Robbie Keane has predicted a close Premier League title race next season (Picture: Getty)
Robbie Keane has rated Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool’s chances of challenging Manchester City for the Premier League title next season.
Despite trailing Arsenal for much of the 2022-23 campaign, Man City eventually stormed to a third straight title and fifth in six years.
Former Premier League striker Keane believes Manchester City will go down as ‘one of the best teams in history’ if they complete a historic treble, having beaten Manchester United in Saturday’s FA Cup final.
Pep Guardiola’s side are one win away from the treble and face Serie A giants Inter Milan in this weekend’s Champions League final.
While Keane is full of praise for City and Guardiola, he anticipates a ‘closer’ title race next season, tipping Arsenal to challenge once again and Liverpool to mount a title charge following an underwhelming campaign.
The Republic of Ireland legend also expects Chelsea to improve under Mauricio Pochettino but says the Blues may need ‘a year or two’ to fully recover from a dismal campaign in which they finished 12th.
Keane told Betway: ‘It’s very difficult to say where Man City go from here, because if you win the treble, what players do you need? It depends on which players go out.
It’s two trophies down, one to go for Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City (Picture: Getty)
‘If you get a couple of players that leave, I’m sure they’ll be looking to sign some players.
‘Next year, I don’t think it’s going to be a two-horse race with Arsenal. I think Liverpool will be back in the fold, I really believe that.
‘With Mauricio Pochettino coming in, I think Chelsea could be good, but they might need a year or two.
‘I’m obviously hoping Tottenham will be too, if they get a few new signings, but that depends on if Harry Kane stays.
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‘I think it will be a lot closer next year, in terms of teams challenging.’
On Manchester City, Keane added: ‘I’ve said it from the start about Man City, I really believed they were going to go on and do really good things because of the team that they have.
‘They always peak at a certain time, and we’ve seen how well they’ve done over the last couple of months.
‘This Man City team, if they win the treble, will go down as one of the best that we’ve ever seen in Premier League history.
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‘That treble-winning Man United team was a really top, top team. It’s very hard to compare then and now, but if you look at the way that City play the game, how they want to dominate teams and really put on a show, it’s incredible to watch.
‘For me, Pep is one of the greatest managers that we’ve seen. What he did with Barcelona, it was incredible football to watch, probably the best team I’ve seen play.
‘And now this Man City team is doing the exact same. He’ll go down as one of the greatest managers of all time.’
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‘I think it will be a lot closer next year.’