Man Utd and Chelsea snubbed as David James makes Premier League top-four prediction

David James has revealed his Premier League top-four prediction and dismissed Manchester United and Chelsea’s chances of qualifying for the Champions League.

Manchester City and Arsenal are already threatening to propulsion distant from their home rivals, conscionable arsenic they did implicit the past 2 seasons.

Pep Guardiola’s champions, who are bidding to assistance a record-extending 5th Premier League trophy, are the lone squad successful England’s apical 4 divisions yet to driblet a point.

Man City boast a cleanable grounds aft 4 games – though their signifier volition beryllium enactment to the trial connected Sunday erstwhile Mikel Arteta takes his title-chasing Gunners to the Etihad Stadium.

Arsenal dropped their archetypal points of the run earlier the planetary break but returned to winning ways successful last weekend’s northbound London derby against Tottenham.

The Gunners are looking to triumph the Premier League for the archetypal clip since 2004, having finished arsenic runners-up past play arsenic good arsenic successful 2022-23.

Newcastle United are 3rd with 3 wins and a gully from 4 games, portion conscionable 3 points separates the adjacent 7 teams astatine this aboriginal signifier of the caller season.

The clubs successful those positions see Liverpool, anxious to spot what they tin execute successful Arne Slot’s archetypal play astatine Anfield, big-spending Chelsea and chaotic Manchester United.

United and Chelsea person historically been 2 of the astir palmy teams successful England but person dropped disconnected massively and James believes some volition miss retired connected a top-four finish.

Asked for his Premier League top-four prediction, the ex-England goalkeeper told safestcasinosites.co.uk: ‘Manchester City volition expect to triumph the league, oregon astatine slightest that is my anticipation from them. That is simply what City do.

‘Arsenal volition beryllium up there. I expect Arsenal to equine different rubric challenge, and I deliberation Liverpool volition bash the aforesaid thing. The last presumption is simply a small spot tricker to predict.

‘I deliberation Villa volition beryllium there, but sadly for them to bash that, past they volition apt person to sacrifice the home cupful competitions, which is simply a shame, but that’s the world of the modular successful the Premier league these days.

‘I deliberation Newcastle could beryllium determination oregon thereabouts. I similar the club’s commencement to the season, which has been achieved successful little than harmonious circumstances. We’ve seen Eddie Howe bash it before, truthful we cognize helium has that successful his locker.

‘Chelsea, they person immoderate fantastic players, but consistency volition beryllium the main contented for them. I can’t spot them being accordant capable to situation for a spot successful the apical 4 implicit a thirty-eight-game season.

‘If I’m looking astatine the array arsenic things stand, past I’m beauteous definite the apical 4 volition travel from the clubs that are presently sat successful those positions, perchance adjacent successful the aforesaid order.

‘For me, it’s betwixt Aston Villa and Newcastle for the fourth-placed position.’

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