Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024

[BRINIRHA]

Even though Manchester United is often criticized for their less than consistent performances, it seems they are doing a good job by recording 5 wins with the highest points. When compared with other teams such as Liverpool and Manchester City, the difference is only small, but at least Manchester United have had better results in some of these matches. Apart from that, it is a fact that Manchester United had an easy match against a team that they should have been able to beat and that is why they got the highest points in this result compared to other teams. Another fact is that they are still in 6th position so far, it is undeniable and Erik ten Hag still has a long way to go to shorten the difference in points in the standings from his competitors.

And being in 6th place at the start of the season is not too bad in my opinion. But what makes everything look bad is that Man United always seems to have difficulty even when facing teams that are weaker than them. Even though Man United can still beat weak teams, the actual score scored is not much. So overall it can be concluded that Man United is still in poor performance. So Erik Ten Heg should still have a lot of work to do. Especially Man Utd's back line, which has always looked weak, even since pre-season. Which means Erik Ten Heg hasn't even been able to fix it this season. If Erik Ten Heg can't fix this one problem then I'm sure Man United will always have difficulties or even lose when facing strong teams.

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So for me, if Manchester city loses the title this season, its a good thing, I did be happy.

Every club in the Premier League would be happy with this, so it is very much understandable, on the other hand, would it happen? I really do not think so, i strongly believe that City are going to win their fourth consecutive title this season. It is quite early to pinpoint strong title contenders, but Arsenal, Liverpool and Spurs look like the three teams that are challenging City, and want to take their title.

Having said that, City face one of these teams immediately after the International break, and that's Liverpool; i know the match isn't a title decider and losing it wouldn't be a disaster, but both teams would be so eager to make a statement to the rest of the league, it'd be an interesting game to watch and i hope both teams would have their important players fit for that game.

The problem is who will be able to stop Manchester City's dominance? Liverpool have just returned from the difficult situation they felt last season, Arsenal also I see they are not as good as last season, Tottenham who showed a good start in fact they have lost even in 2 consecutive matches. Now it's rare for points to be so tight, and of course I will also need time to predict whether the situation can change over time or not.
Maybe we will see more scenarios when we pass the first half of the season, usually after that we will see the true form of each team.

[Mr.right85]

There are reports that Everton have been handed 10 points deduction for breach of Premier League profit and sustainability rules. I think the punishment applies immediately so Everton will definitely drop into relegation zone for now. Everton have been decent lately and I am happy for their recent performance under Sean Dyche. Everton have gone almost a month unbeaten since losing the Derby against Liverpool. It is sad that this relegation drop will affect them psychologically going forward.
But with the way it is going, I think Everton have a right to appeal the verdict and it remains to be seen whether that option will be taken up.
Somehow I think this verdict on Everton is a bit unfair. Everton were only found wanting of only one case, and it was pointed out immediately. But the FA turned a blind eye to 115 charges against Manchester City and Chelsea. I just hope Everton can maintain their good form as they go into next weekend game against Manchester United and find their way back out of relegation.

[X-ray]

That's crazy. Everton has received 10 points deduction due to breach FFP. I can't even believe it. Burnley and leeds have been sending this complaint and everton has proven breach FFP. Premier league gave everton 10 points deduction.
Everton is now back again to the relegation zone with only 4 points remaining at this moment. The club needs to work even harder again to leave from the relegation zone. This is a bad news for everton caused by the club must have started from the bottom again.
https://www.90min.com/posts/everton-handed-10-point-deduction-over-ffp-breach

The Premier League have confirmed Everton have received a 10-point deduction after being found guilty of breaching Financial Fair Play regulations in the 2021/22 season.

This news may also affect the performance from everton in upcoming game against a strong club. Everton needs to push itself beyond its limit. The club really needs to recollecting 10 points again to leave from the relegation zone.
I knew this is a very hard thing to be accepted by the club but since premier league has sanctioned everton with 10 points deduction and the club can do nothing about that.

[hahay]

Even though Manchester United is often criticized for their less than consistent performances, it seems they are doing a good job by recording 5 wins with the highest points. When compared with other teams such as Liverpool and Manchester City, the difference is only small, but at least Manchester United have had better results in some of these matches. Apart from that, it is a fact that Manchester United had an easy match against a team that they should have been able to beat and that is why they got the highest points in this result compared to other teams. Another fact is that they are still in 6th position so far, it is undeniable and Erik ten Hag still has a long way to go to shorten the difference in points in the standings from his competitors.

