Robbie Keane shares Manchester City rivals for next season. Robbie Keane, a former striker for Tottenham Hotspur, thinks Arsenal and Liverpool could challenge Manchester City for the Premier League crown in 2023–24.
Despite falling behind by as much as eight points at the beginning of the year, City sprinted to a third straight league championship last month. The team coached by Pep Guardiola ended five points ahead of Arsenal, who fell short after dominating the standings for nearly 250 days.
Meanwhile, Liverpool had a terrible season and came in fifth place in the Premier League, 22 points off the top of the standings. The Reds struggled for much of the season before finishing the season on a tear of brilliant play and securing a spot in the UEFA Europa League for the following campaign.
Keane anticipates that Arsenal and Liverpool will compete with Manchester City for the league title because he believes both teams will return the following season stronger. As reported by Metro, he stated to the betting site Betway: “I don’t think it’ll be a two-horse race with Arsenal next year, I said. I genuinely believe that Liverpool will rejoin the fold.”
In 349 Premier League games for Spurs, Liverpool, Leeds United, and Coventry City, Keane scored 125 goals. He also added: “With the addition of Mauricio Pochettino, Chelsea may be successful, but it may take them a year or two. If Tottenham adds a few players, I hope they’ll be as well, but that depends on if Harry Kane stays.”
“I think the competition between the teams will be much closer next year.”
Chelsea had one of their poorest seasons of the 21st century, finishing the 2022–23 Premier League season in 12th place. Tottenham, on the other hand, came in eighth place despite spending nearly two-thirds of the season in the middle of the top-four race.
For the 2023–24 season, Mauricio Pochettino will be in charge of the Blues, while Ange Postecoglou has been named as the new manager of Spurs.
This weekend, Manchester City hopes to complete an unheard-of treble:
Under Pep Guardiola, Manchester City has enjoyed several strong campaigns, winning five of the last six Premier League championships. The current campaign, nevertheless, might be their strongest one yet.
City defeated rival Manchester United 2-1 in the FA Cup final last weekend after winning the league championship. It indicated that they were on track to join United as the only English sides to have won the continental treble, an accomplishment the Red Devils pulled off in the 1998–99 campaign.
On Saturday, June 10, in Istanbul, the UEFA Champions League championship game will pit Manchester City against Inter Milan. Given the talent and firepower they have at their disposal, they are a strong favorite to win that game.
The Nerazzurri, who have kept eight clean sheets in 12 games while competing in the Champions League, could present issues for City. They came in third place in Serie A, 18 points behind champion S.S.C. Napoli, however this season they won both the Coppa Italia and the Supercoppa Italiana.
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