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    Top six becomes top three

    Aug 09, 2019 5 minutes
    Gavin Hamilton

    English football’s top six (Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur and the Manchester clubs, City and United) have dominated the Premier League for more than a decade, with no other side finishing in the top four Champions League places since Everton in 2005 – with the notable exception of winners Leicester City in 2016.

    But this season there is a growing feeling that the top six could morph into a top three, with City, Liverpool and Spurs moving away from everybody else.

    After last term’s neck-and-neck league campaign, City and Liverpool are again obvious front runners, while Tottenham – with their confidence fired by exploits in the Champions League and a fine new stadium – are best placed to push them.

    Meanwhile, Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United all have issues that could inhibit genuine title challenges.

    For the champions City, their biggest problems lie off the

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