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Henry expecting wonders from Ibrahimovic

12 Aug 2016
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Arsenal legend and Sky Sports pundit gives predictions for 2016/17 Premier League

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Thierry Henry expects "wonders" from Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the Premier League this season, calling the Swede's move to Manchester United the most exciting signing of the summer. 

The Sky Sports pundit, who scored 175 Premier League goals for Arsenal, gave premierleague.com his predictions for the 2016/17 Premier League season.

Who will win the title?

"Manchester City. With Pep Guardiola they can become a dominant force in the league.

Pep Guardiola and Thierry Henry at Barcelona
Guardiola worked with Thierry Henry at Barcelona

"Having said that you cannot be sure, because we saw Leicester City win the league last year.

"Can Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Leicester take advantage of those teams taking time to gel? Chelsea, Manchester United and Man City have new coaches and they might take time to settle.

"Jurgen Klopp has been at Liverpool for six months, with a pre-season. Mauricio Pochettino has been working progressively with Spurs and Arsene Wenger has been at Arsenal for a very long time, so let’s see what happens.

"My biggest hope is that Arsenal will win it, but Man City will have the edge. But it’s the toughest one to call this year."

Who will be in the top four?

"It is a tough one. You would like to think it might be Manchester City, Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea but Liverpool will have something to say. Spurs will want to grow and improve on last year. And Leicester, and we might have an uninvited team that’s going to try to disturb the top six."

Manchester City v Arsenal
Henry thinks Man City will lead a top four including his old club Arsenal

Which signing has excited you the most?

"Zlatan Ibrahimovic. What it’s going to bring to the Premier League is his charisma, his aura, his desire and passion for the game, his professionalism. Paul Pogba is also very exciting. You expect them to do wonders."

Which promoted team will finish highest?

"Middlesbrough made some great signings on paper, especially for a promoted side. Are they going to adapt to the Premier League quick enough? We will see. The one I don’t see staying is Hull City.

"But I didn’t think AFC Bournemouth would stay up last year and they did. I thought it was going to be difficult for them to maintain the level of football they produced in the Championship but fair play to Eddie Howe. He stood by his principles and they stayed up."

Sky Sports' biggest ever football season includes 126 live matches from the Premier League.

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