Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024

[Alpha Marine]

However, middle of the season national friendly game is something I would never understand, not only it means nothing but also it gives people a break from the regular season game for no reason at all, makes no sense. Let them have the league games during these times and then end the season a little early. Season is usually over by June anyway, so have friendly games at June as much as you want and the cup was at July I think, so people would have a lot of time.

I do not like the international breaks too, but they are necessary. The friendly matches are not nonsense matches that have no meaning. You're right that they are no points or trophies for the team, but that's an opportunity for the team to build themselves and get better. A chance for the players to meet each other and create a relationship.
You don't expect them to play in their different club sides and just have a week or two training together and play an international tournament. The international break is the opportunity for the coach to select his squad and know the strengths.

You talk about playing friendlies in June or July. Isn't that the only time these players have to rest? And in years like this year, there will be no rest for a lot of them because of the Euros and Copa America. So when are they supposed to play the friendly matches that will prepare them for these tournaments?
Don't also forget that it is during the international break that qualifiers are being played.

As much as I do not like the international break, I believe they're necessary.
What we can advocate for is reducing the amount of friendly matches each nation plays during an international break to just one, instead of two.

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[Dzwaafu11]

Man United chances are very low of reaching the top four of the standings and finishing there when the season ends. They have a better chance of finishing in the Europa League zone, it is already difficult to overtake Tottenham and Aston Villa, these two clubs have a better chance of getting tickets to the Champions League next season. Although Aston Villa and Tottenham lost points, it is not certain that Man United will be consistent in the remaining matches ahead. Player injury problems are one of the causes of their inconsistency this season, not to mention other internal problems involving players and coaches, which has caused Man United to experience a setback this season.

It is indeed too late for Man United to realize their ambition of finishing in the top four of the standings. Defeat by Fulham at Old Trafford in week 26, then continuing to be defeated by Man City in week 27, marks Man United chances of reaching the League Champions zone has finished. It's true that the difference in points is still very likely to be reduced, but I haven't seen any signs of a significant improvement in performance within the Ten Hag squad. The victory over Liverpool in the FA Cup cannot be used as a complete reference for Man United next match.

This season's EPL league is very competitive, starting from fighting for the EPL title, fighting for the top four to avoiding the very tight relegation zone and anything can happen until the end of the season. So I still see Man United as having a chance to finish in the top four if their play continues to be consistent and has a fighting spirit like when they beat Liverpool in their last match.

There are still 10 games left in this season and it can't be predicted. However, usually in the last 10 matches all teams will experience difficult matches, especially clubs that are relegated or are fighting for the UCL and European Zones will struggle hard in every match. It is not yet possible to predict whether Tottenham, Aston Villa and Man United will play well or not. However, what is clear is that Tottenham Hotspur is a stumbling block for three potential champions such as Man City, Arsenal and Liverpool because they are also fighting for UCL tickets. If Tottenham slips, then Manchester United is ready to replace Tottenham and Aston Villa.

Seriously, the EPL is very competitive this season; everything about the competition is tough this season. However, for Manchester United, I think they will not get the top position because Aston Villa have already taken the position this season, and I don't think they are ready to leave the position, or can we say Manchester United are doing better than Aston Villa? To me, they are not obviously, because if they were, I think they would have taken over the place. However, let's see. I don't really think Manchester United are going to take over, but I don't know how Aston Villa's performance will continue, so I won't give them the assurance of the position, but I will still continue observing their performance in their other matches.

because I know that Manchester United are going to keep on doing something better than this so they can escape the relegation zone. From now on, I can see that they are surprising, but their problem is that they lose to weak teams and make a surprise move against strong teams. I don't know why it happens like that, so let's see if they will continue doing well and get into the top 4, but as of now, I think Aston Villa are not ready to leave.

[pawel7777]

(...)
It says Sir Jim Ratcliffe will be considering Ten Hag future after end of this season because if Ten Hag unable to bringing Manchester United to finish at champion league zone (...)

Man United are not very lucky when it comes to managers after Alex Ferguson retired. They keep changing them every season or two with no visible effects.
Now the latest rumours are they are considering Gareth Southgate, but Ten Hag is almost guaranteed to keep his job until the end of the season.

The team's performance is definitely far from satisfactory. After finishing 3rd last season, fans were hoping Man Utd would engage in the fight for the title this season, but instead, they're witnessing their team struggling to even break into the top 5.
There's clearly something wrong with United's attack, they've only scored 39 goals this season, which is very low for a club of their calibre (for Comparison, Arsenal has 70).

