Pep Guardiola said he expects serious challenges for this season’s Premier League title, Irish Times reports.
Guardiola was speaking after seeing his side edge Liverpool in the Community Shield on penalties after a 1-1 draw.
“People say we are going to win [the title] again but I don’t care,” Guardiola said. “I don’t know if it will be like last season with only two challengers, I think there will be many more. There are five or six teams who are contenders, then after the competition will talk. For United, it doesn’t matter what has happened in the last four or five years, they always start as contenders. They will go higher with the players they have bought. And Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham [will also challenge].”
Guardiola has no doubt Liverpool again pose a big threat to his team.