Opta's supercomputer has assessed the Premier League outlook after Manchester United drew 4–4 at Old Trafford on Sunday. Manchester United are 18th and in the relegation zone.
Manchester United remain in the relegation zone
Manchester United will spend a minimum of 15 days in the relegation zone because of the November international break. All three newly promoted clubs are above Manchester United in the league table.
Opta simulations show relegation risk
In more than one-fifth of Opta's 10,000 simulations, Manchester United get relegated for the first time in half a century.
Opta considers Manchester United's chances of a first relegation since 1974 to be better than any other club's chances of winning the Premier League title from Arsenal.
Brighton move into second
Brighton moved into second place. Opta considers Brighton more likely than Liverpool to qualify for the Champions League.
Despite helping his side move into second place, Brighton's Pascal Groß said: “We are not in a title race. You see the Premier League, the margins, you look at the results—we are not getting carried away yet.”
Views on the season's progress
Heading into the second international break of the season, Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso said: “It doesn’t matter, the table”
Former Manchester United striker Andrew Cole always claimed: “The season doesn’t get started until Easter.”
After Manchester United's position in the relegation zone was confirmed with a 4–4 draw at Old Trafford on Sunday, Red Devils boss Michael Carrick said: “We’re in November”