I don't think anything could save Ten Hag's position unless he manages to please the fans and club owners by winning against Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal.

[TelolettOm]

Garnacho has quite an important line at Manchester United, so Erik Ten Hag really wants to make himself the best because when Garnacho manages to score lots of goals, he will also be proud of Manchester United. At such a young age, being able to work well as a team when Manchester United still had Cristiano Ronaldo was a very important experience for Garnacho, so that in the future he could be like the super star.

Indeed. Garnacho becomes an important player for Man United because he often scored goals. Although he doesn't always play as the starter in each match, he still could show his good contribution. I don't know why Ten Hag still doesn't trust him, Ten Hag sometimes prefer to use another winger. I am sure Garnacho will have a big chance to keep improving his ability and mentality as a winger if he got enough time to play. Whether he will be a super star or not, he must be an important player for Man United.

seriously the EPL is very competitive this season everything about the competition is tough this season

EPL always becomes the most competitive league in every season.
Even small teams in EPL are unpredictable, they are not easy to be defeated by top teams.

however for Manchester united I think they will not get the top because Aston Villa have already taken the position this season and I don't think the are ready to leave the position or can we say Manchester united are doing better Aston Villa to me they are not obviously.

Man United won't compete with Aston Villa for the UCL ticket. The point gap is quite far, the point difference is 9 points difference. The best position to get by Man United is in 5th place. I think Man United can finish in the top 5 if they are quite lucky.



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[Solokan]

Yes, it looks like these three teams will continue to compete fiercely until the end of the season. Yes, the point difference between Aston Villa with Liverpool and Manchester City and Arsenal is indeed large so of course Arteta, Klopp and Pep's troops can breathe a sigh of relief with the quite large point difference between Aston Villa and the 3 strongest teams currently in the in EPL.

Aston Villa is not part of the competition between the three big clubs in the race for the EPL this season, the difference between Aston Villa's points and the three clubs is very far so it will be difficult to be in the title race unless Aston Villa focuses on finishing in the top four to compete with the clubs below it. like Tottenham and Manchester United, these three clubs will probably continue to compete to finish in the top four and it will be impossible to enter the EPL race this season because only three clubs, Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool have a difference of just one point.

Aston villa lost their chance right from the start, I could remember Aston villa followed the race but not for long as the competition is just too tough. For awhile now Arsenal, Manchester city and Liverpool has been the major topic for debate mostly the Manchester city vs Arsenal match. I don't know if Arsenal can still regain their strength like the way they played other games but for Manchester city pep need to build the team against Arsenal if they really want to win, the match between Manchester city and Liverpool I think Manchester city never played their best so I'm excepting more against Arsenal. Predicting a tittle winner this season is complicated so let's just watch what will happen next

Aston Villa certainly won't be able to compete with the top 3 teams at the moment because they have a big point difference with Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City, but of course the top 3 teams will not fall to 4th place because the points difference is very different from Aston Villa.

yes, I agree with you, maybe now Unai Emery's troops have to be satisfied with Aston Villa's current achievements which are in 4th place in the EPL and of course they have to compete with Tottenham and Manchester United to continue to be able to maintain their current position but actually Aston Villa's achievements this season are quite good. because last season Aston Villa was ranked 7th, so Aston Villa's achievement, which is currently ranked 4th, is good progress.

Yes, the debate about Arsenal's match against Manchester City will never be finished because it is a very exciting match to discuss, but it is no less exciting to discuss Liverpool who will play Brighton because of course, if you remember the first match when Brighton played Liverpool, the result was a draw, so I think Klopp should Be careful when competing later, but of course now Liverpool will be the hosts so of course Liverpool has the potential to win.

Yes, the competition continues, but I think the presence of injured players is always a worry, such as there are rumors of Saka being injured and De Bruyne who is said to still not be able to play and K. Walker who is also injured.

[Nheer]

However, middle of the season national friendly game is something I would never understand, not only it means nothing but also it gives people a break from the regular season game for no reason at all, makes no sense. Let them have the league games during these times and then end the season a little early. Season is usually over by June anyway, so have friendly games at June as much as you want and the cup was at July I think, so people would have a lot of time.

