After Manchester City defeated Liverpool, Rooney expressed his views on the fight for the Premier League title. In the BBC podcast, Rooney said: "I think Liverpool's situation is very difficult now."

"I know Arsenal lost two points last weekend, but from the overall performance, they played well. Manchester City has been in hot form recently, and Liverpool will face a huge challenge."

"But it is still early in the season, and it is difficult to say. At present, it seems that Arsenal and Manchester City is the favorite to win the Premier League. Arsenal may be a little nervous about Manchester City, but I think the championship will be between the two teams. I am slightly more optimistic about Arsenal, they are the slightly dominant side."

Liverpool won the Premier League championship with a 10-point advantage last season, but their road to defending the title this season seems extremely difficult. In the 11 league games that have been played, the Red Army has lost 5 games and is currently 8 points behind the leader Arsenal.