{"id":63587,"date":"2022-04-22T14:07:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T13:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/epl-rooney-names-club-to-win-title-between-liverpool-manchester-city"},"modified":"2022-04-22T15:17:52","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T14:17:52","slug":"epl-rooney-names-club-to-win-title-between-liverpool-manchester-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/epl-rooney-names-club-to-win-title-between-liverpool-manchester-city","title":{"rendered":"EPL: Rooney names club to win title between Liverpool, Manchester City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Manchester United legend, Wayne Rooney, has backed Liverpool to win this season\u2019s Premier League title ahead of Manchester City.<\/p>\n<p>Man City are currently on top of the Premier League table with one point ahead of Liverpool, who are in the second position.<\/p>\n<p>But Rooney believes Liverpool will \u2018nick\u2019 the Premier League title.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would prefer none of them, but obviously, one of them is,\u201d Rooney said at the Premier League Hall of Fame ceremony via Beanyman Sports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think Liverpool might nick it. I think they have really looked strong over the last few months and I think winning the FA Cup semi-final could have an impact on that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I have just got a feeling that Liverpool might nick it. I hope not \u2013 I would rather City win it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fellow Man United legend Gary Neville agrees with Rooney, insisting Liverpool have all of the \u2018momentum\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Manchester United legend, Wayne Rooney, has backed Liverpool to win this season\u2019s Premier League title ahead of Manchester City. Man City are currently on top of the Premier League table with one point ahead of Liverpool, who are in the second position. 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