Merson’s predicted PL table

Leicester’s amazing title triumph proved anything can happen in the Premier League.

Following the arrival of big-name managers such as Pep Guardiola at Manchester City, Jose Mourinho at Manchester United and Antonio Conte at Chelsea, this season is looking more unpredictable than ever.

Sky Sports pundit Paul Merson is never afraid of a challenge – so we have asked him to predict the final Premier League table from top to bottom. Read on for his thoughts and have your say on our vote if you disagree…

I would always rather make a prediction than sit on the fence, but I think this is the hardest ever season to predict.

The top six could be in any order. I wouldn’t be shocked if Man City came sixth and Tottenham won the league! I’m not saying that because of what Leicester did last year, I’m saying that because I don’t think there’s much between these teams.

I’m going for Chelsea (1) to be champions on the strength of the manager, Antonio Conte, and Eden Hazard. The Belgium international had a terrible campaign last season, but could still be the best player in the league. If he gets going again then the Blues could sneak their way to the top.

I’ll put Man City (2) second and I could make a case for Manchester United (3) winning the title with Jose Mourinho in charge. They have a big squad full of big players.

If Arsenal (4) had bought a world-class centre forward and centre half, I would have picked them for the title, but they haven’t. It would probably help them in the long term if they didn’t finish in the top four for one season because it would force them to make some changes – but I expect …

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