September 1st 2024.
Former professional footballer Michael Owen has shared his thoughts on who he believes will be the biggest contenders for the Premier League title this season. According to Owen, Liverpool's dominant performance against Manchester United has shown that they could be strong rivals for Manchester City.
In their match against United, Liverpool was in top form as they secured a commanding 3-0 victory. Goals from Luis Diaz, who took advantage of Casemiro's mistakes, and Mohamed Salah, who also assisted in both of Diaz's goals, proved to be too much for their opponents.
Under new manager Arne Slot, Liverpool has had a perfect start to their league campaign, with only Manchester City also having won their first three games. Meanwhile, Arsenal, who have been strong competitors in the past two seasons, have yet to suffer a loss but dropped points in a frustrating 1-1 draw against Brighton.
Although it is still early in the season, Owen believes that Liverpool has shown enough to be considered as title contenders, despite Slot only taking over as manager this summer. He shared, "If you ask Pep Guardiola who his biggest threat is, it would be a toss-up between Arsenal and Liverpool."
According to Owen, at the beginning of the season, Guardiola may have chosen Arsenal as the bigger threat due to their consistency with the same manager and players. However, with Liverpool's new manager, there were uncertainties about their playing style and adaptation. But the fact that they kept their squad intact has proven to be a positive for the team.
Owen added, "There were questions about Liverpool, but after three games, you think 'wow.' It will take a special team to stop them after they have swatted aside United." His fellow pundit, Paul Scholes, shared a similar opinion and believes that Liverpool could even surpass the potential of Mikel Arteta's Arsenal.
Scholes said, "They could really challenge for that title this year. Before the season started, I thought it would be Arsenal's year to compete with City and possibly win it. But after watching the first three games, I think Liverpool could overtake Arsenal." He also noted that Liverpool had been in the running for the title last season but fell behind in the last few games.
Both pundits believe that if Liverpool can maintain a strong and healthy squad, they have the potential to challenge Manchester City for the title. It seems that the new season has brought in some new contenders, and it will be an exciting race to see who will come out on top.
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