Xiao Lei talks about the situation of the Premier League championship: The Gunners are currently the best team, and Liverpool can be ignored

Sports 8:22am, 23 November 2025 78

In the 12th round of the Premier League, Chelsea won and moved to second place in the league, while Manchester City and Liverpool both lost. Redknapp Jr. said in an interview with Sky Sports that Chelsea can now be regarded as a real competitor to Arsenal and Manchester City in the Premier League title race. For Liverpool, Redknapp quickly dismissed the possibility of them competing for the title this season. He stressed it would be a "miracle" for Liverpool to defend the title they won so easily last season after their latest defeat.

■About Liverpool's championship prospects

Redknapp Jr. said: "Yes, Liverpool can be ignored. They did get mentioned a few times tonight, but they can be forgotten. They can't win the Premier League this season. They are too far behind and the team's confidence is too low. If they can do it, it will be a miracle."

"So I think there are about three horses in the championship, but only One is obviously the strongest. Arsenal is the best team, they have the best lineup, the best organization, and they have been the best in the past four or five years."

■ Former England striker Alan Shearer also pointed out after Manchester City lost to Newcastle that he was worried about Manchester City's loose defense this season, while Redknapp also believed that Guardiola's team still has a gap with Arsenal in terms of stability and lineup depth.

Redknapp Jr. said: "Manchester City has achieved 12, 13, 14 consecutive wins in the past, but can this team do it? I don't think so. Considering their changes, such as De Bruyne leaving the team, they have actually exceeded my expectations this season and are in a good position. But if Arsenal are in a good position from their current position. If you can't win the league, then no one can win. Arsenal's position is too strong and their defense is too stable. "But the question now for Manchester City is what else can they win? Because they still have a lot of games to compete for. "

" But as we just said, they lost their last two away games, losing to Aston Villa who were not in the best form, and then they also lost at Newcastle. You would think that when they were still the team that we all admired, when they won the league one after another, they would go to these places to win and find a way to win. Now, I don't think they can do it."

"Yes, they can still solve the opponent like they did against Liverpool, but I just think that this Manchester City team is not as strong as those in previous seasons, but they will continue to build the team and they will definitely get back to that level."