‘Liverpool are a threat’ – Ex-Man United striker issues Reds prediction as title race ‘wide open’
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One former Manchester United striker believes that Liverpool will be ‘a threat’ in what he expects to be a ‘wide open’ Premier League title race in 2026/27.The Reds began last season as champions and favourites for a repeat triumph, especially after a muscle-flexing summer spend of £446m, but a horrendous campaign saw us scrape a fifth-place finish and ultimately cost Arne Slot his job.DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL EMPIRE OF THE KOP APP FOR ALL THE LATEST & BREAKING UPDATES – STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON APPLE & GOOGLE PLAYAndoni Iraola has since taken charge, with expectations understandably lowered from 12 months ago, but Dwight Yorke doesn’t think that Kopites should be content to merely qualify for the Champions League.Yorke expects Liverpool to be ‘a threat’ in ‘wide open’ title raceSpeaking to football betting specialists BOYLE Sports (via Liverpool Echo), the former Trinidad & Tobago international said: “Liverpool are a threat.
Liverpool are coming into this season wanting to win the Premier League title. They want to win it all again.“When you’re signing players for £116m and £120m, these are the numbers that mean you have to win the league.
You can’t be off the pace, especially this year, because Manchester City are in a moment of change so the title race is wide open.“Any team that has something about them can win the Premier League this season, no problem. Add us as a preferred source on Google to your favourites list for news you can trustWhat would be a realistic aim for Liverpool in 2026/27?Yorke probably seems more optimistic about Liverpool’s title chances than most Reds supporters, especially now that we’ve lost Mo Salah, Andy Robertson and Ibrahima Konate over the summer and will be without Hugo Ekitike for the rest of 2026.However, he’s right in saying that the club shouldn’t be regressing after such an aggressive transfer spend last summer.