Jamie Carragher has delivered a new verdict on Manchester City’s Premier League title win after beating Manchester United 3-0. Jamie Carragher has backed Manchester City to “comfortably” win the Premier League and admitted he thinks it is “impossible” for Liverpool to win the title.Pep Guardiola’s side beat Manchester United 3-0 on Sunday, with Erling Haaland scoring twice and Phil Foden also adding brilliance to the scoring.
With the win, City moved up to third place, behind second-placed Arsenal and two points behind leaders Tottenham. Liverpool, meanwhile, moved into fourth place after beating Nottingham Forest 3-0 with goals from Jurgen Diogo Jota, Darwin Nunes and Mohamed Salah. Klopp’s men. The Reds are one point behind City with seven wins, two draws and one defeat in their opening 10 matches. Aston Villa are fifth after their 3-1 win over Luton, five points behind Newcastle and Brighton, who remain sixth and seventh respectively. Erik Ten Hag’s United are 8th in the Premier League this season with 5 defeats, while Chelsea are 11th.
After the Manchester derby, Carragher was asked if City were favorites to winning the title. “We felt that at City when Gary (Neville) and Roy (Kean) came on. Although Manchester United have failed to top the table at this stage in recent years, they look set for the second round. “Half a season,” he told Sky Sports.“The big game today, the show is on to let people know how good they are and that they are still a team that can win. I think they will easily win the league this season, yes! I don’t think Liverpool are ready for a tough challenge.”Arsenal did that last season. They started well but I don’t think they are playing as well as last season. So I don’t think everyone is 100% here.”
Carragher’s prediction comes nine days after the former Liverpool defender said the competition at the top would only increase if City continued to flounder after the international break. He told the Telegraph: “The only way for Liverpool or anyone else to win the Premier League is for Manchester City to fail.”
