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MANCHESTER UNITED suffered a blow in their pursuit of a top four place on Saturday as they lost 3-1 to Aston Villa.The result leaves Erik ten Hag’s men in fifth, three points adrift of Tottenham with just one round of fixtures remaining before the World Cup.
Man Utd are in a fight to finish in the top four this seasonCredit: AFP
Here is how the supercomputer has predicted the final Premier League table
Man City are predicted to win a fifth Premier League title in six seasonsCredit: Getty
But a supercomputer has now predicted that Man Utd will still finish in the Champions League places ahead of Spurs.
According to the table formulated by MyBettingSites, the Red Devils will slot in behind Liverpool to secure the final spot in the top four.
However, there are no surprises when it comes to who the computer has predicted to be champions.
Manchester City sit top of the tree and are just 1/4 to claim a fifth Premier League title in six years.
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They are followed by Arsenal who currently sit top of the table, two points ahead of Pep Guardiola’s men.
And Liverpool are predicted to recover from a poor start to the campaign to clinch third.
Jurgen Klopp’s side are currently languishing down in eighth, but showed signs of bouncing back with a 2-1 win over Tottenham at the weekend.
Beneath Antonio Conte’s side, the supercomputer sees Newcastle finishing sixth despite them sitting third after 14 games.
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Next comes Graham Potter’s Chelsea – who are predicted to end the season in a disappointing seventh place.
Brighton, Crystal Palace and West Ham are the teams who prop up the supercomputer’s top 10, but it is bad news for three sides down the bottom.
Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth are expected to return to the Championship at the first time of asking.
And it is predicted that Wolves will join them in the second tier next season.
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A FORGOTTEN Manchester United wonderkid has been labelled an “amazing talent” by his new loan manager.And that’s sure to delight Red Devils fans, who were expecting big things from the youngster several years ago.
A forgotten Man Utd kid is having a grand time away on loanCredit: Getty
Man United have made numerous big signings over the past couple of seasons.
Some players have gone on to star for the club, like Bruno Fernandes.
And others have failed to make an impact.
But some are doing their best to put things right.
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Former Atalanta youngster Amad Diallo is one of those, having cost £37million to sign nearly two years ago.
The 20-year-old scored just one goal in nine games for United.
And he also struggled during a loan spell at Rangers last term.
But the Ivory Coast international is starting to find his feet at his latest club.
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Amad Diallo is making big waves at SunderlandCredit: Getty
And that can only bode well for United in the future.
Diallo joined Sunderland on loan for the campaign following their promotion to the Championship.
The left-footer has two goals in 11 games, helping his side to 12th in the table.
And boss Tony Mowbray is delighted with Diallo’s impact at the Stadium of Light.
The tactician reckons his latest star is thriving away from the spotlight, and has every chance of succeeding under Erik ten Hag if he returns to United next summer.
Mowbray declared: “Knowing his personality, it’s good that he’s under the Premier League radar – under the Manchester United world support radar.
“But he’s still at Sunderland where there are 40,000 at home games demanding that he runs and fights and chases and wins headers, and he has scored a couple of goals in the last three games.
“We can see on the training pitch that he has got amazing talent.
“You can see why Manchester United might have paid an incredible amount of money for him, because the ball sticks to his foot and he’s fast and he knows where the net is – he’s got a wand of a left foot.
“I think he just has to play football and enjoy football and grow, really. Whether he ever gets to the level [where he plays regularly for Manchester United] … I hope he does.
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“At Blackburn Rovers we had Harvey Elliott for a season and again sometimes they have to make the step up. Amad has got amazing talent like Harvey Elliott has amazing talent.
“Whether he ever makes the jump to play for Manchester United and have to win every game, we’ll see what the future holds for him. We’re pleased that he’s with us and he’s helped us over the last few games.” More

CRISTIANO RONALDO has been hailed as Manchester United’s “leader” by Erik ten Hag.That’s despite last month’s bust-up in which Ronaldo stormed down the tunnel against Tottenham.
Erik ten Hag has called Cristiano Ronaldo Man Utd’s ‘leader’ despite last month’s bust-upCredit: AFP
The Portugal legend looked to be on the way out at Old Trafford after his Spurs strop.
Ronnie refused to come off the bench as United recorded an impressive win over their rivals.
And he compounded the misery by driving out of the stadium before the final whistle had been blown.
Ten Hag punished Ronaldo by dropping him for the next game against Chelsea, while also cutting him from first-team training.
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But the veteran has since played the full 90 minutes in each of United’s next two games against West Ham and Sheriff, scoring in the latter.
Ronaldo is now expected to start in today’s crunch Europa League group stage clash at Real Sociedad.
And it seems he has gone from zero to hero in Ten Hag’s eyes, with the Dutch tactician calling Ronaldo one of his top leaders on and off the pitch.
Ten Hag declared: “He is really professional, he’s in a group, he’s a leader-type.
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“He’s a really important part of this group and in Spain he’s a real threat to every defence, every gap he will use.”
Victory in Spain – by two goals – will see United seal top spot in their group, avoiding a dreaded play-off for the knockouts against a team coming from the Champions League.
The Red Devils are without key attacking trio Jadon Sancho, Antony and Anthony Martial.
But Ten Hag is feeling confident about his side’s chances.
He added: “We know what we have to do, two-goals difference.
“But if you want to win a trophy you have to win all the games and we have to beat everyone. 
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“It’s how far you come here, you don’t speak in autumn about how far you come.
“You can’t win anything in this moment of the season. It’s game-by-game.” More