Who will win the title?

Who will win the title?

This is pretty uncontroversial, but I think Manchester City will win the Premier League again this season. And I hate to say it, but I think that despite the Financial Fair Play rules Manchester City will continue building towards a sustained dominance of English football this season and for many more season to come.

The signings of Mangala and Sagna bolster the defence, and in attack City are absolutely brutal. They were actually a bit unlucky last season with the injuries to Aguero, if he stays fit and if Demichelis continues his improvement (or is replaced in the team by Mangala) I think City could run away with it.

Of the other contenders, I think Liverpool will fall away quite badly this season. They were very, very lucky with injuries in 2013/14 (i.e. they had none to speak of). That won't last. They will also have the Champions League games which place a considerable extra burden on the squad. And although they had a good record during the games Suarez was banned, they will still miss him badly, any team would. Arsenal will be competitive, but still don't quite have the resources to challenge for the title. They haven't ever since they let Viera go. As for Manchester United, I'm not sure it's possible to come back from 7^th to win the title. They had an air of desperation about them last season, and I think that could return if things go badly again this season.

I think the only club that could challenge City will be Chelsea. Fabregas and Costa are very strong additions to the team who challenged very strongly last year. But I just think that City have too much strength in depth. Chelsea also have the problem of Mourinho sometimes making some strange decisions, getting rid of the old and faithful Cole (33 year old) and Lampard (36), but bringing back Drogba (36) when Ba and Lukaku were also available, for example. If Mourinho's stubbornness and ego start getting in the way, Chelsea could have big problems.

I hope I'm wrong, but I can really see City running away with the league this season and starting to dominate English football in a manner which is unhealthy.

Anyway, I'll be blogging about the Premier League every single Thursday throughout the season. I hope you enjoy reading.