Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson says he expects Liverpool to challenge for the Premier League title next season under Kenny Dalglish.
Ferguson believes that with Manchester City, Tottenham and Liverpool all now capable of winning the title it will make it even tougher next season to be challenging for top honours.
“Liverpool will be galvanized next season, I am sure of that," Ferguson told reporters.
"Kenny has signed a three-year contract that settles the club down and there will be plans.
"It just makes it more interesting next year. It has become tighter and tighter.
"We have spoken for years about the big four but teams like Tottenham have not got back into the Champions League this year and they have had a fantastic season.
"It is going to be really difficult next year."
Manchester United look set to overtake Liverpool’s record of 18 league titles though Ferguson says that it was always simply a matter of when and not if.
“Winning trophies is the most important thing.
“I knew it would happen at some point because of the history of the club.
"There is a good structure here. We still produce young players really well and our scouting is good in terms of getting young players into the club at the right time.
"It would have happened anyway whether that was this year, next year or in 10 years' time. The history and capability of the club would always have given us a chance."
With more teams than ever capable of challenging for the top four positions Ferguson believes it is unlikely that a team will be able to accumulate as many as 90 points again in a Premier League season.
“It is going to be very difficult to get 90 points again because of the improvement of teams in the middle and towards the bottom of the Premier League," he said.
"There has been an increase in desire from teams in those positions because the only place you can ever make money in English football is the Premier League."
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