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A supercomputer has tipped Manchester United to finish outside the top four again next season despite the arrival of Erik ten Hag as manager.

After a disappointing end to the Premier League season, United have a lot of work to do to make up ground on the top four. They finished in sixth place with 58 points - 13 behind fourth-placed Tottenham and 11 adrift of Arsenal in fifth.

The arrival of Ten Hag from Ajax is expected to provide stability and a plan for the future, while new signings are likely to follow. However, with other teams also looking to strengthen, Champions League football is anything but a foregone conclusion.

According to the Manchester Evening News, the SBK supercomputer has tipped United to climb just one place to fifth. The numbers have been crunched and, unfortunately for Ten Hag's men, the top four is expected to remain the same as in 2021-22.

Not only that, but the four teams are expected to finish in the same spots. That means a third straight title for Manchester City, with Erling Haaland joining the champions, followed - in order - by