7 months ago
132 Martin Keown has now shared which one of Manchester City, Arsenal or Liverpool will win the Premier League this season.
The pundit was speaking after Pep Guardiola’s Man City side secured a 5-1 victory against Luton Town yesterday.
Despite making changes for the game, amid their massive Champions League tie against Real Madrid, City looked comfortable throughout.
Jeremy Doku starred at the Etihad, a player who could be decisive for current champions if he did now find a purple patch of form.
But with Liverpool and Arsenal both playing today, Guardiola’s side could soon drop back to third place with six games left to play.
Jurgen Klopp’s side welcome Crystal Palace to Anfield, determined to eradicate a woeful night against Atalanta in Europe.
Meanwhile, Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal team will probably also make a couple of changes when Aston Villa come to visit.
That being said, today’s late kick off does still represent one of the hardest remaining fixtures for the Gunners.
Martin Keown’s heart says Arsenal, but he ultimately backs Man City to win the Premier League
Martin Keown was analysing Man City’s win against Luton yesterday on the BBC’s Match of the Day alongside Gary Lineker and Micah Richards.
And when asked to name his league winner, Keown admitted Liverpool’s fixtures were the best but still thought City were inevitable.
He initially answered: “Well when I look at the fixtures, of course I want Arsenal to do this, I want them to win it, but I like Liverpool’s fixtures more than anybody else’s.
“But I think probably Man City will go on and do it.”
Richards then again prompted: “So who is going to win it?”
Keown replied: “I think probably Liverpool, when you look at their fixtures, Arsenal have got to go to Manchester United away, we know they are not in great form, we got to go to Spurs away.
“So let’s see what happens.”
Can Liverpool win the league when conceding so many chances?
So whilst Keown does clearly favour Liverpool’s fixtures the most, he’s joining the masses in believing that Man City will get the job done.
Of course, the amount of chances and goals Liverpool are conceding does still seem significant.
In comparison to Arsenal (24.80) and Man City (31.96), Liverpool have conceded an xGA of 37.13 this season according to Understat.
It does feel as if this will eventually catch up with Klopp’s side, who aren’t as defensively solid as their rivals.
But ultimately only time will tell, and perhaps all three’s success in Europe next week could also play a key role – with extra matches breeding confidence, and not necessarily being a bad thing at this stage.
All that being said, Martin Keown was amazed by the pace of one Arsenal target yesterday.
The post ‘Go on and do it’: Martin Keown now shares who he believes will win the Premier League title appeared first on TBR Football.
