Former Manchester City winger Shaun Wright-Phillips has made his prediction for the Premier League title and top-four race and it's bad news for Manchester United.
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Erik ten Hag's Reds returned to the top four last season, finishing third and impressing in the Dutch coach's debut campaign. His side won 23 of 38 league games, losing nine.
However, the Red Devils have made a shaky start to the 2023-24 campaign, sitting sixth in the table.'s men have already lost five of 12 games while winning seven.
Wright-Phillips thinks the race to finish in the top four is open but doesn't back Man city to do so. The ex-Cityzens star does expect his former club to win the title for the fourth season in a row. He told The Sport Review:
"It’s very open. I think City will still win the league. Not by a massive margin, it will be another tough one."
The former Chelsea winger hasn't named the west Londoners as a possible top-four candidate. He has suggested Aston Villa will spring a surprise and beat Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur to UEFA Champions League qualification. The Villains are joined by Liverpool and Arsenal in Wright-Phillips' prediction. The English pundit added:
"Spurs I think may just miss out on the top four, Man United too. I may put Aston Villa in there as a bit of a dark horse actually. So I’m going to go Manchester City, Liverpool, Arsenal and Aston Villa."
The last time finished in the top four was way back in the 1995/96 season. But, Unai Emery is overseeing an incredible reign at Villa Park and his side are currently fifth in the league, a point behind fourth-placed Spurs.
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