Paul Scholes claims two teams will not rival Arsenal for the Premier League title

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Sign up now for free. ‘I don’t think Chelsea are a title rival, I think they’ve got a bit of work to do,’ Scholes said on The Good, The Bad and The Football podcast. ‘You think, they’ve let Enzo [Fernandez] go to City, he was probably their best midfield player, Caicedo is still not fit. Now sometimes you don’t care about that, and they failed to get the lad they wanted from Monaco, at the last minute they knew they failed and could’ve stopped that from happening. ‘For Chelsea, Chelsea have been very nice about this – Chelsea could have stopped that.

I think you have to give Chelsea credit for sticking to their word, it’s not something that always happens in football.’ Paul Scholes says Manchester United have ‘no chance’ of challenging for the Premier League title (NurPhoto/Shutterstock) Ask Metro Use AI to go deeper into the stories you care about – powered by Metro and trusted publications. Scholes, meanwhile, has backed United to secure a top-four finish in the Premier League but insists Michael Carrick’s side will not pose a threat to Arsenal or Manchester City. ‘They will be top four, but don’t be expecting a title challenge, no chance,’ Scholes said. ‘It’s obvious that defensively they’re not good enough.

They did the forwards last year, very good, they’ve done the midfield this year, we still don’t know if that will work. So how you expect that to get better I don’t know. ‘I’d expect next summer, hopefully Michael is still there and they have a decent season, I think they’ll have a new back four next season. ‘It’s almost conceding this year that we’re not going to challenge for the league.