Paul Merson has made a Premier League title prediction about Liverpool that Jurgen Klopp will hope is not true - and claims about the prospects of Alexis Mac Allister and Darwin Nunez.
Klopp has signed Mac Allister from Brighton & Hove Albion for £35m and Dominik Szoboszlai from RB Leipzig for £60m
Merson does not believe Liverpool will have enough to challenge City at the top this season
Merson
"I can't look past Manchester City for the Premier League title. With (Ilkay) Gundogan gone and Kyle Walker on his way out, it might be difficult for them this season. Arsenal could give them a run for their money, but City's bench is very strong."
"Declan Rice will need to get used to the way Arsenal. They move the ball around a lot faster than he's used to at West Ham and England. Arsenal could get close, but I don't see Liverpool mounting a challenge at the moment.
"A lot depends on whether Manchester United can get Harry Kane. If they do, they're massive challengers for the Premier League title. If they don't, they'll still be fighting for a place in the top four.
"I don't think Chelsea will get into the top four - there's too much work to be done at the moment. They've got a big squad without a midfield, and they've got rid of Mateo Kovacic and Mason Mount. Their squad is very unbalanced."
Merson added
"I'm going to go with Harry Kane for the Premier League Golden Boot next season. Erling Haaland stopped scoring goals towards the end of last season, didn't he? I'm not sure if teams have snuffed him out.
"Harry Kane's record has been incredible. He got to 30 goals last season without scoring four goals a game. What he's done is phenomenal in my opinion and if he does go to Manchester United, I don't see how he doesn't win the Golden Boot.
"It's going to be difficult for Nicolas Jackson and Christopher Nkunku to win the Golden Boot, because we're not sure who's going to play at Chelsea. The big advantage that the likes of Haaland, Kane, and Mohamed Salah have is that they know they're going to be playing every game.
"The likes of Darwin Nunez and Alexander Isak won't be playing every game either. Julian Alvarez is also a great player, but he'd have to get a hat-trick in every game he plays to get close. He's a starter in almost every other team in Europe.
"Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli couldn't have played any better than they did last season, and they didn't get close to Kane and Haaland. You've got a lot of forwards getting to 15 goals in the Premier League, but that's not going to win you the Golden Boot."
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