Yup you heard it right. The Bpl title will stay in Manchester at least for another year. Now for in which half of Manchester is a difficult thing to guess or judge in fact. No offence to Chelsea, arsenal or Liverpool fans. But I don’t think these teams are up to scratch with the Manchester clubs.
The first three weeks of the new season has flown by us and it’s evident that Manchester city are a force to be reckoned with now. Sheikh Mansour has pumped enough money into the blue half to buy world class players in practically every position on the pitch. The first three games have seen their new arrivals make huge impact. Samir Nasri and Aguero look like they always belonged here. Dzeko is finally showing the form which was pivotal in Wolfsburg claiming the bundesliga title a couple of years back. All of a sudden the citizens are asking “Tevez who??” The main thing for them will be consistency. Can they maintain their level of play which they showed in the first three games for the whole of the season now that they have got champions league football also to deal with. It will be very interesting to see how Mancini can keep all his star players happy.
On the other hand the red half of Manchester has gone about a little bit of change itself. It has been very prominent in these early games that Sir Alex thinks youths the way forward. I thank Barcelona for this radical change in old Trafford though I was devastated after the loss. There is a new hunger that is driving Sir Alex this season and it is to overhaul Barcelona’s dominance over football as a whole. The average age of the starting line-up against arsenal was a mere 23 which only shows that the club is going to upwards. I think Jones, Young and De Gea are going to be marquee signings for sir alex. Much was said over the replacement for Paul Scholes. But as the maestro himself said that his void can be filled in house. Cleverly has done just that. He looks an out and out red devil.
As for Chelsea they are a good squad no doubt but for me AVB as a manager still remains suspect. Mata is a quality signing as is Meireles but I don’t think they have enough to win the title. Torres needs to start firing for them to have a realistic chance of winning. Liverpool I think are the most improved team. And all credit must go to Kenny Dalglish. He has bought a sense of belief back in the Merseyside. There are smiles all around Anfield and the chants of ‘’you’ll never walk alone” are starting to be heard again. They are doing really well even without their talismatic captain Steven Gerrard. Suarez already looks to be a contender for the golden boot. Arsenal have unfortunately gone downwards. They have lost their two best players in the off-season-Fabregas and Nasri. It will be very difficult for wenger to fill that gap. After their demolition at the hands of united Wenger has gone on to complete four new signings. Arteta though technically excellent isn’t in Fabregas’s class. Similar case with Benayoun. Mertersacker is a good signing though and all the gunners will be hoping to finally see some stability at the back. Andre Santos’s defensive skills are still questionable. Much will rest on young Wilshere’s shoulder to carry the midfield with him. And wenger will hope that Van Persie remains injury-free this campaign else it’s hard to see where the goals will come for the gunners this season.
So for me the title will be a two-horse race between the Manchester clubs. It will be very interesting to see who will come out triumphant-the willy Italian Mancini or the ever youthful and ever hungry Sir Alex. Whatever the outcome the city of Manchester is in for some trophies this season!!!!!
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