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Mark Lawrenson: EPL’s Top Eight Would Beat Counterparts Of Any Other League
Former Red feels claims of demise in English football is an exaggeration.
Apr 9, 2010 11:27:00 PM
By Richard Parry
Former Liverpool defender Mark Lawrenson has dismissed talk that the Premier League is experiencing a period of demise following the elimination of country ‘big four’ from the Champions League.
Manchester United’s defeat to Bayern Munich on away goals on Wednesday night ended the Premier League’s involvement in Europe’s elite club competition this season; after Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool had already suffered early exits.
However, Lawrenson is adamant that Premier League remains the strongest in Europe overall, despite the semi-final stages of the Champions League being contested without an English side for the first time in seven years.
“The top eight teams in the Premier League would beat the top eight teams in any other league in Europe,” said Lawrenson when speaking on BBC Radio Five Live.
On the recent Champions League exits he conceded: “It’s a knockout competition at the end of the day.”
“I thought Manchester United were better than [Bayern] Munich and should have gone through, especially having led 3-0.
“Fair enough, Inter deserved to beat Chelsea because of their performance at Stamford Bridge, and Arsenal unfortunately played the best club team in the world."
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Manchester United’s defeat to Bayern Munich on away goals on Wednesday night ended the Premier League’s involvement in Europe’s elite club competition this season; after Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool had already suffered early exits.
However, Lawrenson is adamant that Premier League remains the strongest in Europe overall, despite the semi-final stages of the Champions League being contested without an English side for the first time in seven years.
“The top eight teams in the Premier League would beat the top eight teams in any other league in Europe,” said Lawrenson when speaking on BBC Radio Five Live.
On the recent Champions League exits he conceded: “It’s a knockout competition at the end of the day.”
“I thought Manchester United were better than [Bayern] Munich and should have gone through, especially having led 3-0.
“Fair enough, Inter deserved to beat Chelsea because of their performance at Stamford Bridge, and Arsenal unfortunately played the best club team in the world."
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