Even club side coaches and fans don’t like the international breaks because of the injury issue it poses on players, a lot of players pick up injuries when they go for international duties and this in turn affects the performance of the team but since players are bound to represent their nations there is nothing that can be done to stop them from going to represent their country.

International friendlies are actually important to prepare the selected players against international competitions that will be coming up and also getting familiar with themselves and understanding one another and the coach’s strategies. Since players are selected from different leagues and different teams it will be difficult to prepare and play together under a short period and understand themselves well enough. International friendlies are more like pre season matches where the coach identifies and select the most in form players that suits his pattern best.

I have come to understand that footballers hardly have free time for themselves, their is no rest at all as there are schedules up and down especially for higher level footballers that will represent both club and country. Only injured players really have time to rest that why during most of these international friendlies key players are likely to be rest or play just a single half so they are not caught up with fatigue. These friendlies are very important and part of a players season and they are probably used to it already, all this is what make them a professional.

[poodle63]

It is very difficult for Manchester United to get into the top 4 places. Considering the tough rivals in the Premier League along with the point difference, I think it would be better for the league to fight to get to the European league. They had some good games against the best teams in the league, but considering the poor performance in the UCL this year, it was not the year they wanted at all.

Manchester United will face major obstacles in making this happen. United's rivals, Tottenham and Aston Villa, should consistently fail to accumulate points. Tottenham is only 6 points ahead, united while Aston Villa is 9 points to the united. The main issue is that the remaining matches are becoming fewer, and it is extremely difficult for Manchester United to overtake Aston Villa and Tottenham considering fewer matches remaining make it even harder and mu potentially widen the gap.

I'm not sure if Manchester United will be able to get winstrea all of their remaining games. Manchester United must maintain a winning streak until the final match of the EPL because it is their only chance of finishing in the top four.

Tottenham and Aston Villa can also perform better in late-season competitions, which will make MU get into the top . Manchester United has no chance of qualifying for the UCL if Tottenham and Aston Villa continue to perform well. This is one of Manchester United's biggest obstacles.
Ten Hag may be fired soon if he is unable to help Manchester United get into the top four.

[OcTradism]

Manchester United will face major obstacles in making this happen. United's rivals, Tottenham and Aston Villa, should consistently fail to accumulate points. Tottenham is only 6 points ahead, united while Aston Villa is 9 points to the united. The main issue is that the remaining matches are becoming fewer, and it is extremely difficult for Manchester United to overtake Aston Villa and Tottenham considering fewer matches remaining make it even harder and mu potentially widen the gap.

Things at least look better for Manchester United as if they win their delayed match, they will have only 6 points less than both Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur. It is a smaller gap than weeks ago and with 9 more matches, Manchester United can hope that Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur will lose points because these competitors are not stable in their performances.

However, Manchester United must get nearly perfection in their rest matches and it is very challenging task for them. If they can not do it, dropped points from two competitors might not be helpful for Manchester United to improve their ranking at all.

[Uruhara]

Manchester United will face major obstacles in making this happen. United's rivals, Tottenham and Aston Villa, should consistently fail to accumulate points. Tottenham is only 6 points ahead, united while Aston Villa is 9 points to the united. The main issue is that the remaining matches are becoming fewer, and it is extremely difficult for Manchester United to overtake Aston Villa and Tottenham considering fewer matches remaining make it even harder and mu potentially widen the gap.

Things at least look better for Manchester United as if they win their delayed match, they will have only 6 points less than both Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur. It is a smaller gap than weeks ago and with 9 more matches, Manchester United can hope that Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur will lose points because these competitors are not stable in their performances.

However, Manchester United must get nearly perfection in their rest matches and it is very challenging task for them. If they can not do it, dropped points from two competitors might not be helpful for Manchester United to improve their ranking at all.

Yes, it's true that Manchester United actually have a very tough task in the remaining games this season if they want to overtake Aston Villa and Tottenham. But actually just seeing Man United ranked now is quite a good thing considering they started the season quite badly. Man United started to improve since the middle of the season. And it's the same thing as last season. But in the current season I feel Man United will not be able to repeat the same thing as last season. Namely, last season Man United even got consecutive wins in almost all the remaining matches last season which made Man United get a ticket to the UCL in the end at that time. So, this season, I don't think Man United will be able to do the same thing, even just to get a ticket to the European League. Because a difference of 6 or 9 points is actually quite difficult to catch. Because Man United must hope that Aston Villa and Tottenham experience several defeats in the remainder of this season.

