Liverpool fail to retain the Premier League title as Manchester United surge up the table, predicts supercomputer

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After Liverpool lost Jurgen Klopp, appointed a relatively unknown Dutchman after being rejected by Xabi Alonso, and made £12.5m winger Federico Chiesa their headline signing, few had the Reds down for Premier League glory.

By late April, there was a rush on red flares on one half of Merseyside, and a shortage of humble pie across the rest country.

This time around, the picture couldn’t be much different.

Liverpool to miss Premier League title, Arsenal pain extended

Questions may be asked of Mikel Arteta if this prediction comes true (Image credit: Getty Images)

They’ve broken the bank this summer to sign Florian Wirtz, Hugo Ekitike, Milos Kerkez and Jeremie Frimpong, and are still eyeing another record-breaking move for Newcastle United’s Alexander Isak.

In short, the pressure’s on to perform, not least from the club’s accountants, but an AI supercomputer has the Reds buckling in their retention bid.

Liverpool are spending heavy, and want to break the transfer record again for Alexander Isak, but it may not be enough (Image credit: Getty Images)

The prediction, via Sportscasting, has them finishing third, behind champions Manchester City and, you guessed it, perennial runners-up Arsenal in second place.

Enzo Maresca’s Chelsea round off the top four, but are some 13 points off the league leaders.

There are few shocks foretold at the other end of the table with the three promoted sides – Burnley, Sunderland and Leeds United this time – all dropping back down for the third consecutive season, the latter managing just 28 points.

Manchester United likely have the biggest grin of all, apart from their city neighbours, having gained 10 places on last season’s 15th-placed finish to bag a Europa League spot.

Supercomputer-predicted Premier League table in full

Position	Team	Points
1	Manchester City	92
2	Arsenal	88
3	Liverpool	85
4	Chelsea	79
5	Manchester United	76
6	Aston Villa	70
7	Tottenham Hotspur	67
8	Newcastle United	63
9	West Ham United	60
10	Everton	56
11	Brighton & Hove Albion	54
12	Wolverhampton Wanderers	52
13	Brentford	50
14	Fulham	48
15	Crystal Palace	45
16	Bournemouth	43
17	Nottingham Forest	40
18	Burnley	35
19	Sunderland	32
20	Leeds United	28