It’s back. The new Premier League season starts on August 13, just as fans finally stop shaking their heads in disbelief at the events of last season. Will the old order now reassert itself? Or has Leicester City’s staggering success somehow cracked it open?
We shall see. But here’s a different kind of prediction. The manager who wins the title is going to be a Catholic, and probably a devout one.
Who says so? The form book. The Premier League winners over the past three seasons have all been coached by staunch Catholics: Claudio Ranieri at Leicester, José Mourinho at Chelsea and Manuel Pellegrini at Manchester City.
