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Michael Owen makes early prediction for Premier League title race

Michael Owen makes early prediction for Premier League title raceDAZN

Michael Owen expects the Premier League title race to finish the same way it did last season.

The retired England international took a look ahead at the upcoming season for Prime Casino, and he predicted that the top three will remain unchanged.

Owen picked Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool to once again claim the top three spots, respectively.

He's not too sure about Aston Villa repeating their fourth-place finish though, giving Tottenham Hotspur an equal chance at ending up in the top four.

Regardless, Owen doesn't see anyone dethroning Pep Guardiola's Man City, who he compared to Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United during their heyday.

"Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool but I don’t think there is a standout for fourth," Owen said when asked to pick next season's top four.

"I don’t fancy Manchester United, Chelsea might be back to square one with a new manager, it might be Tottenham or even Aston Villa again.

"It’s impossible to say if Pep would have won less with Sir Alex Ferguson around, obviously it would’ve given him more competition than he has at the moment, but Manchester City have taken the game to a new level. 

"Probably the big question is how many titles Liverpool would have won over the last few years if Pep Guardiola wasn't City manager.

"To win only one title with that great team, that just shows you how good Manchester City have been. Let's just say one or two less if Fergie was in charge at Manchester United, I'm sure.

"But it won't be long until Pep Guardiola leaves and that might change things in the Premier League once he leaves because he's so bloody good, it's hard to win anything with him in charge at the moment."

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