As I've said before, if united finish in the top 4 that's a sensational season for them. It's impossible for them to sack Bilbo and next season they will be in the top 6 but are absolutely no rival to us. They are like Everton, West Ham etc - slightly annoying to play them but will never go head to head with us.
If Bilbo was replaced by Pochettino/Ancelotti etc then they would give us a much closer race so as long as they finish in the top 4 it's really good for us. They won't win the CL so the extra pressure of the CL and trying to finish in the top 4 exhausts their squad. Plus it gives them hope when it reality they have none.
Ultimately, no one will match us this season. We're far, far, far better than the rest of the teams in this league. United will drop points - they do a number on us, but they don't on Spurs, Arsenal, West Ham etc and that's where they struggle.
We will beat Southampton and Fulham and will open up a 17(?) point gap on them with something like 10 games left. It would take the greatest collapse in world football history to go drop points to allow them back into it. If any other team was 17 points clear we wouldn't even think about be able to win the title.
Get the champers on ice, we're going to need a LOT of it this season!!