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Opta's Supercomputer has predicted wherever Manchester United will decorativeness successful nan Premier League array this play aft different dire week for nan Old Trafford club.
Erik 10 Hag's men were soundly beaten 3-0 astatine location by Manchester City connected Sunday, and lost by nan aforesaid scoreline against Newcastle connected Wednesday arsenic their defence of nan Carabao Cup came to a tame end.
The Red Devils person mislaid 8 of their 15 matches successful each competitions this season, and presently beryllium eighth successful nan Premier League, 8 points adrift of nan apical four.
According to Opta's Supercomputer, their hopes of clawing that separator backmost are almost complete already, arsenic they person been fixed conscionable a 2.1 per cent chance of making nan apical four.
United vanished 3rd past term, but person only a 0.7 per cent chance of repeating that feat, while their prospects of sealing 4th aren't overmuch amended astatine 1.4 per cent. They person been fixed nary chance astatine each of a top-two finish.
Erik Ten Hag saw his Manchester United broadside dumped retired of nan Carabao Cup by Newcastle
United person now mislaid 8 of their first 15 matches successful crossed each competitions this season
Opta's Supercomputer thinks they person conscionable a 2.1 per cent chance of finishing successful nan apical four
A top-five placing could beryllium capable to get nan nine backmost into nan Champions League pinch nan title introducing a caller format adjacent play that could spot nan Premier League return an other spot.
United are not expected to execute that either, though, arsenic their chances of finishing 5th are down astatine conscionable 4.9 per cent.
They are astir apt to stay eighth according to nan Supercomputer, which has their chances of finishing successful that position astatine 21.3 per cent.
Things could besides get a batch worse than they presently are, pinch nan Supercomputer predicting location is simply a 14.9 per cent anticipation that United decorativeness successful nan bottommost half of nan table.
The club's worst-ever Premier League decorativeness is seventh successful 2013-14.
That was nan team's first play pursuing Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement, pinch David Moyes replacing him and past being sacked successful nan last weeks of nan play earlier Ryan Giggs was placed successful interim complaint for nan remainder of nan campaign.
Opta's Supercomputer now feels it is apt that United will decorativeness moreover little down nan array this twelvemonth arsenic nan unit ramps up connected Ten Hag.
Gary Neville has hinted Ten Hag could get sacked soon aft his side's mediocre commencement to nan season
Gary Neville hinted aft Wednesday's nonaccomplishment to Newcastle that the Dutchman could beryllium sacked soon arsenic he posted connected societal media 'we cognize really it ends'.
Meanwhile, chap pundit Paul Merson believes Ten Hag has 'lost nan players' starring to 'toxic' performances connected nan pitch.
It has been a dismal week for United, but they will get nan chance to decorativeness it connected a precocious erstwhile they recreation to Fulham successful Saturday's lunchtime kick-off astatine Craven Cottage.
They past look FC Copenhagen adjacent Wednesday successful a important lucifer that could spell a agelong measurement to determining their Champions League destiny earlier hosting Luton successful their last crippled earlier nan world break.
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