hero Steve McManaman has named ’s two biggest rivals for the title next season.
’s side will attempt to win the Premier League for the fourth year in a row next season.
Man City were behind Arsenal for much of the 2022-23 campaign but .
Arsenal are expected to challenge yet again next season after spending over £200m on Declan Rice, Kai Havertz and Jurrien Timber this summer.
The likes of Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea will all hope to climb up the Premier League table and end Man City’s period of dominance in England.
Breaking City’s stranglehold on the Premier League title will not be easy but former England star McManaman has backed Arsenal and Liverpool to challenge Guardiola’s treble-winners.
‘I believe Liverpool could challenge,’ the ex-Reds, Man City and Real Madrid midfielder told .
‘If you go back to last season, they were full of injuries for a large period of the campaign, which was very disappointing, but they finished the season off very well and in good form, so I don’t see why they can’t challenge.
‘The forward line should be a lot fitter next season with Luis DÃaz and Diogo Jota both being back from injury and I expect Darwin Núñez to improve as well.
‘The main thing for Liverpool is keeping their key players fit, as the injuries in the early part of last season really affected them and you can’t have that if you’re attempting to mount a title challenge.
‘I can see Liverpool challenging and by looking at other club’s transfer business at the minute, you’d expect Arsenal to have a go as well.
‘They’ve brought in Declan Rice, Kai Havertz and Jurrien Timber, three positions that they needed to strengthen in this summer and they’ve got their business done early.
‘You don’t know what’s happened at Chelsea and despite the appointment of a wonderful manager in Mauricio Pochettino, with the merry-go-round of players coming in and going out, it just has to cause disruption.
‘Manchester United have brought Mason Mount in, but we’re all waiting to see if they buy a striker and a goalkeeper.
‘Before we can predict who’s going to challenge for the title, we need to see what all the clubs do transfer-wise between now and the start of the season, as we can only take things on face value at the moment.
‘Liverpool have already brought in two midfielders and we know Trent Alexander-Arnold can play there too, so they could potentially bring in another right-back this summer as well.
‘Manchester City and Arsenal look as if they’re the two most stable teams at the moment. They’re the two clubs with least to answer at this moment in time.’
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