Man Utd legend Rio Ferdinand rules team out of Premier League title race with Arsenal

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Mikel Arteta’s side won the Premier League by seven points last season to clinch the club’s first title since 2004. Arsenal beat Coventry in their Premier League opener (Picture: Getty) Manchester United are slightly more settled in the dugout but Michael Carrick has still been at Old Trafford for less than a year since replacing Ruben Amorim.

United were tipped as possible dark horses for the Premier League title by some pundits but Carrick’s side endured a dismal start to the campaign, losing 2-0 to newly-promoted Hull City. Enzo Maresca replaced Pep Guardiola at Man City (Picture: Getty) The former England defender fully expects Arsenal to retain their Premier League crown and doubts even Manchester City, the dominant force in English football over the past decade, will challenge the Gunners. ‘It was what I expected from Arsenal,’ Ferdinand said on his YouTube channel when asked about their Premier League opener against Coventry. ‘Solid, hard to play against, shut down the opposition and then fed on some mistakes and punished them.

He knows how to win now as well. ‘Not many managers have won back-to-back Premier League titles but I think Mikel Arteta is going to join that club. I think this is going to be a period of dominance for Arsenal.’ Ferdinand also praised the signings of Tzolis from Club Brugge and Konsa from fellow Premier League club Aston Villa. ‘Konsa is an unbelievable signing, a phenomenal signing for that price,’ Ferdinand added. ‘He’s sound, steady, durable… amazing signing. ‘The new signing on the left-wing looked really impressive again as well, that’s a good acquisition.’ Arsenal will look to make it two wins from two next Monday night when they face Aston Villa, who were thrashed 4-0 by Brighton in their Premier League opener.