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Michael Owen is known for his infamous Premier League predictions, and the former Liverpool striker has once again grabbed the headlines with his early predictions for the 2025/26 league campaign.
Fans expect the teams that are doing well in the transfer window to replicate that performance on the field and therefore most of them believe that Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City will be in the reckoning of the Premier League crown.
Owen also believes the same as he favours his former team Liverpool to defend their league title after a splendid transfer window until now.
"Liverpool won the league by ten points last season despite getting two points from the last four games when they weren’t really trying. They could have won the league by 20 points. That’s winning the league by a mile," Owen told talkSPORT.
"It’s going to take some effort for anyone else to catch them when it also looks like Liverpool will be stronger than they were last season. It’s going to be hard for anyone to catch them."
While he picks Liverpool as the favourites for the upcoming season, he also highlights two more teams as prime contenders for the Premier League crown.
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"I’m firmly in Liverpool’s camp, if there’s going to be an upset I think Arsenal and the big outside is maybe Chelsea."
What did Owen say about Man City's chances for the upcoming league campaign?
Owen shockingly avoids Manchester City from his contenders list for the upcoming Premier League campaign as he believes that they have signed too many players and will take time to settle.
"I just think Man City were far off it last season and there’s been so much change over the summer."
"They’re almost unrecognizable given the amount of players they’ve brought in over the last year. I think that takes a little bit of time to bed in."
"Rodri will be back of course but there’s no guarantee with him coming back from an ACL injury. No, I don’t think they will win the Premier League. I don’t think so."
City finished third in the Premier League points table last season and since then they have signed some decent reinforcements to add more quality and depth to the roster.
It remains to be seen how these players settle at the Etihad under different circumstances in a new league. If they find their feet early on in the campaign, then City may have an outside chance at the title.
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