Man City to pip Liverpool to title thanks to Haaland signing; Spurs the season’s surprise package

Former Crystal Palace and Birmingham striker Clinton Morrison has instructed us he believes the 2022/23 Premier League title race will go all the way down to the wire, with Manchester Metropolis popping out on high due to the signing of Erling Haaland, whereas he’s backing Spurs to be the season’s shock package deal.

Morrison was giving his predictions for the upcoming marketing campaign whereas talking on a William Hill Premier League preview panel, and mentioned Pep Guardiola’s Metropolis can be celebrating a 3rd straight title win come Could.

“Liverpool will miss Sadio Mane massively and Manchester Metropolis bringing in Erling Haaland would possibly simply edge it for them,” Morrison instructed us. “They’re the 2 excellent groups. I believe it’s going to go proper all the way down to the wire, but when I needed to decide one, I’d simply go for Manchester Metropolis.

“I wouldn’t need to write off Chelsea within the title race, as I believe Raheem Sterling is sweet enterprise for them. I believe they may carry in additional defenders. Once you lose the likes of Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen, you’re going to have to herald replacements.”

However whereas Morrison doesn’t need to write off Chelsea’s possibilities of a robust marketing campaign, he feels Antonio Conte’s Spurs will excel this season and will beat their London rivals to 3rd spot.

“Spurs are the shock package deal,” he mentioned. “I believe the enterprise Conte has performed this summer time has been excellent. And he’s a winner, he wins issues. Once you carry Antonio Conte via a constructing, he wins issues. Spurs might make third place, however I nonetheless suppose Chelsea will do good enterprise.

“There’s all the time an opportunity Arsenal can sneak into the highest 4. Did I ever predict Spurs can be within the high 4 final season? No. However they did ever so effectively. There’s all the time an outdoor probability of it. In the meanwhile I believe Arsenal are in a greater place than Manchester United.”

Whereas West Ham mounted a problem for Champions League soccer final season, Morrison feels doing the identical once more this time period would possibly show a step too far for the Hammers.

“What stopped West Ham final season perhaps going all the best way into the highest 4 was not signing sufficient gamers in January, although David Moyes mentioned he tried,” he mentioned. “They have been too reliant on Michail Antonio and wanted one other striker.

“If they’d acquired somebody like Jesse Lingard, I believe he would have made an enormous distinction. After which they picked up accidents to key gamers. Making a run within the Premier League and Europa League in back-to-back seasons goes to be an enormous ask, undoubtedly.”

Wolves previously have been talked about as a group that may problem for Europe, however Morrison doesn’t imagine they’ve the squad depth to take action this time round.

“The issue with Wolves is that they lose gamers,” he mentioned. “Ruben Neves and Joao Moutinho in midfield are excellent – the most effective midfield partnerships within the Premier League when they’re on their sport, notably Neves. He’s distinctive. Wolves have 12. Once they decide up accidents – three or 4 – then they battle.

“Clearly they’ve missed Pedro Neto, I believe he’s an impressive participant. If they will get him absolutely match with Raul Jimenez they will trigger issues and rating numerous objectives. However I believe final season was Wolves’ season. I believe Wolves, and Leicester, at the moment are simply mid-table groups that may hopefully do effectively within the cup.”

On the backside of the desk, Morrison says it could possibly be a protracted season for Bournemouth, including that they want to herald extra reinforcements in the event that they need to compete.

“It will likely be a battle for Bournemouth,” he mentioned. “Scott Parker did effectively to get them promoted. It’s exhausting as a supervisor. Once you’re one of many favourites to go up and also you go in as a supervisor you recognize you need to succeed. He went there and did his job, they acquired promoted.

“Now the board should again him and he has to herald extra gamers, as a result of there’s all the time going to be query marks. Take Dominic Solanke, we all know he scores objectives within the Championship, however can he do it within the Premier League? I imagine he can rating however he wants a possibility, and he’s not all the time had that.”

Morrison additionally feels Southampton could possibly be in hassle, including: “I believe Southampton have to start out effectively (or they might battle). They didn’t finish the season effectively, Southampton followers have been having a proper moan at Ralph Hasenhüttl. He has to start out the season effectively.”

On Morrison’s former membership Palace, he added: “That is the primary time I’ve performed a predictions piece like this and I’ve not spoken about Crystal Palace season on season being in a relegation battle. This season they’re a banker for mid-table safety.”

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