With today’s win over Chelsea, the Premier League title is well within our grasp as just one point will see the trophy returned home.
There has been much talk about United and the strength of our squad. Last summer many of us (myself included) wanted big name signings but instead Sir Alex handled business in his own way.
During the season many of these questions were asked again but Sir Alex and the team continued doing what they were doing and now we are bearing in on League title number 19.
Whilst they are clamouring to shower Sir Alex with praise for the astute signings of Hernandez and Smalling and praising the continual importance of Ryan Giggs now, many wrote us off when it was time to make picks back in August, so lets point them out.
This is where some of the biggest names in the English game predicted Manchester United to finish in the league this season, enjoy!
Neil Ashton News of the World football reporter
1 Chelsea 2 Man United 3 Arsenal 4 Manchester City
Patrick Barclay The Times chief football commentator
1 Arsenal 2 Liverpool 3 Chelsea 4 Man Utd
Matt Barlow Daily Mail football correspondent
1 Chelsea 2 Man City 3 Arsenal 4 Man United
Alan Brazil Ex-Manchester United and Scotland striker
1 Chelsea 2 Man Utd 3 Arsenal 4 Man City
Simon Caney Sport magazine editor-in-chief
1 Chelsea 2 Man Utd 3 Arsenal 4 Man City
Steve Claridge Former professional player, BBC pundit
1 Man Utd 2 Chelsea 3 Man City 4 Liverpool
Ben Clissett Daily Telegraph Head of sport
1 Chelsea 2 Man City 3 Man Utd 4 Arsenal
Stan Collymore Former Liverpool and England striker
1 Chelsea 2 Manchester United 3 Arsenal 4 Manchester City
Ian Dennis BBC Radio 5 live senior football reporter
1 Chelsea 2 Arsenal 3 Man Utd 4 Liverpool
Lee Dixon Former Arsenal defender, BBC Sport pundit
1 Chelsea 2 Man Utd 3 Arsenal 4 Man City
Simon Gleave Infostrada sports desk manager
1 Manchester United 2 Chelsea 3 Arsenal 4 Liverpool
Michael Gray Former England and Sunderland left-back
1 Chelsea 2 Man Utd 3 Man City 4 Arsenal
Rodney Hinds The Voice Sports editor
1 Manchester City 2 Chelsea 3 Arsenal 4 Man Utd
David Hall FourFourTwo editor
1 Chelsea 2 Man City 3 Man Utd 4 Liverpool
Antony Kastrinakis The Sun football writer
1 Chelsea 2 Man United 3 Arsenal 4 Tottenham
Ian Ladyman Daily Mail football writer
1 Chelsea 2 Arsenal 3 Man Utd 4 Man City
Darren Lewis Mirror Sport football writer
1 Chelsea 2 Man Utd 3 Arsenal 4 Liverpool
Martin Lipton Chief football writer Daily Mirror
1 Chelsea 2 Manchester City 3 Manchester United 4 Arsenal
Sid Lowe Spanish football expert
1 Man City 2 Arsenal 3 Chelsea 4 Man Utd
Kevin McCarra Guardian football correspondent
1 Arsenal 2 Man Utd 3 Chelsea 4 Man City
Louis Massarella FourFourTwo features editor
1 Chelsea 2 Man Utd 3 Arsenal 4 Spurs
Guy Mowbray BBC TV commentator
1 Man Utd 2 Arsenal 3 Chelsea 4 Man City
Paul Plunkett Lancashire Telegraph sports editor
1 Chelsea 2 Liverpool 3 Manchester United 4 Arsenal
Micky Quinn Ex-Newcastle and Coventry striker
1 Liverpool 2 Chelsea 3 Arsenal 4 Manchester City (didn’t even pick United to make the top 4!)
Lee Ryder Newcastle Evening Chronicle chief sports writer
1 Chelsea 2 Arsenal 3 Manchester United 4 Tottenham
Robbie Savage Wales/Derby midfielder, BBC Radio 5 live pundit
1 Chelsea 2 Man City 3 Man Utd 4 Arsenal
Mike Sewell BBC Radio 5 live commentator
1 Chelsea 2 Man Utd 3 Man City 4 Arsenal
Mark Saggers TalkSport presenter Mark Saggers
1 Chelsea 2 Arsenal 3 Manchester City 4 Manchester United
Martin Skrtel Liverpool defender
1 Liverpool 2 Arsenal 3 Chelsea 4 Man Utd
Daniel Taylor Guardian football writer
1 Man United 2 Chelsea 3 Man City 4 Arsenal
Graham Taylor Former England manager, BBC Radio 5 live analyst
1 Man United 2 Chelsea 3 Man City 4 Arsenal
Chris Waddle Former England winger, BBC Radio 5 live analyst
1 Chelsea 2 Man Utd 3 Tottenham 4 Man City
Sam Wallace Independent chief football writer
1 Chelsea 2 Manchester United 3 Liverpool 4 Arsenal
Duncan White Sunday Telegraph football correspondent
1 Chelsea 2 Man Utd 3 Arsenal 4 Man City
Steve Wilson BBC TV commentator
1 Man Utd 2 Chelsea 3 Arsenal 4 Liverpool
I’m well aware of being gracious in victory but some of these really are insulting so why not!
We haven’t won anything yet. Let’s do everyone a favour and win the league as a collective effort at Blackburn.
This is one of the seasons I have enjoyed most, even with all the negativity in the stands. A friend of mine has been negative all season. When United finally lost at Wolves, he triumphantly tweeted: “I knew it! We have been so poor we just had to lose some time”. Yes, 25 games in. We’ve been so poor, we have only scored six more goals than Chelsea, and just 19 more than city. Now, that last fact really tells us we are in trouble.
Hernandez, Smalling – and recently Fabio (what a player he can become) are showing signs of future, true United players. This is how Ferguson builds a team, and he’s at it again. We do not know how lucky we are.
Finally, my thoughts go out to the staff at Red Issue. The sad old men will have a hard time finding something to complain about now.
Martin Skrtel Liverpool defender
1 Liverpool 2 Arsenal 3 Chelsea 4 Man Utd ~<<~~~~ now that one was funny!!!! LOL