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00:00 The Premier League is underway and it's about time we predicted who wins the title,

00:04 who finishes in the top 4 and even who finishes in the relegation places.

00:09 We also review or preview individual performances to look out for in this episode.

00:15 My name is Ayomini Sotoba and this is The North Meg on Guardian TV.

00:19 And where better to start from than the title race and that's pretty much the simplest

00:29 question to answer going into the season.

00:32 I think it's still going to be at the ATL Stadium.

00:34 Manchester City will retain their title.

00:36 It does sound awkward that they'll be retaining their title in the 6th and 7th seasons.

00:43 If you like, some would tell you the 6th and 8th.

00:46 But I think they're pretty much the ones to retain the title.

00:49 And the top 4 is where it gets more interesting about predictions.

00:53 Manchester United for me will finish in second place and that's because you can see they

00:57 recruited sufficiently than Arsenal.

01:00 And Ten Hag is building the Red Army into what it used to be like.

01:03 You can sense even rival managers can tell that Manchester United are getting back their

01:08 mojo and I think it continues with Eric Ten Hag.

01:11 I only think the reason why Manchester United would not challenge Manchester City down to

01:17 the end would be because they didn't get a top striker.

01:21 I don't think Rasmus Hoyland is the striker to give them the goals to challenge City.

01:26 And then Arsenal, they'll drop a place.

01:27 I think they'll finish third.

01:29 That's because I don't think they've really improved significantly despite the transfer

01:33 that they've made.

01:34 I may be wrong, don't get me wrong, but I think that Arsenal will finish third.

01:38 It'll be successful.

01:41 If Atleta can give them a title, a trophy, whichever way it is, already they've won

01:45 the Community Sheet but that's not a major trophy.

01:47 I'm talking about probably the Premier League, the Champions League or the FA Cup or the

01:52 Carabao Cup.

01:53 It's quite difficult to predict which one Arsenal takes but Atleta is building a team

01:58 that could sustain themselves in the top four for seasons to come.

02:01 And then to predict the fourth person on that list is probably the most difficult but I

02:06 think I'll go with Liverpool if they can get some defensive reinforcements.

02:12 In defensive midfield, they've lost Jordan Henderson, they've lost Fabinho, both have

02:17 gone to Saudi Arabia and they lost Eugenio Wouterdam some seasons ago and I don't think

02:22 that they have replaced him.

02:25 I think he does need a replacement but they brought Alexis McAllister, there's also

02:29 Zobos Lai from Leipzig.

02:32 Let's see what they can do.

02:33 How about the relegation places?

02:35 It's quite easy to predict and the first candidate for me is Wolverhampton Wanderers

02:41 because it's quite difficult seeing that they have just let Julian Lopetkogi leave

02:48 and then they've allowed Gary O'Neil who was sacked by Bournemouth despite helping

02:53 them qualify and stay on top of the flight in the Premier League.

02:58 It's quite difficult to see that they've done that.

03:01 I don't understand the recruitment, I don't understand how you don't recruit for a top

03:05 manager like Julian Lopetkogi and you let him go.

03:07 But anyways, the two other candidates for me it's quite easier to predict and that

03:11 is Luton Town and Sheffield United.

03:14 I think those two go back to the Championship because Luton Town for instance have not spent

03:19 that much, £14m and under, they've spent to recruit about 6 players.

03:24 They've got two transfers free, that's Ross Barkley, one of them free transfers but

03:29 I think they've not recruited sufficiently.

03:31 I think if you want to thrive in a league like the Premier League, the most competitive

03:35 league in the world, you definitely have to spend the money.

03:39 And who finishes as top scorer?

03:41 None other than Erling Brault-Arland.

03:44 I do not think anybody can match his feet, I think he only grew from strength to strength,

03:48 maybe not with the numbers that he had because hey, the Premier League is quite competitive

03:52 and people, defenders, coaches, rivals, they watch you and they study you to know how to

03:58 team you and I think they'll team you in a bit but Erling Arland is a robot, he'll

04:02 score a lot of goals too.

04:04 The best player of the season for me, a couple of names I don't know which you would like

04:07 to go for.

04:08 I think I would go for Bruno Fernandes but then there's Mohamed Salah on that list,

04:11 Kevin De Bruyne is on that list as well.

04:13 I think those three will be the standout players going into the season.

04:17 How about the young players to watch out for?

04:19 Alejandro Garnacho definitely is one of them names and so is Josco Gavido, a new season

04:26 for him and there's a new team with Pep Guardiola who he says he wants to play for.

04:31 I think the 20-year-old defender will prove himself in the Premier League this season.

04:35 There's Bukaya Saka, oh well I think he'll definitely continue doing what he knows how

04:40 to do best.

04:41 Bukaya Saka makes Arsenal tick, I think he's the most important player for them in attack.

04:45 He's still very young and I think he could be one of the young players to watch out for

04:49 this season.

04:50 Mokailo Mudrige, I think he's improved in pre-season.

04:53 I don't think he might not still, it's quite difficult to judge Mudrige because he's

04:59 a 100 million sign but he's a young player who's got great potential.

05:03 I rate him and I think he'll do very well.

05:05 And then there's Rasmus Hoyland, definitely I've watched a lot of this guy.

05:10 The numbers do not convince you but I think that Rasmus Hoyland will definitely surprise

05:16 many.

05:17 Manchester United are a team that creates loads of chances, begging for a decent striker

05:20 at least to convert these chances and I think Rasmus Hoyland, a young star, we shouldn't

05:25 allow a lot of pressure on him but I think he will score a fair share of goals.

05:29 And to the coaches of the season, that should be none other than the Baldi's.

05:34 It's the season for the Baldi's, Pep Guardiola and Eric Ten Hag.

05:37 It will be interesting to see how these two fare.

05:40 If they go up against each other, Manchester United, Manchester City, it will be interesting

05:44 to see.

05:45 I think that's the title race to watch out for this season.

05:48 But one other coach is Unai Emery and that's because the Aston Villa boss, his signings

05:53 have been fantastic.

05:54 I think he's also helped them to place in the Europe Conference League.

05:59 They've made some fantastic signings.

06:01 They have good players as well.

06:03 Unai Emery is building something special.

06:05 People don't underrate that.

06:06 I think he's going to be a great coach.

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