Martin Samuel thought Pep Guardiola would revolutionise English football and walk away with the league this season. James Hardy123, London.
No, actually, I broke my aversion to predictions and tipped Manchester United to win the league this season. I wrote last year that the rest of English football feared a combination of Guardiola and City’s spending power would render them unassailable – which was true at the time – but on seeing United’s recruitment decided it would be their year instead. The reason I don’t make predictions is that I have to call enough real time situations as it is, without then tying myself to whims and fancies based on no more than hunches.