Premier
League Title Race Set to Go Down to the Wire
Premier
League Title Race Set to Go Down to the Wire
With no team making a blistering start to the season,
it looks like the Premier League title race is wide
open and could go right down to the final games of
the campaign.
Here
we take a look at which teams seem to be in the mix
for what is set to be one of the most intriguing Premier
League title races the competition has seen in years.
Reds
in the Hunt Despite Injury Woes
Liverpool
stormed their way to their first Premier League title
last season, but it looks to set to be a much tougher
proposition this time around. The Reds, who are at
the time of writing 11/4
with bet365 in the football betting, have been
forced to deal with a whole host of injury problems
in the first half of the campaign.
The
loss of Virgil
van Dijk to a knee injury has been the biggest
set-back for boss Jurgen Klopp. But, despite the list
of walking wounded, Liverpool still finds themselves
challenging at the top end of the table. Just nine
wins from their first 17 games show how much more
competitive the Premier League is this season. The
reigning champions look like they will be there or
thereabouts come the business end of the campaign.
City
Recovering from Sticky Start
The
pressure was on manager Pep Guardiola after
a tricky start to the season for his Manchester
City side. City suffered a heavy 5-2 home defeat at
the hands of Leicester City, before drawing 1-1 with
newly promoted Leeds United. Draws with West Ham,
Liverpool, and a defeat to Tottenham were to follow,
but now the Citizens appear to be back on the right
track.
With
City set to be boosted by the return of striker Sergio
Aguero from injury, Guardiola's side will be given
another injection of quality at the start of the year.
Skipper Kevin de Bruyne continues to be a key
figure
for the side, and if the Belgian star can stay fit,
then City could take some stopping this term.
Kane
and Son Give Spurs Hope
Tottenham
perhaps lack the depth of Liverpool or Man City, but
what they do boast is two of the best attackers in
the Premier League in the form of Harry Kane and Heung-min
Son. The pair have enjoyed tremendous starts to the
season and helped thrust Spurs into the position of
title contenders.
The
concern would be if either or both players were injured
at any point in the campaign and who would be able
to step up to fill the void. Gareth Bale has not had
the impact Tottenham fans would have been hoping for
on his loan spell back in north London, but the Welshman
does of course have the ability at this level to score
goals. If Jose Mourinho gets a bit of injury luck
on the way, then Spurs could be in the mix.
United
Showing Promise
It
has been a while since Manchester United were real
title contenders, but the Red Devils certainly are
this season. Much like their neighbours, City, it
was a sluggish start by United, but they have started
to find their rhythm in recent weeks.
Missing out on the Champions League knockout stages
could also keep Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side fresh
for the end of the season, while the likes of Liverpool
and City will hope to still be competing in Europe.
Bruno
Fernandes has been the key for United this term. If
the Portuguese playmaker can keep up his goals and
assists, then the Red Devils could be in with a chance
of ending their 10-year wait for a Premier League
title.