Legendary football coach Sir Alex Ferguson has given his endorsement of
the talent of young Super Eagles attacker Alex Iwobi while also
posturing Arsenal, Iwobi's club, as premier league title challengers
this season.
Arsenal sit pretty good at the upper
echelon of the EPL table and Iwobi has been instrumental providing 3
assists so far, and Sir Alex Ferguson, who won a record 13 Premier
League titles as United manager, believes Iwobi has helped to make
Arsenal more competitive.
"You shouldn't forget Arsenal (in the title race)," Ferguson said in an interview with German magazine, Kicker.
"The team is more sturdy, they've got better and more aggressive. I'm impressed with the young boy Iwobi."
He also praised Liverpool's manager Jurgen Klopp and Jose Mourinho and gave his say on who he thought were title challengers..
"It
can happen that big clubs lose it (their identity). For two decades,
Liverpool changed managers without building their own identity.
"You
can now well and truly sense that you have to count them in this year.
You can see Klopp's dedication on the sideline - I'm convinced his work
in training is similar. He's a strong personality. That's absolutely
vital at a big club."
"I think there are
five potential candidates," he said. "Manchester City as favourites,
Tottenham and Liverpool, but also United are still there if we get some
consistency soon. Even when you are trailing by six, eight points, it's
still possible to catch one or two teams.
"Guardiola's
skills are beyond debate, Antonio Conte is getting Chelsea on track,
but Mourinho can also rival Guardiola - he's won the Champions League
with two different clubs and titles in three different countries.
"For
my money Mauricio Pochettino has fantastic potential. Spurs have a good
mix of youth and experience. Top players like [Harry] Kane or [Eric]
Dier were injured but they're still in a good position."
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