Former Premier League maestro Matt Le Tissier has told SkySports he predicts Manchester City will win the title this season.
The title race is among the most competitive in recent history, with several teams currently believing they are in with a shot of winning the trophy.
Le Tissier says he expects Liverpool to maintain their impressive form and finish second, with Chelsea and Arsenal completing the top four.
The four teams picked are the same sides which currently occupy the Champions League qualifying spots.
Tottenham, currently fifth, would miss out on the top four, as Le Tissier projects they will finish in the position they are presently positioned in.
Explaining this pick, he said: “Liverpool and Chelsea’s lack of European football gives them a real edge, especially with Arsenal and Tottenham in the Champions League.
“When it’s so tight in there you look at small differences and I think that could be it.”
Le Tissier is high on Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City, the team he predicted would win the league at the start of the season.
He is also tipping his old Southampton side to finish in sixth above Manchester United , who he describes as a real disappointment. United are currently in eighth and the Saints ninth.
Everton and Watford are the two teams in the current top seven not to make Le Tissier’s predicted final table.
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