Although Manchester United managed to get better points than other teams in that record but still, Manchester United is currently still outside of the top five in the Premier League standings. Also, thefact that Manchester United still have a 4 point gap with Aston Villa who are currently in 5th place in the Premier League standings. Therefore, I think such a record still does not make Manchester United easy to enter the top5 and that way, then atleast Manchester United still do not have good consistency at this moment. Because anyway, if Manchester United have good results and consistency, then of course Manchester United have been in the top five at this time, but the fact is not the case.

[KTChampions]

It’s hard to say for sure because for really good teams, failure acts as an additional motivator. Aston Villa are consistently good (for their status) and for example last year they finished 7th while Tottenham 8th. In the upcoming game, Tottenham have the status of favorites, but their advantage is tiny and can only be attributed to the fact that Tottenham is playing at home:

2.32 - 3.80 - 2.82

I think Tottenham are still on track, despite suffering two consecutive defeats, first to Chelsea and second to Wolves. I am quite surprised by Wolves performance when they meet big teams, luck is always on their side. If you look closely, Ange squad is going through a hurricane of injuries at the moment, I think this will affect the course of the game. Aston Villa are indeed tough this season, it has been proven that they are able to secure 25 points and are one level below Spurs at the moment. However, I am inclined that Ange and her squad will get the perfect points in this match, especially playing in front of their own supporters. Son and colleagues will pay for their home defeat to the Blues yesterday, and want their place back at the top of the standings.

Son got injured and is out until around January, so Spurs have additional complications. An extremely unpleasant event (including because Son is in my fantasy team and now I am forced to look for a replacement), but still I hope that Tottenham will win against Aston Villa, at least the bookmakers have not changed the quotes yet.

[Roseline492]

This time Pep Guardiola will have a harder time in Manchester City because compared to the last seasons they didn't invest enough or this team and Manchester City lost some important players during the summer while they could not hire players to take their place. I think Arsenal and Tottenham will both have better chances to win the premier league title than Manchester City even if they have a coach like Guardiola working in this team.

I doubt it because there is no way we can compare Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City now in times of performance we no that on the beginning of this season Tottenham Hotspur was impressive in performance and because of that they were leading the premier League table for some time unbeating but Chelsea manages to beat them and since then Tottenham Hotspur has not recovered and they have move from first to fouth position on the premier League table.

And Arsenal on the other hand is till on number three on the premier league table while Manchester City is leading, so even if there is a chance for any team to win it should be Liverpool but however Manchester City is likely gonna win the premier league this season.

[Chilwell]

That's crazy. Everton has received 10 points deduction due to breach FFP. I can't even believe it. Burnley and leeds have been sending this complaint and everton has proven breach FFP. Premier league gave everton 10 points deduction.
Everton is now back again to the relegation zone with only 4 points remaining at this moment. The club needs to work even harder again to leave from the relegation zone. This is a bad news for everton caused by the club must have started from the bottom again.
https://www.90min.com/posts/everton-handed-10-point-deduction-over-ffp-breach

The Premier League have confirmed Everton have received a 10-point deduction after being found guilty of breaching Financial Fair Play regulations in the 2021/22 season.

This news may also affect the performance from everton in upcoming game against a strong club. Everton needs to push itself beyond its limit. The club really needs to recollecting 10 points again to leave from the relegation zone.
I knew this is a very hard thing to be accepted by the club but since premier league has sanctioned everton with 10 points deduction and the club can do nothing about that.

They just have to accept the punishment since they have been proven guilty. It not going to be easy for them all after coming far but nevertheless they have to be strong and improve in their performance, at least the game they had is just 12 which the have not reach the middle of the season and I believe in them they will be out of relegation zone before the beginning of the second leg. I have much confidence in them that relegation zone is not made for them with their current performance.

[rendravolt]

Even though Manchester United is often criticized for their less than consistent performances, it seems they are doing a good job by recording 5 wins with the highest points. When compared with other teams such as Liverpool and Manchester City, the difference is only small, but at least Manchester United have had better results in some of these matches. Apart from that, it is a fact that Manchester United had an easy match against a team that they should have been able to beat and that is why they got the highest points in this result compared to other teams. Another fact is that they are still in 6th position so far, it is undeniable and Erik ten Hag still has a long way to go to shorten the difference in points in the standings from his competitors.