[Gallar]

Man United are not very lucky when it comes to managers after Alex Ferguson retired. They keep changing them every season or two with no visible effects.
Now the latest rumours are they are considering Gareth Southgate, but Ten Hag is almost guaranteed to keep his job until the end of the season.

~Snip

During Alex Ferguson's time, Manchester United was very feared in the English and European leagues. Because at that time Manchester United was a team that was very sharp in attack and strong in defense. So during Alex Ferguson's tenure as coach at Manchester United, he managed to win many trophies. Such as the UCL trophy, English domestic league trophy and also the FA Cup trophy. So it's true, Manchester United's heyday occurred during the time of Sir Alex Ferguson. And currently Manchester United is not performing well. I don't know what the main cause is, but what is certain is that the coach (Ten Hag) is not good at managing Manchester United players well.

So, I think Manchester United management's decision to change coach was very correct. The reason is, as long as Ten Hag served as coach at Manchester United, he had not achieved any brilliant achievements. Being at the top of the Premier League standings is also very difficult for Manchester United. So I think at the end of this season it would be very appropriate if Manchester United changed their coach.

Because from what I see, Manchester United's performance this season is worse than the previous season. The reason is that in the previous season, Manchester United finished in 3rd place in the Premier League and only lost 9 times in all matches in the Premier League. However, in the current season I think it will be very difficult for Manchester United to break into the top 4 of the Premier League. The reason is that in week 30, Manchester United is only in 6th place, and is 6 points behind the team in 5th place. Apart from that, in week 30, Manchester United has experienced 11 defeats. Of course this record is worse than the previous season. Therefore, in my opinion, Manchester United really needs to change coaches, so that their performance can be even better and so that Manchester United can compete again in the Premier League or Europe.

[Hirose UK]

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Well after the Chelsea takeover we expected something similar to this happening at the club because the club’s hierarchy has been changed totally and so will it affect the club’s identity. You don’t expect the club to still maintain the standard of the former owner. In every business, when a new owner comes in board, he tries to instill his own philosophy and it either makes or mar the business. For Chelsea’s case, the new owner believes in getting young players straight into the main team which isn’t a bad idea.
Yes but I think from that of the old owners, they tried to build up this young players in the club’s academy and they invested majorly there and get the players from there when they are ripe.

 The idea of this current owners is still okay but his kind of idea will take a while for it to yield fruits. You can’t just get young boys and team them all up to play without having a coach with cast experience. Yes the experience of the coach still have a huge role to play in how fast these boys gel together and start playing.They’re young and they need proper coaching for them to attain their potential very fast and quick. A player like Mudryk, yes you can say the lad needs confidence and this is where a coach’s experience comes to play. A good coach will know the best and easiest way to build the lad up.

 Also Chelsea is a bigger team and they wouldn’t need to keep delaying to attain success with an average club because the coach will make them play like an average club and I think that’s how they’re playoffs at the moment. The playing style should be able to fit the players and the squad too needs trimming as there are quite a lot of players playing a particular position. Some should be let out and this will help the club in saving some finances.The board should consider getting a very experienced coach who’ll be able to blend these players and help them achieve success soon rather than this.

Let see together what Chelsea has clearly experienced over the last few seasons, if there is much better development then they can get comfortable and worthy place in one of the top positions in the Premier League standings.
And basically, Chelsea has failed to develop well over the last few seasons and there is not single hope or achievement that Chelsea can rely on, they are currently just big team that is in phase of collapse.
I very sure that if there is no significant improvement and development for next season then they will be much worse than now, maybe Chelsea will only be lower middle class team.

Chelsea owners and coaches have failed to build team well, they have sufficient resources but they cannot utilize them all to build strength like before when Chelsea was one of the strongest team.
If this season Chelsea can change everything by fixing every mistake that has previously occurred, then the hope of becoming strong team could have big chance of being realized, but everything has been proven that Chelsea has indeed failed.
Real key to success in football team is the utilization and performance of the resources provided by the team owner and investors and also the role of the coach with all the existing players.

[SeriouslyGiveaway]

Man United are not very lucky when it comes to managers after Alex Ferguson retired. They keep changing them every season or two with no visible effects.
Now the latest rumours are they are considering Gareth Southgate, but Ten Hag is almost guaranteed to keep his job until the end of the season.

