{"id":637628,"date":"2024-03-22T08:58:19","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T12:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=637628"},"modified":"2024-03-22T09:11:59","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T13:11:59","slug":"michael-owen-predicts-premier-league-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/03\/22\/michael-owen-predicts-premier-league-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Best Team in the World&#8217;: Ex-Man Utd Player Backs Rivals to Win Premier League Title"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool and Manchester United fans would have expected Michael Owen to name one of his old clubs when predicting who will win the Premier League in 2023\/24. But here&#8217;s how the former pro thinks this season will all play out.<\/p>\n<h2>Ex-Red Michael Owen Predicts Premier League Rivals Will Clinch Title<\/h2>\n<h3>Michael Owen&#8217;s Words on Manchester City&#8217;s Premier League Chances<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"THREE WAY WAR - Who Wins The Premier League?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6XQStPx9Lw0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Owen featured on the <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/03\/19\/arsenal-liverpool-man-city-michael-owen-makes-title-prediction-20491626\/?ito=newsnow-feed\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kelly and Wrighty show<\/a>, claiming that &#8220;I do think Man City are the best team in the world at the moment and they\u2019ve proven that&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The Sky Blues have not lost since early December. However, they were outplayed by Liverpool and held to a 1-1 draw at Anfield.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/03\/16\/vitezslav-jaros-solve-liverpool-summer-transfer-problem\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Vitezslav Jaros Set To Solve Potential Liverpool Summer Transfer Problem<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The former Liverpool striker continued to explain: &#8220;I can see them going into overdrive&#8230;my head says Manchester City&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>We have seen Pep Guardiola&#8217;s side go on impressive winning runs in the late Winter into Spring: we saw them win 13 straight league games from the end of February until they confirmed the title, last season.<\/p>\n<h3>Michael Owen&#8217;s Words on Liverpool&#8217;s Premier League Chances<\/h3>\n<p>Owen was positive about Liverpool&#8217;s chances, claiming that they&#8217;re &#8220;playing at their absolute peak at the moment&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>In the league, they currently have the joint-most points and have only lost two games all season. Nobody has lost less, and their first loss was against Tottenham Hotspur all the way back in September.<\/p>\n<p>Owen revealed that &#8220;My heart of course says Liverpool&#8230;it would be an incredible story, too, with it being Jurgen Klopp&#8217;s final season&#8221;. Klopp <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/01\/26\/liverpool-jurgen-klopp-exit-confirmed\/\" target=\"_self\">announced<\/a> his future departure in February.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/03\/14\/joe-gomez-england-squad-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Liverpool\u2019s \u2018Hidden Jewel\u2019 Called Up To England Squad For First Time In Four Years<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Englishman went on to explain: &#8220;I do think they [Liverpool] have the easiest run-in&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool benefit as Arsenal and Manchester City are yet to play each other at the Etihad Stadium. One of the sides is guaranteed to drop points in this match, and a draw would likely see the Reds take a big lead over both.<\/p>\n<p>It will be tough for Liverpool to prevent Manchester City from winning a record fourth consecutive Premier League title, but Klopp will be eager to claim more silverware in his final year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool and Manchester United fans would have expected Michael Owen to name one of his old clubs when predicting who will win the Premier League in 2023\/24. But here&#8217;s how the former pro thinks this season will all play out. 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