United surpassed Manchester City and Liverpool in last five games but they're recording poor results in UEFA Champions, were it matters. Erik Ten Hag is in the club, atleast his presence should motivate the players to perform brilliantly in these games. Though there next fixtures would be tougher for United if they continue with this present game. Manchester united is trying to record consistent winning but what I'm concerned about is their performance in these previous games, they struggle both in winning and losing matches, the Red Devils should upgrade their performance because that's definitely how to win a game.

There was no significant improvement as you would expect and Manchester United got through all this with a little luck and that is a fact they have to accept with the current squad. Even though in the end they had difficulty achieving victory because so many players were absent due to injury, at least they were still able to get a decent win against a team whose quality was below them.

For the Champions League, they had to surrender because they were facing opponents who were much more aggressive, especially as some of them knew that Manchester United's performance was not at its best, so the opportunity to beat Manchester United was still open and that was successfully done by Copenhagen last week.

[Zlantann]

There are reports that Everton have been handed 10 points deduction for breach of Premier League profit and sustainability rules. I think the punishment applies immediately so Everton will definitely drop into relegation zone for now. Everton have been decent lately and I am happy for their recent performance under Sean Dyche. Everton have gone almost a month unbeaten since losing the Derby against Liverpool. It is sad that this relegation drop will affect them psychologically going forward.
But with the way it is going, I think Everton have a right to appeal the verdict and it remains to be seen whether that option will be taken up.
Somehow I think this verdict on Everton is a bit unfair. Everton were only found wanting of only one case, and it was pointed out immediately. But the FA turned a blind eye to 115 charges against Manchester City and Chelsea. I just hope Everton can maintain their good form as they go into next weekend game against Manchester United and find their way back out of relegation.

This is the biggest point deduction in the history of the EPL. I also think that it is very harsh maybe a fine or lesser point deductions would have been better. However, we have to wait to see how the appeal will go and I just hope it favours Everton because they have worked hard for those points. If its judgement is not upturned it means that Everton will just have to fight to remain in the premiership because it will be difficult to target any European competition The investigation on Manchester City and Chelsea is still ongoing and this judgment is setting a precedent. Stefan Borson, a former financial staff of Mancity have warned that Chelsea and his former club could face harsher sanctions if found guilty. He predicted that both teams could be relegated due to the gravity of their offences.  

[Uruhara]

That's crazy. Everton has received 10 points deduction due to breach FFP. I can't even believe it. Burnley and leeds have been sending this complaint and everton has proven breach FFP. Premier league gave everton 10 points deduction.
Everton is now back again to the relegation zone with only 4 points remaining at this moment. The club needs to work even harder again to leave from the relegation zone. This is a bad news for everton caused by the club must have started from the bottom again.
https://www.90min.com/posts/everton-handed-10-point-deduction-over-ffp-breach

The Premier League have confirmed Everton have received a 10-point deduction after being found guilty of breaching Financial Fair Play regulations in the 2021/22 season.

This news may also affect the performance from everton in upcoming game against a strong club. Everton needs to push itself beyond its limit. The club really needs to recollecting 10 points again to leave from the relegation zone.
I knew this is a very hard thing to be accepted by the club but since premier league has sanctioned everton with 10 points deduction and the club can do nothing about that.

They just have to accept the punishment since they have been proven guilty. It not going to be easy for them all after coming far but nevertheless they have to be strong and improve in their performance, at least the game they had is just 12 which the have not reach the middle of the season and I believe in them they will be out of relegation zone before the beginning of the second leg. I have much confidence in them that relegation zone is not made for them with their current performance.

I think it only takes a few games for Everton to get back out of the relegation zone. Because Everton's current performance is still much better than other teams which are also currently in the relegation zone.

The points deduction that happened to Everton reminded me of something similar that happened to Juventus last season at Serie A. But fortunately Everton received this sanction at the start of the season. So there is still plenty of time for Everton to collect points again. However, the problem is that in the next match, Everton will face difficulties because they have to face Man United. So Everton could lose points again and be forced to stay in the relegation zone longer.

[onecall123]

That's crazy. Everton has received 10 points deduction due to breach FFP. I can't even believe it. Burnley and leeds have been sending this complaint and everton has proven breach FFP. Premier league gave everton 10 points deduction.
Everton is now back again to the relegation zone with only 4 points remaining at this moment. The club needs to work even harder again to leave from the relegation zone. This is a bad news for everton caused by the club must have started from the bottom again.
https://www.90min.com/posts/everton-handed-10-point-deduction-over-ffp-breach

The Premier League have confirmed Everton have received a 10-point deduction after being found guilty of breaching Financial Fair Play regulations in the 2021/22 season.

