As you all know, Warrington is located right in the middle of the fiercest rivalry in England.
Sitting 20 miles east of Liverpool and 16 miles west of Manchester, a regular Warrington citizen may find it hard to choose a Premier League team to root for. There is Warrington Town, though, but they currently compete in the seventh tier of English football, hence nowhere near the elite.
The 2020/21 Premier League season promises to be a spectacular one, by so many parameters. Cheering for Liverpool probably makes more sense at the moment, following the title the Reds had won in the previous campaign. Either way, with the support of betting tips experts at Betting Tips 4 You, we are going to discuss both heavyweights’ chances in the remaining part of the season.
Can the Reds defend the title?
After decades of waiting, Liverpool have finally grabbed the much-wanted silverware last season. They thus became the seventh team to win the Premier League since 1992. There are no doubts that Jurgen Klopp’s troops had entered the new campaign in much greater relief. However, they run into serious problems after Matchday No 5.
It all started as a fairytale for Klopp and his men who easily clinched three successive victories in the opening three rounds. They then suffered one of the most shocking defeats in the team’s history, falling 7-2 away at Aston Villa. They were better than bitter enemies Everton in the fifth round Merseyside Derby but had to settle only for a 2-2 draw at the end. However, a single point from that tie is nothing compared to Van Dijk’s injury. Jordan Pickford came up with a brutal challenge on the Dutch centre-back. The reports confirmed Klopp’s woes as Virgil Van Dijk will be sidelined almost for the rest of the season.
Manchester City have thus suddenly become obvious favorites to regain the title, despite a shaky start of their own. It will be very interesting to see how Liverpool will react after such a massive loss. Their defense looked leaky at the beginning of the season, allowing as many as 13 goals in 5 matches. Joel Matip and Joe Gomez are the only two genuine centre-backs in the team. With all due respect to this duo, we can hardly believe they will be able to keep clean sheets in successive affairs and in the long-run. Can Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane compensate at the other end of the pitch? One thing is sure, we wouldn’t bet on Liv’pool winning the trophy at this stage.
United’s ups and downs
Manchester United are probably the team whose matches are the toughest to predict. The lack of consistency has prevented them to make serious damage last season. The start of the new campaign was a roller-coaster journey as well. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men shockingly fell 1-3 to Crystal Palace at home. They have also conceded six goals in a catastrophic loss to Jose Mourinho’s Spurs.
Nonetheless, the Red Devils bounced back in style, netting four in a sublime comeback against Newcastle United at St. James’ Park on Matchday No 5. They have weapons to hurt any opposition in the division on their day. The likes of Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford can shine against anyone, and we should not forget that United have also signed lethal finisher Edinson Cavani recently.
Manchester United are sky-high 28/1 to win the trophy, a longshot worth taking considering the form of their city rivals and Liverpool. Obviously, such a scenario is far away from reality due to the aforementioned lack of consistency. Anyways, with the flying-high attacks of Chelsea and Tottenham, and teams such as Liverpool, Manchester City, Everton, Arsenal, and Manchester United, we are surely going to enjoy the Premier League football this season.
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