Giggs leaves out Manchester United in list of Premier League challengers

Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs has left Manchester United out of his prediction of Premier League contenders.

Liverpool are top of the league with 18 points from six games, while United are in seventh with just 10 points from the same number of games.

Speaking to Sky Sports, Giggs believed that Liverpool and Manchester City were the pre-eminent challengers.

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“It looks like a case of Manchester City v Liverpool for the title, although you can’t dismiss Chelsea because they’re playing well,” Giggs said.

“Remember just two years ago they were the champions and they’ve got players in that dressing room who know what it takes – Liverpool haven’t got that, but you’ve got to start somewhere and Liverpool have been impressive.

“As for Man City, I watched them against Lyon and you think something might be wrong and then they go and put on a show against Cardiff.

“So I’d say it was between those two but you can’t discount Chelsea. I’d still just give Manchester City the edge purely because Pep Guardiola usually wins second season after winning the league and they’ve got players who’ve been there and done it.”

There is a chance for Manchester City go top if they win their game against Brighton on Saturday afternoon, assuming Liverpool fail to win their match against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge that evening.