This news may also affect the performance from everton in upcoming game against a strong club. Everton needs to push itself beyond its limit. The club really needs to recollecting 10 points again to leave from the relegation zone.
I knew this is a very hard thing to be accepted by the club but since premier league has sanctioned everton with 10 points deduction and the club can do nothing about that.

They just have to accept the punishment since they have been proven guilty. It not going to be easy for them all after coming far but nevertheless they have to be strong and improve in their performance, at least the game they had is just 12 which the have not reach the middle of the season and I believe in them they will be out of relegation zone before the beginning of the second leg. I have much confidence in them that relegation zone is not made for them with their current performance.

well, that's a quick reaction punishment for Everton, and now we're closely watching how things unfold. All I've heard is that poor Everton broke the rules. After that, the Premier League table looks quite different with Everton's confirmed 10-point deduction. Being in the 19th position doesn't really suit them based on their current performance, but they've got to deal with this tough time. They'll overcome it because this Everton won't be relegated this season. They'll do everything possible to come out of the relegation zone. The season is still long, and there's plenty of time to get out of the red zone.

[laurenB7742]

It’s hard to say for sure because for really good teams, failure acts as an additional motivator. Aston Villa are consistently good (for their status) and for example last year they finished 7th while Tottenham 8th. In the upcoming game, Tottenham have the status of favorites, but their advantage is tiny and can only be attributed to the fact that Tottenham is playing at home:

2.32 - 3.80 - 2.82

I think Tottenham are still on track, despite suffering two consecutive defeats, first to Chelsea and second to Wolves. I am quite surprised by Wolves performance when they meet big teams, luck is always on their side. If you look closely, Ange squad is going through a hurricane of injuries at the moment, I think this will affect the course of the game. Aston Villa are indeed tough this season, it has been proven that they are able to secure 25 points and are one level below Spurs at the moment. However, I am inclined that Ange and her squad will get the perfect points in this match, especially playing in front of their own supporters. Son and colleagues will pay for their home defeat to the Blues yesterday, and want their place back at the top of the standings.

Son got injured and is out until around January, so Spurs have additional complications. An extremely unpleasant event (including because Son is in my fantasy team and now I am forced to look for a replacement), but still I hope that Tottenham will win against Aston Villa, at least the bookmakers have not changed the quotes yet.

As bad as Tottenham have been in the last two games, I don't think they can do well against Aston Villa. Tottenham have lost the last two matches, but more importantly, the performance of Tottenham's attacking players has been abysmal. And a performance like that cannot win against Aston Villa. Aston Villa team is not a weak opponent at all. The team is now fifth in the points table. And if they beat Tottenham, Aston Villa can take the third place in the points table. I don't think Tottenham will win this match. I consider Aston Villa as the favourite.

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That's crazy. Everton has received 10 points deduction due to breach FFP. I can't even believe it. Burnley and leeds have been sending this complaint and everton has proven breach FFP. Premier league gave everton 10 points deduction.
Everton is now back again to the relegation zone with only 4 points remaining at this moment. The club needs to work even harder again to leave from the relegation zone. This is a bad news for everton caused by the club must have started from the bottom again.
https://www.90min.com/posts/everton-handed-10-point-deduction-over-ffp-breach

The Premier League have confirmed Everton have received a 10-point deduction after being found guilty of breaching Financial Fair Play regulations in the 2021/22 season.

This news may also affect the performance from everton in upcoming game against a strong club. Everton needs to push itself beyond its limit. The club really needs to recollecting 10 points again to leave from the relegation zone.
I knew this is a very hard thing to be accepted by the club but since premier league has sanctioned everton with 10 points deduction and the club can do nothing about that.

Just realized after checking the table and it's true Everton are now in the relegation zone with 4 points, it's a shame that this club has to be punished and it's not easy to get up from scratch again especially now that the second half of the Premiere League will progress.

It could be that there is no more motivation for players because they already know that their team is now in relegation even though there is still a long time, but this will be difficult last season Everton still tried to keep getting away dramatically, especially now they might have to get up again.

[borovichok]

Shocking news to be awared that Everton have enter the list to be relegated this season. 10 points docked from Everton for breaching FFP rules, though Everton will make appeal for such drastic actions, facing tremendous consequences will deep the team. It's really one of the sad days for Everton because fighting back to escape won't be an easy run up for them. Everton boss, Sean Dyche is dissapointed with the current state of the club, a whole 10 points deduction have been deducted from Everton current stands and the Toffees found themselves in the relegation zone.

