Salah backs Arsenal as title favourites

Mohamed Salah hints Arsenal are favourites for the 2025/26 season at the PFA Awards as both clubs overhaul their squads.

Salah backs Arsenal as title favourites

Mohamed Salah used the PFA Awards gala to suggest Arsenal are favourites for the 2025/26 Premier League title. In a TikTok live chat from the Manchester Opera House red carpet, the Liverpool forward told host Cecil Thomas that Arsenal have a great team this season and that they are favourites because the players have been together for five years.

Arsenal have responded with seven new signings worth almost £200m, including Viktor Gyokeres and Martin Zubimendi, while Liverpool have spent around £300m on eight new arrivals. Several first team players, including Trent Alexander-Arnold, Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz, have left the club to help balance the books. The season opens with Arsenal visiting Anfield on August 31, offering a high profile early test for the defending champions.

Salah’s playful prediction at the gala shows how star voices can shape expectations ahead of a long season. Public remarks from players can influence fan sentiment and media narratives before matches begin.

Behind the talk lies a power shift in the league. The big spending from both clubs signals a market where financial muscle matters as much as tactics, and fans will watch closely to see if the early moves translate into trophies.

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Time will tell if this talk translates into trophies.