Former Manchester City midfielder David Silva appears to have eliminated Liverpool’s chances of winning the Premier League title, despite a strong start to the season.
The Reds have 10 points from a possible 12 heading into the international break, a number surpassed only by City’s 100 per cent record after four games and equaled by Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United.
It’s a huge improvement on last season, when Liverpool had five points at the same time, behind Arsenal – the top scorer – and City, who had ten at the time. The Reds only reached double figures after seven games.
In the end, City, under manager Pep Guardiola, won their fifth title in six years finishing five points ahead of Arsenal, while Liverpool finished outside the top four for the first time since 2016. And while the new-look Reds, bolstered by summer midfield signings worth over £150m, have been impressive in their first few weeks, Silva – who was part of the squad de City who faced Jurgen Klopp’s side – was impressive. in the 2018/19 and 2019/20 seasons – ultimately believes only the Gunners can push his former club again.
“Arsenal are the only team I see that might have a chance of challenging City,” the Spaniard told the Mirror exclusively. “The rest? I don’t think they can.”
Taking into account the end of last season, Liverpool are now 15 games unbeaten – the longest consecutive streak of any Premier League club.
Silva, who retired this summer after spending the last three seasons of his career at Real Sociedad, spent ten years at City and won 13 domestic awards. Internationally, he was part of the Spanish team that won the World Cup and the European Championship (twice).
