Our rivals arent Liverpool Mikey, we havent competed with them for years.
They are indeed our local, historical rivals, but they arent the side we currently compete with.
West Ham, Leicester, Burnley, Wolves are our current rivals, they are the sides we will be competing with next season IMO.
Think Burnley and Wolves might be too much of a stretch to say that they will be competing against us.
Burnley have barely added, and if they qualify for EL then they are unlikely to be able to manage all those fixtures.
Wolves definitely need a season to consolidate themselves in the league. COuld surprise but I find that unlikely.
West Ham, eh, I dont have any confidence in them or their transfers apart from the fact that Pellegrini seems to have a knack for bringing the best out of average squads. Could work out or couldnt at the same time, hard to say.
For me our direct rivals have to be Leicester, they have already made the right moves in the market, and only have to replace Mahrez and their squad will be ready for next season. They have gone about their business quality and I have a feeling rather than being worried about what West Ham are upto at their soulless stadium, we should keep an eye on Leicester instead.