Rio Ferdinand and Jamie Carragher agree on Premier League title prediction

straight to your inboxRiyad Mahrez had admitted that Manchester City weren't good enough to win the Premier League last season and that they will need 'consistency and focus' to win it back this year.After two years of domestic dominance, City saw their grip on the Premier League title slip last season as Liverpool stormed to their first championship triumph in 30 years.Jurgen Klopp's side eventually won the league by a massive 18 points, with City's nine defeats throughout the year proving

straight to your inboxJamie Carragher says Manchester United must walk away from a deal to sign Borussia Dortmund's Jadon Sancho if they don't think they will be able to negotiate a fair deal for him.The MEN understands Sancho remains United's top transfer priority despite protracted negotiations to sign the winger. Calls for a new centre-back to be bought have increased over the last week too, following their 3-1 defeat by Crystal Palace last weekend.

straight to your inboxJamie Carragher has identified Manchester United's midfield as a potential area of weakness this season.Whilst the signing of Donny van de Beek and Bruno Fernandes' form last season led many to believe midfield would be an area of strength for the Reds this season, their campaign started with a disappointing defeat to Crystal Palace at the weekend. Carragher believes the attacking nature of United's midfield will make it easier for teams to hit them on the break.

straight to your inboxJamie Carragher has insisted Kevin de Bruyne is the best player in the Premier League and insists the midfielder will have a long career with Manchester City due to his amazing passing range.The Belgian midfielder was once again the star of the show for City as they beat Wolves 3-1 at Molineux in their opening Premier League match of the 2020/21 campaign.De Bruyne opened the scoring from the penalty spot before Phil Foden and Gabriel Jesus adding further goals, with a Raul

straight to your inbox Jamie Carragher and Micah Richards have both insisted that Manchester City need to sign another centre-back to beat Liverpool to the Premier League title this season. Pep Guardiola's side have brought in Nathan Ake from Bournemouth but are still actively pursuing another defender.

straight to your inboxManchester City's Premier League season is about to finally get underway, and they got a lot to prove.After being left in Liverpool's wake in the league table, and suffering disappointment in the FA Cup and Champions League, Pep Guardiola's side will be aiming for better 2020/21, and there are big hopes for new signings Nathan Ake and Ferran Torres.So where can they make those all-important improvements that will bring more success to the club?We've pulled out key stats

straight to your inbox Jamie Carragher has compared Man City boss Pep Guardiola to Manchester United great Sir Alex Ferguson and Jurgen Klopp in regards to the Catalan's ability to 'put his reputation on the line' with big spending. City have once again been busy in the summer transfer window by signing the likes of Nathan Ake and Ferran Torres, and have spent considerably in every summer window under Guardiola.

straight to your inboxManchester United's Premier League season finally gets underway this weekend as Crystal Palace visit Old Trafford to kick off the campaign.It marks the start of a 38-match marathon that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer hopes will see the Reds improve on the last campaign, and maybe even challenge for the title.With one big signing made in Donny van de Beek, and efforts ongoing to bring in Jadon Sancho before the end of the transfer window, hopes are high that United could make further

straight to your inboxThe new Premier League season got off to an exciting start with some action-packed opening weekend of matches.Liverpool began their title defence with an engrossing 4-3 win over newly-promoted Leeds United as Mo Salah’s hat-trick helped Jurgen Klopp’s men to victory.Elsewhere, Arsenal and Leicester City both recorded comfortable victories.So how much can be read into the weekend’s results?FiveThirtyEight’s data model has updated its predicted table based on what happened

straight to your inboxManchester United great Gary Neville believes that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side might have to wait a few more years to win the Premier League.United showed signs of improvement last season, finishing third in the top flight to secure Champions League football this term. However, Neville believes that his former club is not yet ready to win the league title and believes Liverpool and Manchester City are still the teams to beat.

straight to your inboxGary Neville has put forward an argument for why Ole Gunnar Solskjaer could have been named manager of the season last year.Neville was responding to a jibe from Jamie Carragher over why Solskjaer had not appeared on a vote for the most impressive manager last season.The duo were appearing on Sky Sports' Premier League preview show when viewers were asked to vote on who they felt was manager of the season last season.

straight to your inboxLiverpool legend Jamie Carragher has issued his verdict on Manchester United's chances of winning the Premier League title in 2020-21.United finished third last season following an impressive second half of the campaign and optimism is high ahead of the new season. The signing of Donny van de Beek has caught the eye and there is also plenty of excitement around Bruno Fernandes ahead of his first full season in English football.

straight to your inboxFormer Manchester City defender Micah Richards believes Pep Guardiola will be desperate to reclaim the Premier League title this season.City endured a rough season last year as they missed out on the Premier League title to Liverpool, who finished 18-points clear of them. But with the signings of Nathan Ake and Ferran Torres already this summer, it is clear the Etihad club mean business.