Premier League title race still has a long way to go

Manchester City hammering neighbours Manchester City 6-1 at Old Trafford may have been a fantastic result for the visitors but a lot of people are overreacting saying that the title race is all but over.

The bookmakers have also installed City as new favourites for the Premier League title.

Dream

Virtually everything went for the visitors at Old Trafford. To win 6-1 at Old Trafford is a dream for any Manchester City fan and player. This was a day that is very unlikely to ever be repeated. The defeat was Manchester United’s biggest ever home defeat in the Premier League.

Superb

At the moment Manchester City are in fantastic form and playing stylish football. The real test for City will come when they are going through their tough period of the season, because every club in the Premier League seems to have a tricky time during the course of a season.

If they come through that period unscathed then they would be favourites to win the Premier League. However we are only nine games into the Premier League season and there is still a long way to go in the title race.

Awful

Yesterday’s game was a really bad day at the office for Manchester United. Its very rare that Manchester United experience a heavy home defeat and United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed that he expects a reaction from his players in their next game.

Manchester United players usually react well to defeats and that’s why the club have won so much silverware under the Scot. They have the ability to bounce back quickly and they will have to after their embarrassment at the hands of their neighbours.

A trip to Everton’s Goodison Park is next up for Ferguson’s men and they will have to produce a better display if they are to claim a victory on Merseyside.

Psychological

This victory will do more for the psyches of the two sets of players than anything else.  The victory will give City the belief that they have now arrived and are capable of winning the Premier League title. Manchester United in previous seasons though have been strong mentality and this season is unlikely to be different. This defeat could galvanise the Red Devils and they could back stronger than before.

Favourites

The Manchester City camp are not letting themselves get carried away though. Manager Roberto Mancini played down their status as Premier League title favourites. He told press: “I think there are four or five teams that can win the title in the end. The season is too long, it is very difficult every game, every three days we play.

“I think against Tottenham we played very well, and against Bolton, but this is different – we played against a strong team like United. But in the end there are three points – finished. We don’t take six points for this game.”

Challengers

Manchester City overcome the barrier of not having won a trophy in thirty odd years last season and now have a really good chance of adding to their trophy collection this season. However Manchester United and even Chelsea are accustomed to challenging for the big trophies.

Their players have been there and done it all before. If Manchester City are to become a major European club then City need to get to that point. If they win the title this season then they have arrived.

I think the Premier League title race will probably go down to the wire. Chelsea and Manchester United have too much quality in their squads to give up the title race easily. They have players who are experienced in these sorts of battles and won’t be far away from City.

Start

Manchester City still have a hell of a long way to go to catch up to their neighbours Manchester United but a first Premier League title this season would be a good start. And I suspect the trophy collecting won’t finish there for United’s ‘Noisy Neighbours’.

Will Manchester City now go on to win the Premier League title?