New Premier League supercomputer predicts where Man Utd and Man City will finish ahead of Manchester derby

The Premier League is back with a bang for Manchester City and Manchester United as the two rivals prepare to face off in the Manchester derby this weekend.

The pair meet at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday afternoon with both clubs enduring difficult starts to the campaign. United lost their opening game of the campaign to Arsenal and have been knocked out of the Carabao Cup by League Two side Grimsby Town. They did beat Burnley 3-2 before the international break to lift the mood around Old Trafford.

Meanwhile, City won their opening game as they battered Wolves 4-0 away from home. However, they have lost their last two games with defeats to Tottenham Hotspur and Brighton and Hove Albion.

Ahead of the next round of Premier League games, a supercomputer prediction from Opta has forecast how the final table will look. Here’s where it predicts the two Manchester clubs to finish based on the early weeks of the campaign...