Not read much of the thread so apologies if repeating what has already been said.
At the start of the season I thought Utd along with Chelsea would be our main competitors but now I have changed my mind. The fact that Shrek and Zlatan seem to have guaranteed starting places limits them drastically and Mourinho's public criticism of players will not go down well. Doing this to a player new to the country and a youth team graduate was pretty shabby. Modern players are spoilt so how long will they tolerate this behaviour? Even bacon face was scared to dictate to Shrek.
I think manyoo will probably do well against sides cowed by their reputation but will struggle against better teams and the likes of Watford who will have a go against them.
Appointing Maureen was a mistake. He was viewed as unsuitable to replace bacon face because of his crass personality (I thought I would have made him the ideal candidate!).
If they had got Pochetino (spelling!) I would be far more worried.
I think there is a better than even chance they will finish outside the top 4.