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Elliott Jackson

Alan Shearer reveals his top four predictions for Chelsea, Manchester United and Leicester City

Alan Shearer has backed Manchester United as the club most certain to finish in the Premier League top-four ahead of Chelsea and Leicester City.

United missed the chance to move third in the Premier League after conceding a 96-minute equaliser at Old Trafford.

Goals from Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial had already flipped the game on its head before Michael Obafemi snatched a point for the Saints in the dying seconds.

It leaves Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's team fifth, level on points with Leicester City and one behind Chelsea after all three sides failed to win this weekend.

With Manchester United set to face Leicester on the final day of the season, whilst Chelsea face Norwich City on Thursday before a trip to Anfield.

With the current form of all three teams and the fixture list in mind, Shearer has backed United to be the club that is guaranteed Champions League football next

"I think they'll be the favourites. They're the team that's going into it with form," Shearer told Premier League Productions.

"I know they'll have been disappointed with dropping points, but it's still in their hands.

"They win all three, they go into the top four. They've got the players to do that.

"It'll have been a bit of a blow for them this evening, but they'll dust themselves down and get ready for Thursday."

Shearer continued: "When you look at Chelsea, you'd almost guarantee they'll get three points against Norwich.

"But look at the game after that, they've got Liverpool away.

"So, fixtures-wise, Man Utd have probably got the better of the fixtures."

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