I realize that the cycle of football is getting faster and faster, and the patience of teams with their coaches is not as much as before. Purification happens faster and requires coaches to show immediate results, instead of building from the ground up gradually as before. Southgate is still in position with the England team, it is very hard for him to move to lead Mu.
 

There's clearly something wrong with United's attack, they've only scored 39 goals this season, which is very low for a club of their calibre (for Comparison, Arsenal has 70).

I think the problem lies mostly in the midfield, not necessarily in the attack. Mu's midfield did not do a good job of connecting the defense and attack. Their midfielders are not in good form, especially Bruno Fernandes.

I don't think anything could save Ten Hag's position unless he manages to please the fans and club owners by winning against Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal.

The most feasible goal to keep Ten Hag's seat is to help Mu win 5th place, thereby having the opportunity to participate in the Champion League next season. Currently, they are 6 points behind the 5th team, Tottenham, a gap that is not too difficult to overcome. If they maintain their current form, they can achieve this goal.

[Sebas.tian]

Manchester United should abolish any thought of  qualifying for next season champions league. They Haven't really played that well this campaign to deserve a top 4 finish.

Manchester United performance is not really good this season, they have been inconsistent since the beginning of the season which is the reason why they are currently in their current position. Aston villa is currently in 4th position, and Tottenham is in 5th position, how will Manchester United be able to beat this two clubs to take over 4th position? Maybe champions league is not for Manchester United next season, they will have to wait till another season, am not really sure yet maybe Manchester United will be able to end the season in top 5 this season, taking over 5th position from Tottenham won’t really be a easy one for them.

Based on their position in the premier league table, you will know that Manchester united have a long way to go before people will begin to see good performance from Manchester united, because it look like their manager is trying to improve the team in this season so that they will be able to display excellent next season.  Aston villa and Tottenham are strong teams, people are still looking up in this season but for Manchester united to take over 4th position and 5th position from those two teams, I think it will be difficult because they will try their possible best to maintain all those positions till the end of the tournament. If Manchester united can win all their matches, they will be able to reach 4th position but it will be difficult for Manchester united to defeat all their opponent in their remaining matches.

[DanWalker]

Manchester United should abolish any thought of  qualifying for next season champions league. They Haven't really played that well this campaign to deserve a top 4 finish.

Manchester United performance is not really good this season, they have been inconsistent since the beginning of the season which is the reason why they are currently in their current position. Aston villa is currently in 4th position, and Tottenham is in 5th position, how will Manchester United be able to beat this two clubs to take over 4th position? Maybe champions league is not for Manchester United next season, they will have to wait till another season, am not really sure yet maybe Manchester United will be able to end the season in top 5 this season, taking over 5th position from Tottenham won’t really be a easy one for them.

Based on their position in the premier league table, you will know that Manchester united have a long way to go before people will begin to see good performance from Manchester united, because it look like their manager is trying to improve the team in this season so that they will be able to display excellent next season.  Aston villa and Tottenham are strong teams, people are still looking up in this season but for Manchester united to take over 4th position and 5th position from those two teams, I think it will be difficult because they will try their possible best to maintain all those positions till the end of the tournament. If Manchester united can win all their matches, they will be able to reach 4th position but it will be difficult for Manchester united to defeat all their opponent in their remaining matches.

I don't expect to see a better performance from Manchester United. And I don't see the possibility that Erik Ten Hag will be able to strengthen this team. ten Hag has had enough time to strengthen the Manchester United squad. But I would say he failed completely. Manchester United's performance in the previous season was somewhat stable. So we thought Manchester United will be able to maintain the consistency of performance this season. But Manchester United's performance this season is very erratic.

Both Tottenham and Aston Villa are likely to finish fourth in the table. Both these teams are performing quite well this season. I don't see any chance of Manchester United finishing fourth or fifth in the table.

[Plaguedeath]

Based on their position in the premier league table, you will know that Manchester united have a long way to go before people will begin to see good performance from Manchester united, because it look like their manager is trying to improve the team in this season so that they will be able to display excellent next season.  Aston villa and Tottenham are strong teams, people are still looking up in this season but for Manchester united to take over 4th position and 5th position from those two teams, I think it will be difficult because they will try their possible best to maintain all those positions till the end of the tournament. If Manchester united can win all their matches, they will be able to reach 4th position but it will be difficult for Manchester united to defeat all their opponent in their remaining matches.

