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#3 They’ve got the firepower
While the overall strength of the Premier League is arguably better than ever, and some fans would argue that Jose Mourinho’s current squad isn’t a vintage United one that stands up to the great Alex Ferguson sides, you’d have to be crazy to say that the Red Devils don’t have the firepower to be capable of winning the title. Just look at their forward line-up – Romelu Lukaku, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Marcus Rashford, Paul Pogba, Anthony Martial – right there you’ve got some of the Premier League’s most dangerous players.
And for all the criticism they’ve come under at points this season, you can’t really argue that they haven’t delivered the goods, either. Lukaku was on fire to begin the season and while he hasn’t been quite as effective as the months have gone on, he’s still scored 10 league goals in 18 games, a great return for any striker. Rashford has 9 in all competitions, Martial has 8, and even Jesse Lingard has chipped in with a solid return of 7. Ibrahimovic has only scored once thus far, but he’s only returned recently and last season he proved he could score goals in the Premier League.
With Pogba now back in the starting line-up after an injury curtailed the beginning to his season, United once again have their best creative player ready to start the ball of success rolling again. Don’t forget that when the Frenchman was on form at the start of the season prior to his injury, so were United – destroying West Ham and Swansea 4-0 in imperious fashion to begin the campaign. If any team has the firepower to overcome Man City and take the title, it’s Mourinho’s men.
