One could also argue that if there was ever a season to retain a league title, it is this one. Liverpool, Chelsea and City all have new managers that they will have to settle into. City are of course a settled squad and they have Haaland, so they will be the closest competitors again, but if they lose Rodri, it will be the biggest player loss for them that we have seen. Carrick has settled well at MU but their squad still has meaningful holes in it to be a real title challenger. The wildcard is Liverpool - if Isak stays fit, Wirtz demonstrates his potential and Ekitike returns, that attack could blow everyone else away, regardless of the holes in their defense. So retaining the league is not just a priority, it is also in some ways incumbent upon us in this environment.
