Just had a look at united's fixture list and its all setup for them to have a nice run in.They have that kind of fixture list that means after every difficult game they have a run of 3 easy games which allows them not to lose confidence and go on mini runs that will allow them to rack up points.
Cant see them overhaul the 5 point gap between them and us or the 6 point gap from City but Im starting to think they will easily make third.Obviously Chelsea remain in the mix which could also mean us battling for fourth with liverpool
Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur
Manchester United v Swansea City
Chelsea v Manchester United
Manchester United v Cardiff City
Stoke City v Manchester United
Manchester United v Fulham
Arsenal v Manchester United
Crystal Palace v Manchester United
Manchester United v Manchester City
West Bromwich Albion v Manchester United
Manchester United v Liverpool
West Ham United v Manchester United
Manchester United v Aston Villa
Newcastle United v Manchester United
Manchester United v Hull City
Everton v Manchester United
Manchester United v Norwich City
Manchester United v Sunderland
Southampton v Manchester United
Can see united pick up 3 points in most games except against Arsenal,City,Chelsea and maybe Newcastle and Southampton.Can see them win the other fixtures especially if they get their injured players fit again.The Carling Cup and champions league will be a huge hindrance to their thin squad which is why I cant see them overhaul Arsenal or City who should be both out of the champions league by February.
Suddenly the race for top 4 looks steep again.They could still fack it up against the likes of Everton and Swansea but I just cant see it.
I wonder what odds are available for united to qualify in the top 4.Should start droppping soon.
United's kind fixture list,may get top 4
posted on 28/12/13
Mate, all those teams will drop points as well.
I personally think 76 78 Points will win you the league this season.
City look the strongest, no doubt about it. But they have one hell of an AWAY FIXTURE list to come the second half of the season.
posted on 28/12/13
Utd will NOT win the league end of.
posted on 28/12/13
Agree they probably won't win it, but they will be top3 by the end of the season. That I'm certain off.
Man City's title to lose is what I'm thinking.
posted on 28/12/13
You can;t be certain of that at all. Did you watch them today? They were awful.
A lot depends on January transfers but Utd are away Newcastle, Everton, Southampton, Arsenal and Chelsea and have a poor record against Top ten teams this season. If they can win those then they'll deserve to be up there but I'm not sure they will.
posted on 28/12/13
All tough fixtures for them, but all the contenders have HARD fixtures. It' s the way the league is this season. It's going to the wire, but in terms of squads it's Arsenal, Chelsea, United and City that will hit the top4 spots with Pool there purely on no European distractions.
The rest are irrelevant as far as making a position change.
Top 5 will be those teams above.
posted on 28/12/13
posted on 28/12/13
I'm not sure you know what you're talking about I'm afraid. Anyway, Liverpool's form at home is excellent and has been all of 2013. Most of LFC's fixtures that are hard on paper are at Anfield. Everton too are in very good form and then you have Newcastle.
All of these teams are playing better football, scoring more goals and are picking up points. I personally think that it is quite possible that LFC maintain that form as do Everton who have lost only two games this season both of which were very close. I think it also possible that Utd keep playing quite poorly.
Four wins against Hull, Norwich, Stoke and West Ham does not really change that for me and given that Utd have games in January on the back of 9 in December I may well be proved right.
posted on 28/12/13
United will be right up there at the expense of one of the London clubs come what May. Liverpool will be right in the mix, simply because there is no EUROPEAN distractions to keep them occupied with.
One of the London clubs will drop out, it will be interesting.
posted on 28/12/13
"simply because there is no EUROPEAN distractions "
what a pile of rubbish
the quality of football is 90% of it
maybe (and only maybe) come later in the season will that have any sort of impact
posted on 28/12/13
Liverpool are a great watch for the neutrals, and in Rogers they have a manager that will take them forward for the future.
Add those factors to no European distractions then Liverpool are certainly in the mix.
My main point was that all the other contenders have the Champions league as a major distraction and it will be for them.