Rio Ferdinand predicts ‘a twist or two’ in Premier League title race however continues to be backing ‘juggernaut’ Manchester Metropolis to see off Arsenal and retain their title regardless of the Gunners’ ‘superb’ season
- Rio Ferdinand would not assume there’s sufficient twists within the title race for Arsenal
- Ferdinand names Gunners’ Martin Odegaard because the membership’s participant of the season
- The ex-United star careworn followers cannot be pissed off by an absence of a title problem
Rio Ferdinand nonetheless thinks there may a twist within the story within the Premier League title race, however continues to be backing Manchester Metropolis to retain their championship crown.
Arsenal‘s win over Newcastle on Sunday noticed the Gunners go one level behind Pep Guardiola’s males on the high the desk, having performed a sport greater than their title rivals.
Earlier within the week, Metropolis continued their rampant kind by seeing of Leeds with a 2-1 win on the Etihad, and Guardiola’s facet stay the favourites to win their fourth title in 5 years.
Mikel Arteta‘s facet are nonetheless in pole place to pounce on any Metropolis mistake, however former England defender Ferdinand thinks that though we should see some twists, the title is out of Arsenal’s grasp.
‘There’s a twist or two nonetheless left, I feel,’ Ferdinand instructed his YouTube channel.
Rio Ferdinand thinks there nonetheless might be a twist or two within the Premier League title race
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Ferdinand says Arsenal have had an incredible season however will not be sufficient twists for them to take benefit and win the league
‘However I don’t assume there can be sufficient for Arsenal to go and win it.
‘As a lot as I banter Arsenal, what they’ve finished this season is nothing in need of superb.
‘You’ve given this juggernaut of a group (Man Metropolis) a run for the title for the entire of the season, Outstanding stuff.’
Regardless of backing Man Metropolis to carry off the Gunners, Ferdinand was impressed with their win over the Magpies on Sunday and particularly the efficiency of captain Martin Odegaard.
The Norwegian opened the scoring within the 2-0 win, making it 15 targets and eight assists for the 24-year-old this season, and Ferdinand believes his been Arsenal’s participant of the season.
‘Odegaard, your Participant of the Season, got here up trumps once more,’ Ferdinand stated about his show at St James’ Park.
‘He did a number of bits in that first-half which had been completely different stage.’
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Man Metropolis are nonetheless being backed to retain their Premier League title by the previous England star
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Skipper Martin Odegaard has been Arsenal’s participant of the season in keeping with Ferdinand
Ferdinand, who final week was inducted into the Premier League Corridor of Fame, additionally believes Arteta can be happy with how his facet have bounced again following their 4-1 defeat to Man Metropolis final month.
Including: ‘I feel Mikel Arteta may have been so happy with how Arsenal recovered after the sport on the Etihad.
‘You bought dismantled, destroyed, dispatched. Morale was down.’
Arsenal will host Brighton subsequent Sunday as they give the impression of being to maintain up the stress on Manchester Metropolis, who journey to Everton earlier within the day – three days after their Champions League semi-final towards Actual Madrid on the Bernabeu.