EPL: ‘They’ll do it’ – Sam Allardyce changes title prediction after first week

Former England manager Sam Allardyce has revised his prediction for the Premier League rubric pursuing the opening weekend of the caller season.

Defending champions Arsenal entered this play arsenic the favourites according to bookmakers, starting disconnected with a beardown 3-0 triumph implicit Coventry City on Friday.

However, the remainder of the ‘Big Six’ experienced a tumultuous weekend, with Manchester United and Tottenham suffering disappointing losses to Hull City and Brentford, respectively.

Liverpool required a precocious equaliser to unafraid a gully against Newcastle United, portion Chelsea managed to clasp connected for a triumph against Fulham.

Additionally, Manchester City salvaged a 2-1 triumph implicit Bournemouth with 2 precocious goals successful Enzo Maresca’s archetypal league lucifer astatine the helm.

Prior to the season’s commencement, Allardyce had predicted that City would look arsenic the rubric winners, adjacent aft their 3-0 nonaccomplishment to Arsenal successful the Community Shield.

However, the seasoned Premier League manager has since changed his stance, present expressing assurance that Mikel Arteta’s squad volition successfully support their rubric by the season’s conclusion.

“There’s nary warrant Arsenal volition triumph the Premier League, but there...