Brazil legend Ronaldo has predicted the Premier League title winner, preferring Arsenal, Liverpool, and Manchester City. He feels the latter City will make history this season by becoming the first club to win four consecutive championships.
Arsenal presently leads the title race with its victory over Brentford last weekend, as well as Liverpool’s draw against City. The Gunners’ advantage over the Reds is based only on goal differential, with City only one point farther back.
And former Real Madrid star Ronaldo is backing Pep Guardiola’s team to reach the distance once more. When asked by the Daily Mail who he thinks will win the title battle this season, Ronaldo simply replied, “City.”
The Etihad side has won five of the last six titles on offer, with Liverpool the only team to break City’s dominance during that period. Jürgen Klopp’s team will look to repeat the feat before he leaves Anfield in the summer.
“I don’t think I’ve ever been involved in a title race with three teams,” Klopp remarked following Sunday’s draw with City (via LiverpoolFC.com). “Germany was usually Bayern, but in one year, we became champions with Leverkusen.” And in this case, there is normally only one squad that wins the championship, and we stepped in once. I do not believe there was a third time around. I do not know. I’m not sure if it affects anything.
“We have ten games to play, so clearly nothing is determined. There are a lot of games. The next game in the league comes at home against Brighton, who are traditionally not our favorite opponents. We don’t think, ‘Thank God it’s Brighton.’ They play excellent football, and that is a difficult game for us. We once played Tottenham here, and we had to travel to Aston Villa and other places.
“City will play Arsenal, Tottenham, and Aston Villa as well. There are so many teams battling, and they are of such high quality. The only thing I need right now is to have 30 points between us and everyone else, but the reality is, are we really in that race in terms of performance? Today I observed a team that is in the proper place; now let’s see what we can do.”
Guardiola commented on the championship battle following City’s draw with Liverpool, saying: “The reflection of that is a good point to make. Except for one year when Liverpool won by a lot of points, we were always present. Being present is the question. It will be challenging due to quality.”
