Former England manager Sam Allardyce has claimed that newly-crowned Champions Manchester City have not been as good as Manchester United’s treble-winning side under Sir Alex Ferguson.
Pep Guardiola’s City side saw off stiff competition to win the title with 98 points as they made it back-to-back championships.
This year's race with Liverpool has been hailed as the best in the Premier League era and Guardiola’s team have accumulated 198 points over the last two seasons.
Despite this Allardyce isn't sure where this City team rank compared to the famous United side.
Speaking on talkSPORT, Allardyce said: “I’m not so sure they beat Fergie yet.
“Fergie won the Premier League three times on the trot [he actually did this twice: 1998-2001 and 2006-2009] and won the treble.
“If you talk about the fact Man City are very close, I’d agree with that, but I don’t think they’re quite Manchester United.
“You forget how great they were in the past, how big the challenges were at the time and how good their players were.
“And I’m not so sure the lower end of the Premier League is quite as good as they used to be in the early 2000s.
"Personally, I think the teams were a lot stronger in the lower half of the Premier League than they are now.”
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