Former Manchester United star, Nicky Butt, has mentioned he has a ‘horrible feeling’ Manchester Metropolis may win the Premier League this season.
Liverpool gained the title final season forward of Arsenal, whereas Manchester Metropolis got here third.
Metropolis slumped to a pair of defeats to Tottenham and Brighton initially of the present season however seem to have bounced again as they’re since unbeaten within the English prime flight since.
The final time they dropped factors was when Gabriel Martinelli scored a dramatic late equaliser in a 1-1 draw at Arsenal final month.
Victories over Burnley, Brentford and Everton imply Metropolis now sit second within the Premier League desk, three factors behind Arsenal and one level higher than Liverpool.
Many had fancied Liverpool to easily blow all opposition away on the right track to a different title win after spending large within the 2025 summer season switch window.
“I at all times thought Liverpool [would win the title this year] due to the dimensions of the squad,” Butt mentioned on The Good, The Unhealthy & The Soccer podcast.
“Clearly Liverpool are having a hiccup now however after they get going, which they may do, nobody will beat them.
“They’re a really, superb squad and the bench… the quantity of forwards they’ve acquired.
“However I’ve simply acquired a horrible feeling for Metropolis.”
Metropolis striker, Erling Haaland has scored 11 objectives in eight video games this season.
Butt added, “[He’s scoring] in a so-called struggling workforce who aren’t firing on all cylinders.”
