Patrice Evra has wrote off former club Manchester United as title contenders this season.

Evra believes it can be one of the tightest Premier League title races in history.

Speaking to Betfair, Evra said: "It's a crazy Premier League, there have been a lot of surprises.

"The favourites were Liverpool and City, but anything can happen. More games are coming and I always say you know more around December, but now we've got the World Cup. So, everything is weird.

"I think City and Liverpool are still the favourites, but you have so many others too including Tottenham, Arsenal, and Chelsea. Although, it's really weird with Chelsea at the moment."

Evra continued by admitting it's not just the top teams that pose the toughest tests in the English top-flight, highlighting challenges against the likes of Crystal Palace and Newcastle in a long season as well. Evra added: "Every team is tough, playing against Crystal Palace you're going to struggle, playing against Newcastle you're going to struggle, every game is going to be tough.

"I don't think we will see a massive points difference, like the winner of the league won't be 20 points or 10 points in front, like in previous years. It's going to be tough and it's difficult to say who's going to win the league. I keep saying what I said at the start of the season, Liverpool and City are the favourites."