Manchester City’s Premier League title hopes received a major boost on Sunday thanks to rivals Manchester United.
The Red Devils beat Liverpool 2-1 at Anfield thanks to Harry Maguire’s 84th-minute header. That came after goals from Bryan Mbeumo and Cody Gakpo.
It was United’s second-straight win under Ruben Amorim, they first time they have managed consecutive victories under the ex-Sporting CP boss.
The result left City in second spot in the Premier League, as they are three points behind leaders Arsenal after beating Everton 2-0 on Saturday afternoon. Following the weekend’s results, the data experts at Opta have crunched the numbers to predict every team’s final points and position based on the average of over 10,000 simulations. Let’s dive in...

17. 4th: Chelsea
Average predicted points - 64.01 | AFP via Getty Images

18. 3rd: Man City
Average predicted points - 70.96 | Getty Images

19. 2nd: Liverpool
Average predicted points - 71.33 | Liverpool FC via Getty Images

20. 1st: Arsenal
Average predicted points - 78.59 | Arsenal FC via Getty Images Photo: Arsenal FC via Getty Images
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