Assuming Manchester United can win the rest matches, there's no guarantee they will able to reach 4th position because if both Tottenham and Aston Villa are win streak, nothing will change.

I'm sure Manchester United able to reach at least 5th position, all of them will face Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester City, the thing is Manchester United always has bigger chance to pull upsets than Aston Villa or Tottenham.

[Justbillywitt]

Manchester United will face major obstacles in making this happen. United's rivals, Tottenham and Aston Villa, should consistently fail to accumulate points. Tottenham is only 6 points ahead, united while Aston Villa is 9 points to the united. The main issue is that the remaining matches are becoming fewer, and it is extremely difficult for Manchester United to overtake Aston Villa and Tottenham considering fewer matches remaining make it even harder and mu potentially widen the gap.

Things at least look better for Manchester United as if they win their delayed match, they will have only 6 points less than both Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur. It is a smaller gap than weeks ago and with 9 more matches, Manchester United can hope that Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur will lose points because these competitors are not stable in their performances.

However, Manchester United must get nearly perfection in their rest matches and it is very challenging task for them. If they can not do it, dropped points from two competitors might not be helpful for Manchester United to improve their ranking at all.

Manchester United are not consistent with their own games, they can't go 5 straight games without losing a game. While they are waiting for Aston Villa and Tottenham to drop points, I can bet that Manchester United will be the first to drop points. Manchester United inconsistency in the earlier part of the season was the reason why they are still in this position. While they were losing Aston Villa and Tottenham were busy gathering points. It is really going to be difficult for Manchester United to overtake two teams who are determined to grab the champions league spot. But this is football anything can happen, but to be realistic it will be difficult for United to overtake Aston Villa in the top 4.

[Oluwa-btc]

Based on their position in the premier league table, you will know that Manchester united have a long way to go before people will begin to see good performance from Manchester united, because it look like their manager is trying to improve the team in this season so that they will be able to display excellent next season.  Aston villa and Tottenham are strong teams, people are still looking up in this season but for Manchester united to take over 4th position and 5th position from those two teams, I think it will be difficult because they will try their possible best to maintain all those positions till the end of the tournament. If Manchester united can win all their matches, they will be able to reach 4th position but it will be difficult for Manchester united to defeat all their opponent in their remaining matches.

Assuming Manchester United can win the rest matches, there's no guarantee they will able to reach 4th position because if both Tottenham and Aston Villa are win streak, nothing will change.

I'm sure Manchester United able to reach at least 5th position, all of them will face Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester City, the thing is Manchester United always has bigger chance to pull upsets than Aston Villa or Tottenham.

I know this might be easy writing but, when you compare the games between these sides they're to play until the season comes to an end, you'd see that Manchester United has got a lesser dramatic games and fixtures ahead. Only if they can make good use of it and overtake Tottenham Hotspur.

Most of you'll wrote Manchester United off even before the game kicked off against Liverpool for that Fa Cup Competition. What was the result finally at the end of the game? I believe this would be the reviving force that would definitely back Erik Ten Hag. He has quality names back from Injury with no European games or fixtures to play, if they can take it week in week out, they'd definitely level up to the fourth position.
I have that believe they'd make it happen. Why no complains of Marcus Rashford not pressing, is he not the problem with Manchester United? If that was Cristiano Ronaldo, lots would have been said about the most consistent player over the last fifteen fauckin years.

[Barikui1]

Manchester United will face major obstacles in making this happen. United's rivals, Tottenham and Aston Villa, should consistently fail to accumulate points. Tottenham is only 6 points ahead, united while Aston Villa is 9 points to the united. The main issue is that the remaining matches are becoming fewer, and it is extremely difficult for Manchester United to overtake Aston Villa and Tottenham considering fewer matches remaining make it even harder and mu potentially widen the gap.

Things at least look better for Manchester United as if they win their delayed match, they will have only 6 points less than both Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur. It is a smaller gap than weeks ago and with 9 more matches, Manchester United can hope that Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur will lose points because these competitors are not stable in their performances.

However, Manchester United must get nearly perfection in their rest matches and it is very challenging task for them. If they can not do it, dropped points from two competitors might not be helpful for Manchester United to improve their ranking at all.