[indah rezqi]

There are reports that Everton have been handed 10 points deduction for breach of Premier League profit and sustainability rules. I think the punishment applies immediately so Everton will definitely drop into relegation zone for now. Everton have been decent lately and I am happy for their recent performance under Sean Dyche. Everton have gone almost a month unbeaten since losing the Derby against Liverpool. It is sad that this relegation drop will affect them psychologically going forward.
But with the way it is going, I think Everton have a right to appeal the verdict and it remains to be seen whether that option will be taken up.
Somehow I think this verdict on Everton is a bit unfair. Everton were only found wanting of only one case, and it was pointed out immediately. But the FA turned a blind eye to 115 charges against Manchester City and Chelsea. I just hope Everton can maintain their good form as they go into next weekend game against Manchester United and find their way back out of relegation.

This is the biggest point deduction in the history of the EPL. I also think that it is very harsh maybe a fine or lesser point deductions would have been better. However, we have to wait to see how the appeal will go and I just hope it favours Everton because they have worked hard for those points. If its judgement is not upturned it means that Everton will just have to fight to remain in the premiership because it will be difficult to target any European competition The investigation on Manchester City and Chelsea is still ongoing and this judgment is setting a precedent. Stefan Borson, a former financial staff of Mancity have warned that Chelsea and his former club could face harsher sanctions if found guilty. He predicted that both teams could be relegated due to the gravity of their offences.  

It seems that there is something unfair here, because Everton did not harm anyone and only harmed themselves, while in the cases of violations by Manchester City and Chelsea there has been no decision so far. Everton have admitted that they made a mistake financially, the Premier League organizers immediately decided to deduct points from them, Everton's position from 14th in the standings automatically plunged straight into the degradation zone after the decision was issued.

Everton failed to manage their finances in the last three years, and they lost more than the standards set by the Premier League organizers. The verdict is now in effect, now Everton management is seeking an appeal to measure the severity of the violation they committed. But I think Everton will soon rise and get out of the degradation zone.

[Oluwa-btc]

In their last five English Premier League games, Manchester United has picked up more points than any other club in the league which I think is a very welcome development for the club but that shouldn't be a reason to excuse the club's manager from criticisms because as far as I'm concerned, Manchester United hasn't been impressive this season and considering the quality of players at the club, they deserve to be a better position than their current positive.
Manchester United is one of the English clubs in the UEFA Champions League competition this season but sadly, they've picked just three points in four matches in the competition and that's the lowest from any of the English teams in the competition

You're a Manchester United supporter? Then you should know that the manager is doing his possible best to get the squad in the right direction. Some important players for him have been Injured and that has affected them hugely.
They've declined in performance, both in the Champions League and the Premier League, but situation more worse within the Champions League than the Premier League. They may likely not get the qualifications the fans wants and it'll be damn shameful.

One of the best ways of attacking is to attack from defense but Manchester United have seen most of them defenders out Injured. Lisandro Martinez, Shaw and Tyrell Malacia's absence caused Manchester United lots of setbacks.
They'll definitely find themselves up to the top in the Premier, but man, I can't say same for the Champions League group stage.

[Jody.Drummer]

Pep Guadiola not only brought Manchester City to be one of the strongest clubs in the Premier League and even in Europe, but he also made a solid foundation and that will make Manchester City survive after he decides to leave. Maybe we don't know for sure how long it will last, because surely it also requires the efforts of the new coach how he continues something that Pep Guardiola has created, but at least Manchester City has a foundation.
As a club the foundation is something that is very important, because it will affect how they are in the future.

pep has been known to be one of the best coaches in history and has given Manchester City more strength and be an outstanding club that will also dominate the premier league for some time, finding a serious club that will win is the issue, one thing I love about manchester city is that playing with them portray some kind of aura that is so intimidating that put fear in their opponent fear of losing, and that is another advantage they use, if pep should eventually leave manchester city I don't think I will be happy and somehow his absence will affect the performance of the club for some time before they balanced.

Something that is bound to happen is that Pep will leave Manchester City, because in football separation is something that cannot be avoided. But at least he has given an idea of how Manchester City should appoint the next coach, namely by showing a coach who has a vision that is at least not much different from what Pep did. Because if they appoint a coach with the same character, then they will not really change what they have instilled today. The philosophy of football must be owned by the coach and Pep has that.

