What’s really bizarre is the way you perceive a lack of confidence in United’s prospects of winning the league as some sort of cowardice.
What do you make of Liverpool fans who think they’re going to win the league this season? Do you think they’re brave?
Liverpool finished 25 points off the pace last season, even if City are unlikely to touch that record tally again this year it's still going to be in 90s. People keep talking about how van Dijk has completely transformed them, while I don't deny he has improved them I don't see what he's done that made him the best CB in the league over the course of summer? Was there a huge discrepancy between their points tally in 1st half of last season and 2nd half?
Again you're projecting what he's thinking, it
is bizarre the team which finished closest to City and ahead of mighty Liverpool last season is not being given a chance to win the league in case City stumble and team behind them is.
Also, I don't need to say anything about Liverpool fans. When have they not thought they aren't going to win the league before season starts?
There is an awful long way to go yet, people think one KDB injury will derail them but look at their squad. They had no trouble swatting aside Chelsea and Arsenal in space of a week, look at their fixtures for next 2 months. They are hardly going to concede a lot of ground. We can start panicking if Liverpool are ahead of the pack in February/March, not in fecking August!