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

Not much – according to data from analysts at Opta, who predict 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, while giving them a 0% chance of finishing in the bottom two.

In fact, United are 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 (15.1%), followed by 13th (13.9%) and 11th (12.6%).

Amorim’s team are projected to finish with 50 points – far from what they are looking for, but also far from serious danger.