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Manchester United
Predicted position: 3rd
An away loss to Newcastle United over the weekend saw them drop further behind leaders Manchester City. The Red Devils are still clinging on to the second position as the fight for the other 3 qualification spots into Champions League fire up. Liverpool are just two points behind second-placed United. Meanwhile, Tottenham, who are fifth in the table, are a mere 4 points away.
Manchester United have conceded the least goals this season but have far scored fewer goals than Manchester City, their goal difference is incomparable to that of the latter. David de Gea their star goalkeeper has been superb as always and his consistent performances have led his club to such a standing. Last season, the team missed out on Champions League qualification spots but having won the Europa League, they have enabled themselves to play in the prestigious Champions League.
However, the team does not have an easy route towards the end of the season. They still have 4 more matches against the top six teams in EPL, which include tough competitors like Manchester City and Liverpool. Even with new signing Alexis Sanchez, the team showed their struggles against big teams like Tottenham, where they fell to a 2 goal defeat. The team now sits second, but I think Liverpool will beat them to second place in the final standings.
With such a close gap between Liverpool and Manchester United, in my opinion, the latter may succumb to the pressure in big games, leaving Liverpool the chance to move ahead.
