Manchester United: Ruben Amorim senses danger, but is Premier League relegation battle possible?

Not much – according to data from analysts at Opta, who predict that it is highly unlikely that United will finish in the bottom three of the Premier League table.

Opta’s current projections – calculated using thousands of season simulations – give United a 0.1% chance of finishing 18th in the Premier League table, with a 0.0% chance of finishing bottom that’s two.

In fact, United are rated as more likely to finish fifth (1.3%) than they are to finish in the bottom three of the table.

According to Opta, their most likely final position is 12th place (15.1%), followed by 13th (13.9%) and 11th (12.6%).

The Amorim side are expected to finish with 50 points – far from what they are looking for, but also far from serious danger.