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

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Man Utd legend Rio Ferdinand (Picture: YouTube) Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand says he ‘can’t see anyone’ taking the Premier League trophy away from Arsenal this season. 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. 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. Manchester United boss Michael Carrick (Picture: Getty) ‘Manchester United need to set their stall out in a realistic manner,’ he added. ‘We can’t pretend that Man United should be going for the Premier League title this season. ‘We all want that but you need to be realistic and realise where you are.