Pep Guardiola Makes Interesting Prediction About Manchester United For The 24/25 Season
Pep Guardiola has made an interesting prediction about United for the 2024/25 season.
He anticipates a fierce battle for the Premier League title, and has named Manchester United among six clubs he expects to challenge Manchester City’s reign.
City narrowly secured the Premier League title in the 2023/24 season, edging out Arsenal, who finished just one point behind.
Pep highlighted United as one of the six teams they’ll be cautious of.
He claims that United’s activity in the transfer market will make them a formidable contender this season.
“I know the signings of United, they are going to take the momentum and they will be there.”
Speaking to The Mirror, he said: “Always at the beginning of the season, the first target is to finish in the top four.
“People say: ‘Oh, come on,’ I said, ‘no.’ Newcastle are not in Europe and are going to play one game a week. Newcastle with one game a week this season will be the Newcastle of two seasons ago.
“Arsenal are not necessary to talk about. Liverpool are not necessary to talk about. I know the signings of United, they are going to take the momentum and they will be there.
“Tottenham, I’m pretty sure they invest and with the young players and the manager knows better. There are a lot of teams – Chelsea again, the amount of players and their quality and the manager. Six or seven teams will be there and if you drop a little bit, you will be away.
“This is the reality that I have felt since the first season I arrived here, and after we proved to ourselves that we can do it and try to do it again. It’s simple.”
As Guardiola enters the final year of his contract at the Etihad Stadium, City might face challenges on the title front, especially with 115 charges of financial corruption looming over them.
It isn’t the first time Pep has downplayed his side’s chances of winning the Premier League, despite winning six titles out of the last seven; You have to feel there’s an element of mind games going on with his latest predictions.