Manchester United are not consistent with their own games, they can't go 5 straight games without losing a game. While they are waiting for Aston Villa and Tottenham to drop points, I can bet that Manchester United will be the first to drop points. Manchester United inconsistency in the earlier part of the season was the reason why they are still in this position. While they were losing Aston Villa and Tottenham were busy gathering points. It is really going to be difficult for Manchester United to overtake two teams who are determined to grab the champions league spot. But this is football anything can happen, but to be realistic it will be difficult for United to overtake Aston Villa in the top 4.

Yes, I also share the same sentiment as you, the higher level of inconsistency in Manchester united team is just too much for a team that wanted to play in Europe most prestigious competition, the uefa champions league,  so I really think they are going to struggle to qualify, because their is never a guarantee that Manchester united can maintain a winning streak and be expecting Aston villa and Tottenham Hotspur to drop point, because with their high level of inconsistency, it's more likely for them to drop point than the other teams just as @octradism has already said. So I think uefa Europa league is more likely than the uefa champions league.

[SOKO-DEKE]

Manchester United will face major obstacles in making this happen. United's rivals, Tottenham and Aston Villa, should consistently fail to accumulate points. Tottenham is only 6 points ahead, united while Aston Villa is 9 points to the united. The main issue is that the remaining matches are becoming fewer, and it is extremely difficult for Manchester United to overtake Aston Villa and Tottenham considering fewer matches remaining make it even harder and mu potentially widen the gap.

Things at least look better for Manchester United as if they win their delayed match, they will have only 6 points less than both Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur. It is a smaller gap than weeks ago and with 9 more matches, Manchester United can hope that Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur will lose points because these competitors are not stable in their performances.

However, Manchester United must get nearly perfection in their rest matches and it is very challenging task for them. If they can not do it, dropped points from two competitors might not be helpful for Manchester United to improve their ranking at all.

Manchester United are not consistent with their own games, they can't go 5 straight games without losing a game. While they are waiting for Aston Villa and Tottenham to drop points, I can bet that Manchester United will be the first to drop points. Manchester United inconsistency in the earlier part of the season was the reason why they are still in this position. While they were losing Aston Villa and Tottenham were busy gathering points. It is really going to be difficult for Manchester United to overtake two teams who are determined to grab the champions league spot. But this is football anything can happen, but to be realistic it will be difficult for United to overtake Aston Villa in the top 4.

When assessing Manchester United's performance this season, it's evident that their consistency leaves much to be desired. This inconsistency casts doubt on their ability to secure a spot in the top four. Even though teams like Aston Villa and Tottenham, currently positioned ahead of Manchester United, have also experienced dips in form, the latter's irregularity presents an opportunity for these teams to overtake them.

Looking ahead, Manchester United faces challenging fixtures against formidable opponents such as Liverpool, Arsenal, and Newcastle. Given their recent performances, it seems unlikely that they will emerge victorious against these tough opponents. Therefore, based on these observations, it's uncertain whether Manchester United will finish the season in the top four and qualify for the next year's Champions League.

[Blitzboy]

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It says Sir Jim Ratcliffe will be considering Ten Hag future after end of this season because if Ten Hag unable to bringing Manchester United to finish at champion league zone (...)

Man United are not very lucky when it comes to managers after Alex Ferguson retired. They keep changing them every season or two with no visible effects.
Now the latest rumours are they are considering Gareth Southgate, but Ten Hag is almost guaranteed to keep his job until the end of the season.

The team's performance is definitely far from satisfactory. After finishing 3rd last season, fans were hoping Man Utd would engage in the fight for the title this season, but instead, they're witnessing their team struggling to even break into the top 5.
There's clearly something wrong with United's attack, they've only scored 39 goals this season, which is very low for a club of their calibre (for Comparison, Arsenal has 70).

I don't think anything could save Ten Hag's position unless he manages to please the fans and club owners by winning against Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal.

Look, you're 100% right about United post-Ferguson. We've gone from a force of nature to a...well, lets just say its not pretty. Used to be Old Trafford was untouchable. Now we're just praying for decent results. This attack is pathetic. 39 goals? Arsenal has almost double that. Ouch.

Ten Hag...Im gonna be honest, the guy might not be the answer. Not his fault the club's a mess, but those numbers are brutal. That third place last year fooled us. Right now, it feels like we're backsliding. Forget the title, will we even make top 5? If not, changes NEED to happen. Maybe big wins against Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal would buy him time, but thats a tall order. We're missing that fire, that United spirit. Something's gotta change, and fast.