Why Man City Have ‘Great Advantage’ In Title Race – Benitez

Former Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez explained why Manchester City are favourites to win the Premier League this season.

The Reds’ 1-0 loss to Crystal Palace at Anfield over the weekend dealt them a serious setback in the Premier League title contest. Manchester City now leads the Merseyside club by two points after their defeat, which enabled them to go up to the top of the league.

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Rafael Benitez, the former manager of Chelsea and Liverpool, has now discussed the title competition this season and given his reasoning for believing that the Cityzens are the favourites to win the cup for a record-breaking fourth year.

Speaking to Sky Sports, the Spaniard said, “Manchester City are playing with a lot of confidence. Liverpool had some bad luck with the finishing because they had some chances [vs Crystal Palace] but it was still complicated.

“They [Man City] have a good squad, they can change three or four players and still win easily, so they know the strengths that they have. Can I see them making similar mistakes as Liverpool and Arsenal did this weekend? Yes, I can. But at the same time, the others could make mistakes so I think City have a great advantage.”

Following a dismal league performance, Jurgen Klopp’s team will now look to come back from a 3-0 deficit when they play Atalanta away from home on Thursday in the second leg of their Europa League quarterfinal match.