Vincent Kompany has warned the rest of the Premier League it will be years before they can catch Manchester City and Liverpool .
Kompany believes his former club City and Liverpool, who went toe-to-toe last season in an epic title tussle, are set to dominate the English game for the foreseeable future.
City edged Liverpool to the title, by 98 points to 97, which would have been enough for Jurgen Klopp’s side to be crowned champions in 25 of the 27 years of the Premier League era.
And former City skipper Kompany reckons the likes of Manchester United , Chelsea , Arsenal and Tottenham have no chance of catching Guardiola and Klopp’s teams any time soon.
“My opinion is that, at the moment, it’s very difficult for the other clubs to compete because Liverpool and City are well-oiled machines,” said Kompany.
“Each player knows what to do. I think these guys are there to stay and the other ones will have to improve fast or otherwise that gap will remain.
“It seems that even if they don’t have a great day, it’s still a comfortable game and there aren’t many teams in recent history who’ve been able to have comfortable games in the Premier League.
“These two teams have been so good at nullifying the danger from the other teams, I don’t see the other teams being able to do that yet.
“City and Liverpool have a huge volume of games which you can expect them to win and that gives them a massive advantage when it comes to overall league tables.”
Despite Komany’s belief that City and Liverpool are way ahead of the rest of the pack, the 33-year-old said both sides cannot allow their high standards to drop if they want to remain at the top.
“All I’m saying is it’s the reality of these two teams,” said Kompany, now player-coach at Anderlecht. “I think anybody could recognise they’re ahead, but nothing is granted or given.
“If any of them drop their attention for one bit, the tables can turn, but I just don’t see any cracks.”
