体坛英语资讯：EPL Preview: Man City, Liverpool favorites as everyone else plays catch-up
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 8-- <span word="The">The</span> 2019-20 <span word="English">English</span> <span word="Premier">Premier</span> <span word="League">League</span> (<span word="EPL">EPL</span>) <span word="season">season</span> <span word="kicks">kicks</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="supplying">supplying</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="finalists">finalists</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="season">season</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="aside">aside</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="clubs">clubs</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> "<span word="bread">bread</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="butter">butter</span>" <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EPL">EPL</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="aiming">aiming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="survive">survive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="focused">focused</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="glory">glory</span>.</p><p><span word="Manchester">Manchester</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Pep">Pep</span> <span word="Guardiola">Guardiola</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="consecutive">consecutive</span> <span word="league">league</span> <span word="title">title</span>. <span word="City">City</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="signing">signing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Rodrigo">Rodrigo</span> <span word="Hernandez">Hernandez</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Atletico">Atletico</span> <span word="Madrid">Madrid</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="much">much</span>-<span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="midfield">midfield</span>.</p><p><span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="Benjamin">Benjamin</span> <span word="Mendy">Mendy</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="recovery">recovery</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="injury">injury</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="Guardiola">Guardiola</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="options">options</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="back">back</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Phil">Phil</span> <span word="Foden">Foden</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="promises">promises</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="exciting">exciting</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="season">season</span>.</p><p><span word="Liverpool">Liverpool</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="quiet">quiet</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="transfer">transfer</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Jurgen">Jurgen</span> <span word="Klopp">Klopp</span> <span word="insisting">insisting</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sake">sake</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="side">side</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Manchester">Manchester</span> <span word="City">City</span> (<span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="half">half</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Community">Community</span> <span word="Shield">Shield</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="champions">champions</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="league">league</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="holders">holders</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span>.</p><p><span word="Everyone">Everyone</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EPL">EPL</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> "<span word="catch">catch</span>-<span word="up">up</span>" <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="catching">catching</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="considering">considering</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Chelsea">Chelsea</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> 25 <span word="points">points</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="Liverpool">Liverpool</span>.</p><p><span word="Chelsea">Chelsea</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="transfer">transfer</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="departure">departure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Eden">Eden</span> <span word="Hazard">Hazard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Real">Real</span> <span word="Madrid">Madrid</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="squad">squad</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="weaker">weaker</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="paper">paper</span>.</p>
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