Arsenal and Chelsea will miss out on Premier League top four again, says Dimitar Berbatov

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Standard Sport4 August 2018

Former Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov believes that both Arsenal and Chelsea will miss out on the top four this season.

The 37-year-old was asked for his predictions for the Premier League season and, despite the fact that both London clubs have a new manager in place for the upcoming campaign, he thinks both Maurizio Sarri and Unai Emery will miss out on the Champions League spots.

Berbatov, who played for Tottenham, Manchester United and Fulham during an eight-year spell in the Premier League, tipped Spurs to finish second behind Manchester United, with Manchester City and Liverpool completing the top four.

"The top four will be the same as last season but in this order: Manchester United, Spurs, Manchester City, and Liverpool," Berbatov told Betfair.

"I was going to say Chelsea because of the "new manager" effect, as the team start to perform better especially the first couple of matches, but I think Liverpool will finish above them because they've bought more talented players."

The Bulgarian won the Premier League Golden Boot back in 2010-11 and believes Harry Kane should aim to win back his crown from Mohamed Salah next season after his World Cup heroics.

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Speaking to Betfair, he added: "Harry Kane should be aiming for 30 or more goals again. You don't want to relax after having a season like that, you should be aiming to improve, and I bet he's thinking the same thing.

"His confidence will be booming with his achievements over the summer and coming off that, he'll have the knowledge on how to break down the teams with solid defences.

"He should be aiming for the Golden Boot but even if he doesn't get there and scores 20 goals, that's still a lot."

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