Chelsea's draw with Liverpool made Manchester City the beneficiary. With only 17 rounds left, City led the way with a huge 10-point advantage. Legendary boss Souness believes the City have the strongest squad in the history of English football, surpassing United, who won trebles in 1998-99, and Arsenal in the Era of the Armada.
In an interview with Sky Sports, Sonnes said: "I think Manchester City have the strongest squad in the history of English football and even if some players are down in form, they will not be affected. Even if the players are changed, their performance from the starters is not much different, which is a huge force. ”
In the history of English football, there have been some teams with unusually strong squads. In the 1998-99 season, Manchester United won the treble, and the team had top players such as Schmeichel, Stam, Keane, York and Cole, and players in the 92 class such as Beckham, Neville, Bart, Giggs and Scholes also played a huge role.
Arsenal in 2003–04 also had a strong squad, with Thierry, Bergkamp, Vieira, Gilberto Silva, Campbell and Toure as top players who helped the Gunners stay unbeaten this season, becoming the only team in Premier League history to remain unbeaten in a single season.
In the 2005–06 season, Mourinho also coached Chelsea in a strong squad, with top players such as Terry, Lampard, Drogba, Chee He, Essien, Makelele, Carvalho, Robben and other top players, who also easily defended the Premier League title.
In the 2008-09 season, United had Veterans such as Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo, Tevez, Berbatov, Vidic, Ferdinand, as well as Ryan Giggs and Scholes. This Manchester United team has completed three consecutive Premier League titles and is even regarded by the English media as the strongest squad in the history of the Premier League created by Ferguson.
This season, Manchester City have lost Aguero and Ferran Torres, signed Glaliche in the summer window, and have players at their peak such as De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Sterling and other players, and the defensive line Ederson, Díaz and Canselo are also quite strong.
According to the Sun survey, 36.3% of fans believe that this Manchester City has the strongest squad in Premier League history, followed by Manchester United in 1998-99 (25%) and Arsenal in 2003-04 (18.8%). So, do you agree with that?