[dropcap]E[/dropcap]ach year Rant predicts the season ahead. Manchester United’s performance, the winners, the losers and the individual stars of the campaign. There have been very mixed results over the years. If you want, you can check out predictions and results from 2009 onwards here. The predictions are made without the mathematical models so in vogue and are thus little more than (ill)-educated guesses! Correct predictions in green, incorrect in red.
United’s Season
- Premier League: second – SIXTH
- Europa League: quarter-final – WINNERS
- Capital One Cup: winners – WINNERS
- FA Cup: final – SIXTH ROUND
- Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year: Paul Pogba – ANDER HERRERA
- Reserve Player of the Year: Axel Tuanzebe – AXEL TUANZEBE
- Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year: Angel Gomes – ANGEL GOMES
Premier League Top Ten
- Manchester City – THIRD
- Manchester United – SIXTH
- Arsenal – FIFTH
- Chelsea – FIRST
- Tottenham Hotspur – SECOND
- Leicester City – 12TH
- Liverpool – FOURTH
- West Ham United – 11TH
- Everton – SEVENTH
- Stoke City – 13TH
7/10 TOP 10 PREDICTED
Relegated
- West Bromwich Albion – SAFE
- Burnley – SAFE
- Hull City – RELEGATED
Champions League
- Winners: Barcelona – REAL MADRID
- Runners-up: Bayern Munich – JUVENTUS
Europa League
- Roma – UNITED
FA Cup
- Chelsea – ARSENAL
Capital One Cup
- Manchester United – UNITED
PFA Player of the Season
- Sergio Aguero, Manchester City – N’GOLO KANTE
PFA Young Player of the Season
- Luke Shaw – DELE ALLI
Sack Race
- Alan Pardew – SACKED
- Tony Pulis – SAFE
- David Moyes – RESIGNED
Don’t give up the day job.