City as the only two primary contenders for the Premier League title.
The Reds clinched the league trophy last season after a gap of 30 years, with Manchester City finishing second in the league standings by quite a margin. However, the season before that was a vice-versa situation for the two English top-flight heavyweights, as the holdover league action has been grasped by the duo in recent years.
And despite there being a number of clubs this season who have performed exceptionally well such as the high-flying Southampton and Jose Mourinho’s Tottenham Hotspurs, Carragher believes he does not see any of the other clubs pose a credible challenge to league-winning glories like Liverpool FC or Manchester City.
“I still can’t envisage anyone besides Liverpool or Man City winning the league. I just can’t see that. I know Tottenham have started really well and I hope they have a great season and there are more challengers, but I just can’t see anybody else lifting that league title besides the big two of the last few years.
“I’d been very strong putting Liverpool as favourites for the title, but for the injury to Virgil van Dijk – not just one of Liverpool’s top players but one of the top players in the Premier League. And if something similar would have happened to, say, Kevin De Bruyne for Man City, who is their top man, I think you’d say the same for City. I think it makes for an even more interesting race, no doubt about that.”
With Jurgen Klopp’s side visiting the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, it would undoubtedly lead to a mouth-watering fixture between two of Carragher’s title favourites, but the former Liverpool FC man will be rooting for the Merseysiders to pull through with a great result away from home.