Their strength is above any other club in the Premier League, so they look like the strongest club at the moment. Despite their current success, I appreciate what the management has done to get them to where they are now. Yes, they did the right thing by appointing Pep Guardiola as their coach, and not only that, they were not too hasty, they enjoyed all the processes that Pep Guardiola did with Manchester City.
Now they have harvested the fruits of their patience, one of which is by winning the Champions League for the first time.

This time Pep Guardiola will have a harder time in Manchester City because compared to the last seasons they didn't invest enough or this team and Manchester City lost some important players during the summer while they could not hire players to take their place. I think Arsenal and Tottenham will both have better chances to win the premier league title than Manchester City even if they have a coach like Guardiola working in this team.

Although Pep lost some key players who contributed greatly last season, it didn't have a significant impact on the game. It proves that their squad depth is very good despite losing some players. Although this season when they lost KDB in the squad, they struggled a bit because they didn't have a player who could really replace him. I think that's what they have to focus on now, finding other alternatives so that when they lose their main player the substitute can do his role well.

[Minecache]

I don't think Pep Guardiola will manage Chelsea if he leaves Manchester City.  Of course it doesn't make sense that he got everything with Manchester City but chose to leave City to join Chelsea. If you pay attention to Pep's coaching history in two different leagues, of course his next step will be to leave that league. He left Barcelona and did not coach another team in Laliga and also he left Bayern Munich and did not coach another team in the Bundesliga and it is very likely that if he left Manchester City he would not coach another team in the Premier League.

Pep Guardiola really appreciates the fans and he doesn't want to betray up on coaching another team in the same league. Yes, it is very likely that he will go to another league after his contract end with Manchester City or he will stay with Manchester City for a long time. Many say that he wants to return to Barcelona someday and it could happen.

Regarding with Pep Guardiola history becoming manager, never manage two teams in the same league such as after leaving Barcelona he move to Bayern Munich before becoming Manchester City manager. I don't think with next challenge if leaves Manchester City he will be Chelsea manager. But its can't guarantee if Pep Guardiola leaves Manchester City won't to be Chelsea manager depend on how management have planning and good road map such as with Manchester City road map planning.

Pep Guardiola is most wanted manager for all teams who interested to sign him, but its not easy depend on Guardiola is most expensive payment as manager and he won't to be small teams manager who have lower budget for transferring players. I am expected one day later Pep Guardiola will be Manchester United manager looking for United have waiting longer time difficult for winning domestic league tittle.

A manager like him is not going to want to manage a club that is in big trouble, to be honest. He can go to a club that has a good financial situation and try to improve the squad and try to make them the first team on the table. But he is probably not going to want to go through the trouble of building a club from the ground up. He is a good manager he can do that. But sometimes it is just not worth it. The success is getting right now is going to be compared with the next club that he’s going to manage no matter what is the difference between those clubs. So why would a manager want to make himself look bad?

[JeffBrad12]

Even though Manchester United is often criticized for their less than consistent performances, it seems they are doing a good job by recording 5 wins with the highest points. When compared with other teams such as Liverpool and Manchester City, the difference is only small, but at least Manchester United have had better results in some of these matches. Apart from that, it is a fact that Manchester United had an easy match against a team that they should have been able to beat and that is why they got the highest points in this result compared to other teams. Another fact is that they are still in 6th position so far, it is undeniable and Erik ten Hag still has a long way to go to shorten the difference in points in the standings from his competitors.

Although Manchester United managed to get better points than other teams in that record but still, Manchester United is currently still outside of the top five in the Premier League standings. Also, thefact that Manchester United still have a 4 point gap with Aston Villa who are currently in 5th place in the Premier League standings. Therefore, I think such a record still does not make Manchester United easy to enter the top5 and that way, then atleast Manchester United still do not have good consistency at this moment. Because anyway, if Manchester United have good results and consistency, then of course Manchester United have been in the top five at this time, but the fact is not the case.

Getting more points didn't mean it's better. Manchester united has not yet faced hard fixtures. that's the main reason why MU got better points than another club. It must be noted that if the hard fixtures will be starting very soon.
I expect manchester united to lose a lot of points in these fixtures. The players of manchester united are consistently performing bad at this time. I don't see even a little improvement that is happening in the club.
MU keeps play worse than before. I can't even imagine MU to face the strong club like city. The game against chelsea will come next month and i expect another surprise to come from manchester united soon.

Mu may be playing the game passively compared with chelsea. Let's see how MU will be anticipating the hard fixtures that will come soon.