Pep Guardiola, the manager of Manchester City, believes that Liverpool will still contend for the Premier League championship this year.
Pep Guardiola, the manager of Manchester City, has refused to declare Liverpool out of the Premier League battle despite the Reds trailing league leaders Arsenal by 15 points after only 12 games.
Guardiola is all too aware with the power of this Liverpool team after been forced to wait until the very last day of the previous season to claim the championship by a slim margin.
Guardiola is fully aware that Jurgen Klopp’s team is capable of stringing together a sizable winning streak since Liverpool and City have changed the standard for how many points in the Premier League are now required to win the league.
The City manager thinks up to seven teams might claim the championship this year, given the World Cup’s unclear impact on the campaign’s second half.
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When questioned about the title competition during his news conference, Guardiola responded, “I would say Arsenal, I would say Man City, I would say Chelsea, I would say Newcastle, I would say Tottenham, I would say United, and I would say Liverpool as well.” “I believe these teams can compete for the championship.”
When asked why Liverpool was on the list, Guardiola responded: “Why couldn’t they repeat what they had previously done with the same manager and team, who had achieved 17 or 18 victories in a row numerous times in recent years?
“Nobody is certain what will happen with the transfer window following the World Cup. This is just how I feel because nobody knows how the guys will return. Arsenal is now the front-runner in the race. Why? They are leading the league, with the other teams trailing behind them, but the gap is narrowing. We’ll have to wait and see how these final two games go, but I believe many of these teams deserved to be there.