Former Liverpool left-back John Arne Riise has defined the one cause he doesn’t assume Manchester United will probably be up there in Might as the primary contenders for the Premier League title.
The Pink Devils are at the moment high of the desk after beating Burnley in midweek, and now face an enormous sport away to reigning champions Liverpool this weekend.
It’s an enormous alternative for United, who might go six factors clear with a win over Jurgen Klopp’s aspect, however Riise is predicting a 3-1 win for his previous membership on Sunday.
The previous Norway worldwide additionally feels United are too reliant on Bruno Fernandes to be real title challengers, as he identified that the likes of Liverpool and Manchester Metropolis have squads filled with high class gamers they’ll rely on.
That actually doesn’t appear to be the case for Man Utd in fairly the identical means, even when Marcus Rashford and Paul Pogba are additionally very able to huge performances on their day.
Neither has actually been constant sufficient, with Fernandes by far the membership’s stand-out performer since he joined from Sporting Lisbon final January.
Are Manchester United overly reliant on Bruno Fernandes?
Riise, talking completely to Ladbrokes at its launch of the 5-A-Aspect Guess on Liverpool v Man United, mentioned: “I feel each groups will probably be pondering they’ll harm Sunday’s opponents by profiting from their defence, which makes for an incredible sport. I’m going for a 3-1 win for Liverpool.
“Man United are very reliant on Bruno Fernandes, although. If he’s out for any cause this season, they’ll wrestle. That’s why I don’t assume United will probably be up there in Might, as a result of they’re too depending on that one participant. Man Metropolis and Liverpool have so many gamers who can carry the staff; Man United solely have one.”
