Guardiola names 6 clubs to face for English Premier League title

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola expects the English Premier League title to be more open than last season, when his team beat Liverpool in a two-way race after an epic battle.

Last season, Citi scored 98 points, one point behind Liverpool, who finished the season in a league after a marathon, while Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal and Manchester United were in the top six.

"I think at the beginning of the season, these six clubs will be competing for the title," Guardiola said after defeating Liber during the charity match. I do not know if there will be a repeat of last season with only two real competitors. "

"I think United in the presence of his new player, Harry Maguire, and the rest of the players, as well as Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham, can participate, and I think the competition will have many clubs this time. this."

Guardiola said the players' participation with their national teams during the summer was unreasonable, as many of them participated in the Africa Cup of Nations and Copa America.

"The NBA is attending a very large number of games, but players have 5 months of rest," said the former NBA player. "He had only 10 days off."

Mehrez was a key player in the "Egypt 2019" team of the Africa Cup of Nations, which ran from June 21 to July 19.