Man Utd, Tottenham, Liverpool: Supercomputer predicts 2022/23 Premier League table

Manchester United are preparing for their first season of the Erik ten Hag era, but a supercomputer has predicted disappointment.

The 2022/23 season is officially underway in England following the Community Shield which was won by Liverpool against Manchester City, and fans are seriously excited for the return of the Premier League on 5 August.

United finished sixth in a dismal campaign last season that saw Ole Gunnar Solskjaer sacked and Ralf Rangnick underwhelm on interim basis, but a fresh start under Ten Hag has given fans hope following a promising pre-season.

With Liverpool and City looking as strong as ever, Arsenal and Tottenham appearing resurgent and Chelsea perhaps in for a whirlwind end to the transfer window, there is an air of unpredictability at the top of the table.

That extends down through the pack, too, with plenty of teams tipped to be in the hunt for European football and newcomers Bournemouth, Nottingham Forest and Fulham all tasked with retaining Premier League status throughout the 38-game slog.

Consider also the added factor of the winter break to make room for the World Cup later in the year, it’s hard to envisage a scenario where this season isn’t wildly unpredictable throughout the campaign.

However, FiveThirtyEight have called on a supercomputer to do their best to predict how it might pan out, and the results are certainly interesting.

The data from the supercomputer provides a full prediction of what the table will look like come the end of the season, as well as details on goal difference, points, position throughout the season and the chances of teams being relegated, qualifying for the Champions League and winning the league.

For United fans, those details make for dismal reading.