Each year Rant predicts the season ahead. Manchester United’s performance, the winners, the losers and the individual stars of the campaign. There have been mixed results over the years – check out everything from 2009 onwards here. The predictions are made without the mathematical models now so in vogues and are thus – what’s the word – are little more than (ill)-educated guesses! Correct predictions in green, incorrect in red.
United’s Season
- Premier League: fourth – FIFTH
- Champions League: quarter-final – GROUP
- Carling Cup: semi-final – FOURTH ROUND
- FA Cup: fourth round – WINNERS
- Player of the Year: Bastian Schweinsteiger – DAVID DE GEA
- Under-21 Player of the Year: Joel Pereira – CAMERON BORTHWICK-JACKSON
- Academy Player of the Year: Marcus Rashford – MARCUS RASHFORD
Premier League Top Ten
- Manchester City – LEICESTER CITY
- Chelsea – ARSENAL
- Arsenal – TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
- Manchester United – MANCHESTER CITY
- Liverpool – MANCHESTER UNITED
- Tottenham Hotspur – SOUTHAMPTON
- Swansea City – WEST HAM UNITED
- Stoke City – LIVERPOOL
- Everton – STOKE CITY
- Crystal Palace – CHELSEA
Relegated
- Bournemouth – SAFE
- Watford – SAFE
- Sunderland – SAFE
Champions League
- Winners: Real Madrid – REAL MADRID
- Runners-up: Barcelona – ATLETICO MADRID
Europa League
- Schalke 04 – SEVILLA
FA Cup
- Chelsea – MANCHESTER UNITED
Carling Cup
- Manchester City – MANCHESTER CITY
Euro 2016
- Germany – TBD
Player of the Season
- Sergio Aguero, Manchester City – RIYAD MAHREZ, LEICESTER CITY
Young Player of the Season
- Memphis Depay, Manchester United – DELE ALLI, TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Sack Race
- Dick Advocaat, Sunderland – SACKED
- Quique Flores, Watford – SACKED (Post-season)
- Jose Mourinho, Chelsea – SACKED
Is Rant casting off season?
Yeah we’ll do some Eurocasts for the internationals