Keane: 'Man Utd has not been able to win the champion'
"Ten HAG will definitely be granted money to spend, after four or five experienced players leave Man Utd. I think it is a good thing. However, I have not seen the possibility that Man Utd can compete with Liverpool and Man City, "Keane told Sky Bet on July 14.
Paul Merson even said that Man Utd could not squeeze into the top 4 Premier League in the 2022-2023 season. The former Arsenal midfielder said that Cristiano Ronaldo promoted his desire to leave and refused to practice seriously affecting Ten HAG's plan. "Man Utd is confusing and needs to solve this problem. Now it is like a circus," he said on Sportskeeda.
This summer, Old Trafford's owner broke up with 11 players, including many first team stars such as Edinson Cavani, Lee Grant, Jesse Lingard, Juan Mata, Nemanja Matic or Paul Pogba. However, Man Utd just bought left -back Tyrell Malacia from Feyenoord and recruited Christian Eriksen in a free form.
Meanwhile, the other big men in the Premier League all spent their forces. Tottenham spent more than $ 100 million to bring the year of rookie at the request of Antonio Conte, while Chelsea recruited two stars Raheem Sterling and Kalidou Koulibaly. Arsenal also has two contracts over 40 million USD, with midfielder Fabio Vieira and striker Gabriel Jesus.
But in Keane's view, Chelsea, Tottenham or Arsenal will still struggle to break Manchester City and Liverpool's supremacy. The 50-year-old former midfielder said: "I don't think they will close the gap, although they have improved slightly. They have quality and shopping is hot, but the Premier League title is still just a game between Liverpool and Liverpool. And Manchester City".
Manchester City and Liverpool are also the owners of the two biggest transfers since early summer-Erling Haaland and Darwin Nunez. Keane rates Haaland higher than Haaland-who has scored 62 goals in just 67 appearances for Dortmund. "Liverpool and Manchester City have fantastic players. But obviously City have upgraded an incredible striker and have the greatest manager in history," he said.
The 2022-2023 Premier League season begins on 6 August and ends on 28 May 2023. In the first round, defending champion Manchester City faced West Ham United, and runner-up Liverpool faced rookie Fulham. Arsenal march into Crystal Palace, Chelsea take on Everton and Manchester United take on Brighton.
The competition will be suspended after the 16th round on November 13 to make room for the 2022 World Cup. The Premier League returns on December 26 after the end of the world's biggest football festival in Qatar.
