Harry Redknapp says the Premier League is ‘huge open’ this season and has named the 5 groups he believes can win the title.
Potential title contenders Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham all kick-started their campaigns with victories – beating Everton, Crystal Palace and Southampton respectively – whereas defending champions Manchester Metropolis start their title defence on Sunday in opposition to West Ham.
Final season’s runners-up Liverpool dropped two factors at Fulham however got here from behind twice to at the least keep away from defeat in opposition to the newly-promoted west Londoners.
Redknapp has backed Jurgen Klopp’s aspect to win the Premier League this season however says 4 different groups – Manchester Metropolis, Chelsea, Tottenham and Arsenal – also needs to be considered as title contenders.
The previous Premier League boss is much less optimistic about Manchester United’s possibilities, insisting Erik ten Hag nonetheless wants ‘three or 4’ new signings to mount a title problem.
‘I’ve simply acquired a sense will probably be Liverpool this 12 months,’ Redknapp mentioned on GB Information. ‘It was so shut final season, it got here down to 1 level.
‘I believe Liverpool may edge it. They're two implausible groups and regardless that Actual Madrid received the Champions League, I nonetheless imagine Man Metropolis and Liverpool are the 2 greatest groups on this planet.
‘There’s nothing between them actually however I simply favour Liverpool.’
Requested if some other groups could possibly be within the combine, Redknapp added: ‘I believe Spurs look sturdy. They’re going to get so much nearer this 12 months.
‘I fancy Tottenham to complete third, after which it’s Chelsea, Arsenal. However I believe any of that prime 5 may win [the Premier League].
‘I’m ready to see who Chelsea herald, that’s actually going to be the important thing for them. They've made a few signings, there’s two or three extra prime gamers that hold getting talked about with Chelsea.
‘In the event that they get their males, I believe they're going to be superb once more this 12 months, so it’s going to be an awesome league, I actually do assume it’s huge open this 12 months.
‘Taking a look at Manchester United, they're nonetheless three or 4 gamers away from actually difficult.’
Redknapp additionally gave his verdict on Bournemouth’s probabilities of avoiding relegation again to the Championship.
The 75-year-old made greater than 100 appearances for Bournemouth within the Nineteen Seventies earlier than taking cost of the membership for nearly a decade firstly of his managerial profession.
‘Hopefully we will survive,’ Redknapp mentioned. ‘They did nice final 12 months getting up however Scott [Parker] has acquired all of it on this 12 months to maintain them within the division, for certain.
‘We purchased one or two gamers… however we haven’t spent so much and also you see Nottingham Forest are having an actual go, full credit score to them.
‘Bournemouth have gotten each likelihood of staying up, however I do assume it’s going to be a tricky one.
‘If Scott can hold Bournemouth up, he received’t have many higher achievements in his profession over how ever a few years he's in administration. He’s acquired all of it on to do it this 12 months, for certain.’
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