I am expecting Liverpool to be our closest challengers. They've bought well over summer and look like their period of "rebuilding" is proving it was the right thing to do. Klopp is second only to Pep in this league and he is the only other manager who's capable of putting some insane win-streaks together. They will come a close 2nd to us.
Arsenal still look good, but I think they'll struggle over the course of a season. I think they need, at least, a top class striker. Arteta has done brilliantly with them and I think if he can produce another good finish he might be off to a bigger club in Spain etc. They'll be a few points behind Liverpool in 3rd.
Spurs look absolutely brilliant this season and it shows what a good manager can do. The way they are playing makes them ideal to watch for the neutral. However, they aren't going to challenge for the title as their squad still needs some more players in. I expect them to come 4th.
United are a funny one as they started badly last year and somehow got going. I expected them to have had a better start but if anything, they've not progressed. I think behind the scenes, the likes of Maguire, Sancho and Antony must be having a really bad effect on the rest of them but that's nearly £250m of unhappy players. I think they'll come around 7th.
Arteta going to Real Madrid then?I am expecting Liverpool to be our closest challengers. They've bought well over summer and look like their period of "rebuilding" is proving it was the right thing to do. Klopp is second only to Pep in this league and he is the only other manager who's capable of putting some insane win-streaks together. They will come a close 2nd to us.
Arsenal still look good, but I think they'll struggle over the course of a season. I think they need, at least, a top class striker. Arteta has done brilliantly with them and I think if he can produce another good finish he might be off to a bigger club in Spain etc. They'll be a few points behind Liverpool in 3rd.
Spurs look absolutely brilliant this season and it shows what a good manager can do. The way they are playing makes them ideal to watch for the neutral. However, they aren't going to challenge for the title as their squad still needs some more players in. I expect them to come 4th.
United are a funny one as they started badly last year and somehow got going. I expected them to have had a better start but if anything, they've not progressed. I think behind the scenes, the likes of Maguire, Sancho and Antony must be having a really bad effect on the rest of them but that's nearly £250m of unhappy players. I think they'll come around 7th.
Liverpool ticked off some very difficult fixtures alreadyWe played against Newcastle , the only one top contender , between the clubs we played
Liverpool had ; Chelsea away ,Spurs away , Newcastle away - I would say the hardest ones
Arsenal - Spurs home
I know you've just woken from your coma, but we need to finally have a chat about the difficulty level of Chelsea away.Liverpool had ; Chelsea away ,Spurs away , Newcastle away - I would say the hardest ones
Arteta going to Real Madrid then?
Would love to enter into a monetary bet about where Arteta will be managing in the seasons ahead.
Being a condescending prick on another team's forum is a really weird tack to take. Get that?It was a joke…get that?
As a fairly sensible observer, I think Liverpool are definitely looking better this season but they do seem flaky defensively.
Arsenal, I agree, are looking good.
Spurs, however they flatter to deceive, do not have strength in depth. They’re incapable of mounting a challenge.
its Arsenal or City again
And a January transfer window too.We've got a testing time coming up with injuries and games potentially being lost because of it. We might need to pick ourselves up before getting into that post Christmas period run that the team do so well.
I am hoping lfc dont get on a run though, they look like they could and we could be playing catch up with them. I dont see Arsenal as contenders but they have surprised me this year, they do look like they've improved the team and improved the mentality. Likewise Spurs, they look good and Son is relishing being out of the Kane shadow.
Its a long season though obviously, lots of twists and turns to go yet.
Could do with 2 or 3 at least, squad been shown up fir how light we are. Conte.ders this season for me are City, Liverpool, Arsenal, Spurs and NewcastleAnd a January transfer window too.