SHOCKING STATEMENT: Chelsea Will Finish Above Liverpool, Man City Will Win the Title
The excitement at Anfield following the appointment of Jurgen Klopp is slowly waning off. On the other hand, Chelsea are on a upward curve following the appointment of manager Guus Hiddink.
Former Tottenham and QPR manager Harry Redknapp has claimed that Chelsea will finish in fifth position in Premier League ahead of the likes of Leicester City and Liverpool. He backs Man City to win the title and also claims that Liverpool wonât finish in the top six.
âI think we saw this weekend why it is a two-horse race for the title,â Redknapp wrote in his column for Daily Telegraph. âManchester City came from behind, late on, against a good Watford side and Arsenal managed to grind out a win when they were not playing well against Newcastle. That is not something Arsenal have been able to do in the past and it shows their progress this season.â
âHowever, if I had to put my money on it, Iâm going to tip Manchester City to just pip them to it. They have the better players and they have players who have won league titles before. That can be crucial when the pressure is on. I think that just gives them the edge, but it is going to be extremely close.â
âPeople might be surprised, but I also think Manchester United will finish the season strongly. Theyâve had a really tough period and the manager has been under a lot of pressure, but he is vastly experienced, has seen it all before and they still have some excellent players.â
âI also suspect United will sign one or two this more, just to make sure they have the squad to make sure of Champions League football next season. That was probably the minimum requirement for Louis van Gaal and I think he will do it. They are another team who have benefited from Chelseaâs meltdown.â
âAs for fourth place, Tottenham look the most likely to me. I watched them play Everton on Sunday and they were brilliant in the first half. They have got a young team and they are getting better and better.â
âChelsea are getting back to normal now and that should worry the rest of the Premier League. They are only seven points behind Liverpool, who I think have a lot of work to do in the summer and I think Jurgen Klopp knows that. Iâve said it a few times now, but their recruitment has been poor and they will be very disappointed to miss out on the top six, but I suspect they will. Leicester have had the most successful season of the lot up to this point when you think they were tipped to go down in August, but they will probably start to fall away and Iâve put them down to finish sixth.â