On Saturday, Arsenal lost their match against Brighton 3 – 0 and with that gave Manchester City the chance to sit alone at the top of the Premier League table. – Manchester City thanked for the chance and won on Sunday 5 – 3 over Sunderland.
The sky blue is the only one with a full pot
But they don’t have a chance of lifting the trophy in May, according to Sky Sports pundit Paul Merson.
“You can’t play that type of football,” he says.
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Enzo Maresca has had a dream start to his managerial job at Manchester City, after taking over from the successful Pep Guardiola.
The Italian has led City to five straight wins at the start of the season, and the light blue Manchester side top the Premier League table, three points ahead of last season’s champions Arsenal.
A good start, which according to most makes City a title contender. Not according to Sky Sports pundit Paul Merson.
The ex-player makes this clear via the channel, the day after City beat Sunderland 5-3.
“I sat and watched the game and thought: ‘If Manchester City show their best and beat Sunderland convincingly, it could mean a real shift in momentum in the title race’,” Merson said.
“Then I saw City against Sunderland and thought: ‘No.’ There is no chance of Manchester City winning the league.
Merson justifies his thought.
“You can’t rely on constantly scoring a lot of goals to win games. You can’t play that kind of football. The top teams will punish you.
“Sunderland are not the most goal-scoring team in the country, but they scored three goals – and could have scored more.
The pundit is impressed by City’s offense, but believes the team’s defensive woes will make title status impossible.
“Offensively, Manchester City were good, but at the back they were completely disorganised. That kind of thing punishes sooner or later, especially against the big teams,” Merson said.
Manchester City face Liverpool at Anfield when the Premier League resumes after the international break.
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