Robson: Chelsea or United will win title
Last Updated on Friday, 30 July 2010 10:25 Friday, 30 July 2010 10:25
Chelsea and Manchester United are likely to slug it out again for the English Premier League title when the new season kicks off next month, former England captain Bryan Robson said yesterday.
"For me, the title will come from Chelsea, Man United," Robson, the former United star who is now Thailand's national coach, said at a football forum in Singapore.
"I think there are only two who (are) in the race here. That's my opinion but then you are going to have Arsenal, Liverpool, (Manchester) City," he said at the Soccerex Asian Forum.
Chelsea and United have recently dominated the EPL, with the Blues eventually lifting last season's trophy after a nail-biting finish.
Chelsea pipped defending champions United by a point with a record haul of 103 goals when they thrashed Wigan 8-0 in their final league game.
IN Houston, Texas, English Premier League giants Manchester United capped off their North American exhibition tour by routing the MLS All-Stars 5-2 on Wednesday.
Federico Macheda had two early goals and Javier Hernandez, of Mexico, scored in his debut for the Red Devils.
Darron Gibson and Tom Cleverley added goals for United who are gearing up for the start of the Premier League season next month.
Macheda scored twice in the first 13 minutes, quickly dashing the MLS team's spirit and silencing the crowd of 70,728.
The MLS team were fortunate as the score could have been worse because the Red Devils played without several of their top players on Wednesday.
Houston Dynamo player Brian Ching had a goal and an assist for the overmatched MLS squad.
The sellout crowd was the largest for an MLS All-Star game since the first one in 1996 drew 78,416 to Giants Stadium.
Agencies
