EPL: Xabi Alonso names three teams that will compete for title

Bayer Leverkusen manager, Xavi Alonso, has said helium expects Arsenal and Liverpool to vie for the Premier League rubric against Manchester City.

Alonso was speaking aft his squad mislaid 4-0 to the Gunners successful a pre-season affable connected Wednesday evening.

Arsenal missed retired connected again past term, finishing 2 points down City successful the rubric race.

Mikel Arteta has since added lone Riccardo Calafiori to that team.

Calafiori, however, did not diagnostic successful the game, which was won acknowledgment to goals from Oleksandr Zinchenko, Leandro Trossard, Gabriel Jesus and Kai Havertz.

When asked whether Arsenal would again vie for the league title, Alonso said: “Arsenal for definite it’s not conscionable past year, they person been creating a project, Mikel is starring a large squad astatine a large club.

“They are going to beryllium challenging with the large ones for sure.

“City volition beryllium there, Liverpool are coming with different ones arsenic well.”

EPL: Xabi Alonso names 3 teams that volition vie for title