Regain
Over 50,000 people voted online and 26% of them, 12,500, think that Sir Alex Ferguson will lead Manchester United to regain their title.
Sir Alex just missed out on a fourth consecutive Premiership title and we all know that he and his team are at their most dangerous when they think they have a point to prove.
Equal
Equal second in the vote were champions Chelsea and Roy Hodgson’s Liverpool who each picked up 19% of the vote.
Chelsea were the best team by a distance last season and I think they must be favourites to retain the title. The only thing against them is the fact that the likes of Terry, Lampard and Drogba aren’t getting any younger and maybe those crucial players might be past their best.
Abysmal
As for Liverpool, they were abysmal last time out but with Joe Cole on board and a revitalised Steve Gerrard and being led by a wily old manager like Roy Hodgson, hopes will again be high this season. I’m sure Hodgson would settle for a top four finish.
15% of the voters went for Arsenal. Good though Arsenal are, I can only assume that these voters consisted almost entirely of Arsenal fans!
Chance
Less than 10%, 4,600 people, think that big spending Manchester City will win the league. Whilst it is a big jump to come from outside the top four to suddenly win the title, City will surely be thinking that with their personnel, signings and spending power, they have a chance. Clearly the football public don’t think so.
If you look at the Bookmaker Sky Bet odds, it is clear that they believe the title is a two-horse race. Bookies are rarely wrong! Chelsea are the 6/4 favourites from Manchester United at 9/4. Manchester City are third in the betting at 5/1 from Arsenal (7/1) and Liverpool (11/1).
Agree
It is interesting to see that the bookies agree about Chelsea and United being the two favourites, but then disagree about the prospects for Manchester City and Liverpool.
I’m pretty confident that those five teams will be the top five, as I’m sure most of you are.
I reckon the order will be, Chelsea, Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal.
What do you think?
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