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Pundit makes bold prediction for Premier League title and top four

By Ravi Iyer
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Dean Saunders has claimed that once-fierce rivals Manchester United and Arsenal will not finish in the top four of the Premier League this season

Manchester United are trailing league leaders Manchester City by nine points heading into their derby on Sunday night. Jose Mourinho’s side had a horrendously bad start to the season, but the Red Devils have addressed that issue to an extent with victory in their last three games in all competitions. Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea, meanwhile, are all unbeaten in the Premier League so far this season.

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Arsenal and Tottenham, meanwhile, have also impressed and seem set to to make a serious push for a top four spot. Among all this, pundit Saunders has made his top four prediction, saying that United and Arsenal will miss out on Champions League football. He told BT Sport: “Chelsea are doing better than we thought, Arsenal are too. It’s hard to go against Man City. Liverpool have got a chance if things go wrong at City. It’s going to be tight but I’d think Man City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Spurs.”

Former Tottenham boss Tim Sherwood agreed with Saunders’ thoughts, adding: “No, not this year (United won’t finish in the top four). I think they’ve gone backwards since last season. Everyone’s chasing Man City, they’re going to win the title this season. 

Liverpool and Chelsea will be neck and neck behind and Tottenham will get the last spot for me in fourth place. Man Utd, with the players they have, should (make the top four). They’re playing catch up already and they’ll fall just short. Man City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Tottenham.”

Authors take

It is a well-known thing not to make early season predictions regarding the Premier League, and while a third of the season is almost done and predictions are a bit easier, it is still not wise to write of the chances of teams like United. Arsenal have been playing some scintillating football, while United have rediscovered some of the old fighting spirit that made then such fierce opponents under Sir Alex Ferguson. It is best to wait till the season is done to see how accurate both Saunders and Sherwood are with their predictions.

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