I went to bed hoping that by the time I woke up there’d be more stories to report on. Sadly, this is not the case, so I’ll just go with what I have. Paul Scholes questions Premier League pretenders and Michael Owen wants to see out his career at Old Trafford.
Scholes questions City and Tottenham’s title chances – The Guardian
It’s nice to see I’m not the only one who still believes Tottenham and Manchester City are not title contenders this year. Scholes believes it will be the same as other seasons with Manchester United, Chelsea, and Arsenal the teams to beat. And while he did admit the quality City had now is good, there are questions over whether they can gel as a team.
Owen wants to be the boss – The Daily Mail
Ah, of course. The question that every aging player gets: do you want to go into management? While Michael Owen does want to go into management, that’s not what makes this Stretty Stories material. Owen also said he would like to end his career at Old Trafford. For some reason I just never get sick of hearing players say that…
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Scholes has done exactly what I’d expect a professional to do. Not get overexcited by what they’ve done but not fully discount them either.
I’m not entirely convinced by City’s signing policy but Mancini’s not a mug so it may all come together. I see them having a better chance of challenging than Spurs.