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Former Arsenal forward, Paul Merson, has reckoned that Liverpool, alternatively than Manchester City, whitethorn contiguous a important situation to the Gunners successful the Premier League rubric contention this season.
Mikel Arteta’s squad are the reigning champions, having ended a 22-year rubric drought past campaign.
The Gunners finished 7 points up of Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City. With the Spaniard present departed aft a decennary astatine the Etihad, City person appointed erstwhile Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca arsenic his replacement.
In his Sky Sports file (as reported by Metro), Merson elaborated connected wherefore helium believes Liverpool could beryllium the closest competitors to Arteta’s broadside successful the Premier League, stating, “I don’t deliberation Man City volition triumph the Premier League this twelvemonth anyway. They didn’t triumph it past twelvemonth with the champion manager successful the world.
“They were lone ever successful the rubric contention due to the fact that Arsenal had a mediocre 3 weeks. I deliberation Liverpool are Arsenal’s nearest challengers this season.”
Further discussing wherefore City whitethorn not contend for the league title, Merson a...
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